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Agenda April 2023 Our picks of the month 3 The Rossettis Tate Britain, London 6 April–24 September Tate Britain presents a family affair in the form of paintings, designs and poetry by the Rossetti siblings, Dante Gabriel and Christina, and Elizabeth (née Siddal). The latter is best-known as the pre-eminent Pre-Raphaelite model, but she was also an artist in her own right, as this rare outing for her watercolours attests. 1 Gwangju Biennale 7 April–9 July Taking soft and weak like water as its title, the 14th edition of the event will take place in five venues, including a Buddhist temple and the Gwangju National Museum, as well as the city’s Exhibition Hall. With works by 79 artists on display, many of which have been commissioned for the occasion, the biennale presents its usual mix of art from South East Asia and further afield. 2 Laurie Anderson: Looking into a Mirror Sideways Moderna Museet, Stockholm 1 April–3 September Is there anything Laurie Anderson can’t do? The avant-garde artist’s adventures in film, music and conceptual art are all here in this full-scale retrospective. Anderson’s chart-topping song O Superman (1981), perhaps the most uplifting work to be inspired by the failed Iranian hostage rescue, also gets a starring role. 12 12 4 Simone Leigh Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston 6 April–4 September After her Golden Lion-winning showing at the Venice Biennale, Leigh’s first museum survey focuses on her work in ceramic and bronze. What emerges from nearly two decades of work is the artist’s consistent interest in vernacular traditions and the histories of Black women. 5 Dosso Dossi: the Frieze of Aeneas Galleria Borghese, Rome 4 April–11 July When Dosso Dossi was commissioned to paint ten scenes from the Aeneid in Alfonso d’Este’s camerino at his castle in Ferrara, he wisely chose to illustrate the poem’s more exciting first half. A combined effort by several museums now brings together what survives of the characteristically detailed Virgilian canvases. . .C , D ton ing rt, Wash f A llery o l Ga tiona . Courtesy Na artist / 5 the © ; courtesy and ica rad B: Dan to . Pho / 4 te Ta : © to . Pho / 3 Anderson Laurie . © it / 2 is i Sakp ik . Courtesy Ta 1 APRIL 2023 APOLLO APOLLO
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6 Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 8 April–14 July 2024 More than 250 works, drawn mostly from the Met’s collection, testify to human anxiety in the form of religious sculpture, ritual objects and more modern works. Highlights include the earliest illustrated version of the 25th chapter of the Lotus Sutra and a newly acquired work by Kano Masanobu, chief painter of the Ashikagu shogunate. llery / l Ga tiona Na rts – Hungarian Aine f F o . Courtesy Museum is / 8 la tit Pa Paris Musées/Pe lgaria istory, Bu f H o l Museum tiona Na : © : © to . Pho York / 7 rt, New f A o to . Pho . / 10 .C , D ton ing rt, Wash Museum f A llery o litan l Ga tropo tiona . Courtesy Me . Courtesy Na 6 9 9 Drawing in Britain, 1700–1900: New Additions to the Collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 2 April–6 August The museum shows off some 80 new acquisitions that span two centuries of British art. From views of Venice for Grand Tourists to more homespun works by Victorian artists, landscape is the key genre here. APOLLO APRIL 2023 A P O L L O 8 Gulácsy: The Prince of Na’Conxypan Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 7 April–27 August Lajos Gulacsy was so affected by the outbreak of the First World War that he had to be institutionalised. He can hardly be blamed for inventing the city of Na’Conxypan, which features heavily in this show of more than 200 examples of the Hungarian painter’s work. 7 Sarah Bernhardt: And the Woman Created the Star Petit Palais, Paris 14 April–27 August When the legendary actress wasn’t interpreting masterpieces by Racine or Shakespeare, she could be found playing a starring role for the leading painters of the day, as well as sculpting works of her own. To mark the centenary of her death, the Petit Palais is paying tribute to France’s most famous thespian. amous thespian. 10 Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece British Museum, London 4 May–13 August er: ian d in t by the t ry was reeks d foes. s the from how pread. The opulence of the Persian king was heavily criticised in fifth-century Athens, but by the time Alexander the Great defeated Darius III, luxury was as highly prized by the Greeks as it was by their defeated foes. Exceptional loans such as the Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria (pictured) show how far and wide fine living spread. 13 13

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6 Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 8 April–14 July 2024

More than 250 works, drawn mostly from the Met’s collection, testify to human anxiety in the form of religious sculpture, ritual objects and more modern works. Highlights include the earliest illustrated version of the 25th chapter of the Lotus Sutra and a newly acquired work by Kano Masanobu, chief painter of the Ashikagu shogunate.

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9 Drawing in Britain, 1700–1900: New Additions to the Collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 2 April–6 August

The museum shows off some 80 new acquisitions that span two centuries of British art. From views of Venice for Grand Tourists to more homespun works by Victorian artists, landscape is the key genre here.

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8 Gulácsy: The Prince of Na’Conxypan Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest 7 April–27 August

Lajos Gulacsy was so affected by the outbreak of the First World War that he had to be institutionalised. He can hardly be blamed for inventing the city of Na’Conxypan, which features heavily in this show of more than 200 examples of the Hungarian painter’s work.

7 Sarah Bernhardt: And the Woman Created the Star Petit Palais, Paris 14 April–27 August

When the legendary actress wasn’t interpreting masterpieces by Racine or Shakespeare, she could be found playing a starring role for the leading painters of the day, as well as sculpting works of her own. To mark the centenary of her death, the Petit Palais is paying tribute to France’s most famous thespian.

amous thespian.

10 Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece British Museum, London 4 May–13 August er:

ian d in t by the t ry was reeks d foes. s the from how pread.

The opulence of the Persian king was heavily criticised in fifth-century Athens, but by the time Alexander the Great defeated Darius III, luxury was as highly prized by the Greeks as it was by their defeated foes. Exceptional loans such as the Panagyurishte Treasure from Bulgaria (pictured) show how far and wide fine living spread.

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