The summer is very much in full swing and it’s time to take advantage of a slower, more indulgent rhythm. By all means, soak up the sun, enjoy a beverage, get active – but don’t bypass the cultural delights on offer this August. Tom Faulkner is lucky enough to have wonderful representatives all over the world – so, we’ve put together a list of the most scintillating cultural attractions across their hometowns. We hope it may spark some inspiration!
Left: The Cathedral (1908) by Auguste Rodin, (Rodin Museum, Paris); photographed by Daniel Stockman; Right: ‘Cheshire cat’, psychedelic poster by Joseph McHugh, published by East Totem West. USA, 1967. Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
UNITED KINGDOM
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Running May 22nd – December 31st, 2021
The Making of Rodin (EY Exhibition) at the Tate Modern in London
Running May 18 – November 21st, 2021
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London
Running August 18th, 2021 – February 13th, 2022
Lucian Freud: Real Lives at the Tate Liverpool
Running July 24th, 2021 – January 16th, 2022
Eduardo Chillida at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Running June 26th, 2021 – January 3rd, 2022
Paul Cézanne’s Bathers Under a Bridge (1900 – 1906)
USA
Cézanne Drawing at the MoMA in New York
Running June 13th – September 25th, 2021
Niki de Saint Phalle at MoMA PS1 in New York
Running March 20th – September 6th, 2021
Legacies of Exchange: Chinese Contemporary Art from the Yuz Foundation at LACMA in Los Angeles
(featuring the works of Ai Weiwei, Huang Yong Ping, and beyond)
Running July 4th, 2021 – March 13th, 2022
Contemporary Optics at SF MOMA in San Francisco
(featuring the works of Olafur Eliasson, Teresita Fernández, and Anish Kapoor)
Running March 19, 2021–October 23, 2022
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit at Pullman Yards in Atlanta
Running May 19th, 2021 – 2022
The Obama Portraits at the Art Institute of Chicago
Running June 18th – August 15th, 2021
The Irish Museum of Modern Art; photographed by William Murphy
IRELAND
IMMA Outdoors at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin
(celebrating IMMA’s 30th year with artist commissions, performances, talks, workshops, tours, pop-up exhibitions, and open-air cafes)
Running spring – autumn, 2021
Augustin Rouart’s Le Nageur (1943); credit: Philippe Fuzeau
FRANCE
Dalí – The Endless Enigma at Atelier des Lumières in Paris
(an immersive digital experience)
Running May 19th, 2021 – January 2nd, 2022
‘Boire avec les Dieux’ at Cité du Vin in Bordeaux
(featuring ancient works from the Louvre Museum and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens as well as street art in celebration of the tradition of wine)
Running until August 29th, 2021
Augustin Rouart: Painting as Legacy at Le Petit Palais in Paris
(also featuring the works of Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, and Auguste Renoir)
Running June 1st – October 10th, 2021
Picasso-Rodin between le Musée Rodin and le Musée National de Picasso – Paris
Running May 19th, 2021 – January 2nd, 2022
Isamu Nochuchi’s Light Sculptures at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, New York; photographed by Torstenkunz-Germany
JAPAN
The Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Running July 23rd – August 8th, 2021
Five Purr-fect Points for a New Public Space: Kengo Kuma at The Museum of Modern Art Tokyo
Running June 18th – September 26th, 2021
Isamu Noguchi: Ways of Discovery at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
Running April 24th – August 29th, 2021
Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre; photographed by Ustin Tachkin
RUSSIA
Performances by the Leonid Veniaminovich Yakobson, the St Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theatre at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg
August performances: Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Don Quixote
Space for Art: Conflict Check at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Education Center
(a series of exhibitions and public events presented by artists addressing the theme of conflict)
Running August 4th – September 26th, 2021
The Art Gallery of Ontario, designed by Frank Gehry; photographed by Rick Harris
CANADA
The National Ballet of Canada’s Sharing the Stage Residency at the Harbourfront Center in Toronto
(featuring performances by the National Ballet, works-in-process from guest companies, and an outdoor studio offering open rehearsals, complementary dance classes, and panel discussions)
Running August 9th – 29th, 2021
Matthew Wong: Blue View at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto
Running August 13th, 2021 – April 18th, 2022
Text by Annabel Colterjohn