Shark-hugging photographs and Rachel Weisz in PVC
This week's hottest new art shows from Bob Carlos Clarke to reinventing Warhol
5 May 2009
Bob Carlos Clarke: Wall To Wall
Voluptuous women and arresting images of familiar faces (Marco Pierre White cradling a dead shark, Rachel Weisz in PVC) in this retrospective of the seminal photographer.
Little Black Gallery, Fri-3 Jul, 13a Park Walk, SW10, 020 7349 9332, www.thelittleblackgallery.com
Royal Society Of Portrait Painters
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The art-school kids may all be making abstract videos and organising flashmobs, but this annual show from the 118-year-old society celebrates good old-fashioned portraiture. Look for paintings of Stephen Hawking and Bruce Forsyth.
Mall Galleries, Thur-23 May, 17 Carlton House Terrace, SW1, 020 7930 6844, www.mallgalleries.org.uk
Luke Fowler
Maverick psychologist RD Laing, post-punk musos and conserva-tionists are among the subjects that this Glaswegian video artist captures. He won the inaugural Jarman Award last year for his films, which combine new and old footage with photos and soundtracks. It’s his first major UK overview.
Serpentine Gallery, Thur-14 Jun, Kensington Gardens, W2, 020 7402 6075, www.serpentinegallery.org
Warholesque?
Warhol would have approved: six contemporary artists (including Gavin Turk and Sir Peter Blake) were charged with reworking photos of him taken in 1978, with diverse results.
Richard Young Gallery, Thur-6 Jun, 4 Holland St, W8, 020 7937 8911, www.richardyoungonline.com
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