London’s best art events: the exhibitions not to miss this June

From an abstract love story to a psychedelic castle, let the London art scene inspire you.
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Kate Gordon27 May 2019

Art in motion

Head for the Queens Road, Peckham/South Bermondsey borders and discover the next generation of talent.

Sid Motion Gallery is the latest to move there, from King’s Cross, and Motion says it’s not unusual to see artists carrying their work around on the streets. She is currently representing photographer Dafna Talmor, whose work has just been bought by the V&A.

Motion’s new gallery is in the Penarth Centre, SE15, a studio block that includes a community of artists and creatives, such as Rebecca Ackroyd and Charlie Billingham.

There’s a free open house for Homes & Property readers on Saturday June 1 from 10.30am to noon, with drinks and artist talk. Booking is required via email: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk.

A riot of colour

More than 200 years after it became the first purpose-built public art gallery in the UK, Dulwich Picture Gallery still supports new design and pushes the boundaries.

Free and open to the public from June 12 to September 22 is The Colour Palace. Architects Pricegore won a competition to create a temporary pavilion, working with designer Yinka Ilori.

This psychedelic castle, one of the largest creations in next month’s London Festival of Architecture, will be juxtaposed against the gallery, a Sir John Soane masterpiece designed in 1811.

Furniture designer Ilori was inspired by both European and West African cultural traditions. Climb to the viewing gallery for the full effect of this 10 metre-high cube which required 125 litres of paint to cover it completely in colour.

There are late-opening evenings during the event and a full schedule including architectural drawing, DJ sets, yoga, children’s activities and panel discussions.

There will also be a supper club inside The Colour Palace, with tickets on sale for evenings featuring star chefs José Pizarro, Ollie Dabbous and Neil Rankin.

Art of love

Lee Krasner and husband Jackson Pollock attained legendary status in the art world as one of the best-known artist-couples, though few realise Krasner was a formidable artist — and pioneer of Abstract Expressionism — in her own right.

This is set to change with a show dedicated to Krasner’s work at the Barbican, covering her 50-year career. Pictured is her 1971 work Palingenesis.

A stellar line-up of events will accompany the exhibition. Curator/TV presenter Kate Bryan will be with artist Sue Webster, who established her reputation working collaboratively with artist Tim Noble, to discuss the challenges, possibilities and perils that working closely together can create.

May 30 to September 1. Admission to the Bryan/Webster talk on Thursday June 6 is free with an exhibition ticket.

Lulu pulls it off

It can be tricky displaying antiques and traditional decorative arts in a truly modern setting. In its latest series of “collector” sales including silver, furniture, sculpture and ceramics, Christie’s has brought in Lulu Lytle of noted Belgravia furniture, upholstery and lighting design studio Soane Britain.

Lytle has created her vision of an interior for today, as a way of making the decorative arts sales even easier to navigate.

She is excited to draw on such a varied selection, from 17th-century German silver to 18th-century tapestries, noting their shared artistry and elegance.

The Collector Sales X Lulu Lytle of Soane Britain, May 22-23, King St, SW1.

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