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Dia Foundation acquires Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels
The Dia Foundation has acquired Nancy Holt's iconic Land Art work Sun Tunnels (1973-76), the first time it has acquired a work of such a nature by a female artist. To mark the acquisition an exhibition will open at Dia:Chelsea in September 2018.
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Hugo Wilson's Pact is included in Frieze Sculpture Park
Exploring the ways in which culture generates systems of belief and meaning, Wilson draws upon diverse material – from Italian Baroque sculpture to the 1980s cartoon, Thundercats – to create a new super-reality in bronze, Pact, being shown for the first time in Regent's Park.
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Nathan Coley's And We Are Everywhere launches in Lund, Sweden
And We Are Everywhere is an ambitious new artwork located on Lund Cathedral’s land in Brunnshög. Sited within a rural landscape, the sculpture addresses fundamental issues at stake in both the Church’s development and 21st century life.
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Major Alison Watt work acquired by new US Embassy London
The new US Embassy in London has acquired Alison Watt's major two-part canvas Host, Pinwheel (2006-18) as part of its new permanent collection, joining the State Department's prestigious Art in Embassies collection.
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Hynek Martinec at the National Gallery, Prague
The National Gallery, Prague, has opened a major solo exhibition by Hynek Martinec at the Sternberg Palace. The exhibition 'Voyage to Iceland' is housed amongst the gallery's Baroque collection.
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Indrė Šerpytytė is included in inaugural Riga Biennial, Latvia
Indrė Šerpytytė will be included in the inaugural Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art (RIBOCA) opening in June. 'Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More' has been curated by Katerina Gregos and will feature more than 100 artists and 49 new commissions in venues throughout Riga.
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Flora Yukhnovich joins Parafin
Parafin is delighted to welcome British painter Flora Yukhnovich to the gallery programme. Yukhnovich’s recent paintings use the language of the Rococo to examine notions of femininity, exploring its aesthetic expressions throughout art history and finding connections within contemporary popular culture.
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