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ANDY WARHOL
12th March 2020 - 6th September 2020
This major retrospective delving into the career and work of pop artist Andy Warhol, which opens in March, is the first Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern for almost 20 years. As well as his iconic pop images of Marilyn Monroe, Coca-Cola and Campbell’s soup cans, it includes works never seen before in the UK. Twenty-five works from his Ladies and Gentlemen series, portraits of black and Latino drag queens and trans women, are shown for the first time in 30 years. Visitors can also play with his floating Silver Clouds and experience the psychedelic multimedia environment of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable. Popularly radical and radically popular, Warhol was an artist who reimagined what art could be in an age of immense social, political and technological change. Tickets from £20. There is currently ticket availability, but it is strongly advised to book in advance online in order to avoid disappointment.
Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG
www.tate.org.uk
AUBREY BEARDSLEY
4th March 2020 - 25th May 2020
Aubrey Beardsley, had an intense and prolific career as a master draughtsman and illustrator. This will be the first exhibition dedicated to Beardsley at Tate Britain since 1923, and the largest display of his original drawings in Europe since the seminal 1966 exhibition at the V&A, which triggered a Beardsley revival. Beardsley, shocked and delighted late-Victorian London with his sinuous black and white drawings. He explored the erotic and the elegant, the humorous and grotesque, winning admirers around the world with his distinctive style. intense and prolific career as a draughtsman and illustrator. With over 200 works including his celebrated illustrations for Le Morte d’Arthur, Lysistrata and Oscar Wilde’s Salomé, it will also show artworks that were key inspirations for Beardsley, including Japanese scrolls and watercolours by Edward Burne-Jones and Gustave Moreau. There is currently ticket availability, but it is strongly advised to book in advance online in order to avoid disappointment.
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
www.tate.org.uk
CECIL BEATON'S BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS
12th March 2020 - 7th June 2020
From fashion shoots for Vogue, and redefining portraits of the Royal Family, to compassionate documentation of the Second World War, and dazzling shots of the golden age of Hollywood; Cecil Beaton had an illustrious, wide-ranging photography career and coming this Spring, The National Portrait Gallery will be putting his works into the spotlight once again with its new exhibition, 'Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things'. Putting rarely exhibited prints by the renowned photographer on display, the exhibition will explore the glamorous world of the 'Bright Young Things' of the twenties and thirties, featuring the likes of socialite Edwina Mountbatten, composer William Walton and costume designer Oliver Messel. A celebrity in his own right, Beaton's own life will also be touched upon through self-portraits and third-party captures. Tickets from £22. There is ticket availability but it is advised to book in advance online in order to avoid disappointment.
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
www.npg.org.uk
GAUGUIN AND THE IMPRESSIONISTS
29th March 2020 - 14th June 2020
Gauguin and the Impressionists is a major new exhibition launching at the Royal Academy of arts at the end of this month. There will be 60 paintings in all, many of which have never been seen before in the UK. The works in this exhibition come from the Ordrupgaard Collection in Denmark, and were amassed by insurance magnate Wilhelm Hanson between 1916 and the late 1920s. In 1951, Hanson's widow, Henny, bequeathed the home and their collection to the Danish state, which turned the property into a museum, but while the museum is closed for renovation works this Spring, the Hanson's impressive collection of paintings will be making their temporary home at The Royal Academy. The exhibition begins by looking at the Impressionist's love of painting 'en plein air' with scenes of the Normandy coast, Paris and London by Monet, Pissarro, Sisley and Renoir. It will then explore the great artists that preceded Impressionism, with a selection of works by Ingres, Delacroix and Courbet. There will also be a section dedicated to women painters, with paintings by Berthe Morisot. The final part of the exhibition will look at the post-Impressionists; Gauguin, Cézanne and Matisse. The show will include eight paintings by Gauguin, who was heavily influenced by the Impressionists, before he went on to make his own striking innovations. This exhibition promises vibrant colours and sun-drenched scenes, as well as a few surprises. It will provide the ideal opportunity to see gems normally housed in Denmark, and explore a vibrant era in art history. There is currently ticket availability, but it is advised to book in advance online in order to avoid disappointment.
Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1J0BD
www.royalacademy.org.uk
TITIAN: LOVE, DESIRE, DEATH
16th March 2020 - 14th June 2020
Titians large scale Mythological paintings are brought together for the first time since the 16th Century, with landmark loans from the likes of the Wallace Collection in London, along with paintings jointly owned by the National Gallery and the National Galleries of Scotland. Painted in the years between 1551-1561, the 'Poesie' are among the most original visual interpretations of Classical Myths and the early Modern era with all of the paintings revolving around love and desire, their fruit and their perils. Through Titian's masterful use of paint and colour, he beautifully captures the flesh, fabrics, water and reflection to create enchanting and engaging landscapes. The Wallace Collection will lend Perseus and Andromeda while The National Gallery's Death of Actaeon, which was originally created as part of the series but never delivered, will also feature. There is currently ticket availability but it is advised to book in advance online to avoid disappointment.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
AMONG THE TREES
4th March 2020 - 17th May 2020
By drawing attention to the beauty, scale and complexity of trees and forests, the 38 artists in this exhibition turn our vision of the natural world on its head, inviting us to see it with new eyes. Among The Trees, transports us around the world – from Colombian rainforests and remote Japanese islands to olive orchards in Israel and a 9,550-year-old spruce in Sweden. By turns poetic, adventurous and thought-provoking, this group exhibition explores our relationship with trees and forests. Whether exploring the way that trees, with lifespans much longer than our own, challenge how we think about time, or revealing how they are intimately entangled with human affairs, these artists enliven and expand our appreciation of these remarkable organisms. Alongside sculptures and installations, drawings, paintings and photographs, there are artworks that celebrate the soaring scale of trees. These include a monumental sculpture cast from a 2,000-year-old olive tree by Ugo Rondinone; a cinematic portrait of a 30-metre-high spruce tree by Eija-Liisa Ahtila; and a vast forest of trees constructed entirely from cardboard by Eva Jospin. At a time when the destruction of the world’s forests is accelerating at a record pace, Among The Trees, avidly highlights the indispensable role that trees play in our lives and imaginations. There is currently ticket availability but it is advised to book in advance online to avoid disappointment.
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
19th May 2020 - 23rd May 2020
The Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as The Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the RHS in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, in London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it is the most famous flower and landscape gardens show in the United Kingdom and perhaps in the world. The show is attended by members of the British Royal Family and attracts visitors from all continents. Highlights to the Chelsea Flower Show include the avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names with Floral Marquee at the centrepiece. The Show also features smaller gardens such as the Artisan and Urban Gardens. World-renowned, glamorous and quintessentially British, RHS Chelsea is a truly unique and unforgettable day out. This year, HFT is happy to announce that we are once again arranging exclusive luxury tours for this event. Please contact us directly for further information.
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4SR
www.rhs.org.uk
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GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OF OPERA
21st May 2020 - 30th August 2020
The Glyndebourne Operatic Festival is one of the world's oldest and most celebrated Opera Festivals. It was started in the mid-nineteen thirties by John Christie, an eccentric aristocratic landowner and Germanophile, who originally dreamed of emulating Wagner’s grand opera house at Bayreuth. His wife, the soprano Audrey Mildmay persuaded him to moderate his ambitions, and present smaller-scale operas in an opera house on their grounds that resembled a village hall. This was replaced in 1994 by a superb state-of- the-art building designed by Michael Hopkins, acclaimed as an architectural masterpiece and holding an audience of about 1200 in a classical horseshoe-shaped auditorium. The festival has become known as one of the highlights of the British Society Summer Season, with guests arriving for the event in Black Tie, and enjoying famous picnics on the lawns during the extended long interval, while enjoying the breathtaking views over the South Downs. This year, HFT is happy to announce that we are once again arranging exclusive luxury tours for this event. Please contact us directly for further information.
Glyndebourne, New Road, Lewes BN8 5UU
www.glyndebourne.com
THEATRE
ONE TO WATCH!
BLYTHE SPIRIT
5th March 2020 - 11th April 2020
Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous) is set to star in Noel Coward's comedy Blythe Spirit as director Richard Eyre's production of the play transfers to the West End's iDuke of York's Theatre in London for a limited run from March 2020. Saunders will play clairvoyant Madame Arcati who is hired by writer Charles Condomine to help gather material for his latest novel, but instead, fathoms the spirit of his first wife. The role has been played by many respected actors, including Angela Lansbury and Alison Steadman. The production premiered at Theatre Royal Bath, to rave reviews including The Stage's Jeremy Brien labelling Saunders' performance "tailor-made for the role of the dotty, but deadly serious, medium", while The Guardian's Clare Brennan adds, '[Saunders'] comic interplay of tensions between real and imaginary is touchingly personified in Jennifer Saunders’s Madame Arcati'. The cast of the play is completed by Geoffrey Streatfeild as Charles, Lisa Dillon as Ruth Condomine, Emma Naomi as Elvira, Simon Coates as Dr Bradman, Lucy Robinson as Mrs Bradman, and Rose Wardlaw as Edith. There is limited availability, so it is strongly advised to book tickets in advance online to avoid disappointment. There are also returns daily at the theatre.
Duke of York's Theatre, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4BG
www.thedukeofyorks.com
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