On the main exhibitions of 2012 in France, Germany and the UK

team, preparing an exhibition of David Hockney British Academy of Fine Arts Source: guardian.co.uk

Happy New Year 2012 The year promises many pleasant developments in the field of art. We offer our readers an overview of the most interesting and important exhibitions to be held in museums in Britain, France and Germany.

2012-th in the UK - the year Olympic. Major museums in such case are the public, which, of course, in the London capital will not be lacking, the best of their national heritage. Very soon, on January 21, the first in a series of four major exhibitions this year will exhibit David Hockney (David Hockney) at the Royal Academy of Arts. The painter, who is now 74 years old, the last 4 years full swing preparing for this important event. The exhibition will feature more than 150 works Hockney, some of them of great size, eighty percent of the works were written specifically for the upcoming exhibition, and even specifically for some of its rooms. The exhibition will also display works by Hockney using new technologies: For some time he draws and removes the video art . Not long ago an artist painting a portrait of the Queen refused, explaining that "a very busy image of England - the country's Her Majesty».

Exposition Hockney is expected to UK, there are even suggestions that the show can beat the attendance record for Monet exhibition in 1999, attended by 813 000 people: an exposition of the great Frenchman then caused such a stir that the Academy of Fine Arts Museums of British first decided to introduce her to an emergency mode operation around the clock. Sponsored Posters will appear in exhibition provincial British buses, as well as overseas: they will be placed on the streets of Los Angeles with support from the local Tourist Board.

National Portrait Gallery will present a retrospective died in July of classic portraiture Lusiena Freud (Lucian Freud) . Exhibition with a straightforward title" Lusien Freud: Portraits "was conceived more In 2007, after London was chosen venue for the Summer Olympic Games. Curator Sarah Haugeyt (Sarah Howgate) recalls: "We all thought that this exhibition will be more like the way in 2012 when Lusienu was about to turn 90 years old" . According Haugeyt, Freud himself enthusiastically accepted the idea.

It is unfortunate that the artist did not live up to this major exhibition of his portraits: it will present 132 works of Freud, in Among the loudest and important ones, such as, for example, the painting "Sleeping Inspector benefits» ( picture in 2008 for 17 million pounds - an auction record for the artist - Roman Abramovich bought ). For art lovers will show large-scale work, "A large portrait of the interior, W11 (in watts)," which was not present in the UK for over 10 years, and "Portrait of a Hound "- the last, unfinished work of Freud. It is expected that the exhibition can visit more than 160 thousand people - about as much as visited the exhibition of portraits by David Hockney in 2006.

Curator Sarah Haugeyt and PR-department employee Vogelsang Denise with a picture of Freud Lusiena Source: guardian.co.uk

March 14 at the National Gallery will host an exhibition of William Turner (JMW Turner). This venerable museum was only 5 years old when in 1829, Turner in his last will and wrote to all its artistic heritage - more than 1,000 works - the British people. A great artist expressed only one wish: that after the death of his "Dido, building Carthage" and "Sunrise in the mist" hanging between two views of the author famous Baroque by Claude Lorrain (Claude Lorrain), most had an impact on the work of Turner: it was the wish faithfully executed, which could see everyone in the fifteenth Conference of the National Gallery. The exhibition "Turner: Inspired by a brilliant Lorrenom" - the most classic of the major UK exhibition of this year, but the combination of roll and works of Turner and Lorraine promise to give it a special touch and make competitive in the background shows Hockney, Freud, and even large-scale display of works by Damien Hirst.

latter unfold in all its creative power in retrospect at Tate Modern, which opens April 4 and runs until September. Will be presented over 70 works, created from 1988 to present, among them the famous shark in formaldehyde, released in 1991, also known as characteristic of Hirst titled "The physical impossibility of death in the minds of living", "dot" paintings and pictures, " rotation ", showcases the medicine, platinum skull, studded, entitled" Out of love for the Lord ", which is estimated at 50 million pounds, as well as lesser-known works of one of the most famous contemporary artists, such as" To love and not love "-" dvuhzalnaya "installation of butterflies.

German museum workers do not want to keep up with British colleagues: show calendar in Germany this year and is full of big shows and big names. However, the British still come out ahead: the first major exhibition in Germany this year will be a retrospective of Gerhard Richter (Gerhardt Richter) in the New National Gallery (Neue Nationalgalerie), which is coming back from Tate Modern. Display Show (February 12 - May 13) at home of the artist will be held immediately after the celebration of his 80th birthday, which falls on Feb. 9. 150 paintings, on display, allow us to trace all the turns of the creative artist's path.

Gerhard Richter Blacks (Nubians). 1964 Source: artinfo.com

A few days later, on February 17, the Hamburg Kunsthalle (Hamburger Kunsthalle) will host an exhibition of the East German superstar Neo Rauch (Neo Rauch).

An artistic constellation will appear in Frankfurt. Schirn Kunsthalle in the Museum show 140 paintings by Edvard Munch (Edward Munch): Exhibition to be held from February 9 to May 6, devoted to the influence of early expressionist works by the artist on the art of the XX century. And from June 21 to September 30, Schirn Kunsthalle walls and space of the Museum of Sculpture Libighaus ( Liebieghaus Skulpturesammlung) will take the work of Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons).

Residents of other major German cities - Munich - this summer in the Pinakothek of Modern Art (Pinokotek der Moderne) lucky enough to see the exhibition of portraits of women executed subject experts such as Pablo Picasso (Pablo Picasso), Max Beckmann (Max Beckmann) and Willem de Kooning (Willem de Kooning).

not worth much to envy the Germans, after all, also in Paris will be much to look at: March 21 at the Grand Palais (Grand Palais) will open the exhibition "Images of animals, from Durer to Jeff Koons" (runs until July 16). As part of this unique Grand Palais exhibition will gather within its walls an impressive group of authors. posed in the title of Albrecht Durer (Albrecht Dürer) is a classical and scientific drawing and painting, and Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons) - a pure element of pop art. The path from one to the other viewers will be invited to follow the example of more than 160 works by artists such as Giacometti , Goya, Degas, Cesar. We can only bet on the number of images of dogs pissing on this show: This story can be found in the work of the mass of worthy authors - from Emmanuel de Witte (Emanuel de Witte) to Banksy (Banksy). One more question: Will us before the Grand Palais kunsovskogo giant "Puppy»?

Another significant event of French art scene in 2012 - Triennial of contemporary art from April 20 to August 26 will be located in the Museum of Modern Art Palais de Tokyo and other exhibition spaces of Paris (in the updated Palais de Tokyo after renovation should add about 20 thousand square meters of exhibition space, update and management of the museum's new director was Jean de Loisy (Jean de Loisy)). Triennale curator speak American of Nigerian descent Okvui Envezor (Okwui Enwezor), and declared them subject - "Immediate proximity" - open to artists more freedom of interpretation.

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The National Gallery The same de Pom February 21 - April 29, an exhibition of Chinese contemporary artist of the main , Ai Weiwei. Although the artist has in the past year, some time spent in custody, it did not prevent his writing to appear at shows in New York, London and Berlin. The first major exhibition of the artist in France will be titled "Weaving" and will present its audience less familiar genres - photo and video works.

From 7 March to 18 June at the Centre Pompidou exhibition will be shown by Matisse. Sixty masterpieces on display will be compared with their options, and other works from the same series of paintings: the viewer can trace the artistic development of the master and replace them used the techniques and styles - from graphics to pointillism and collage.

In the spring of 2012 a modern Wim Delvoye Belgian painter (Wim Delvoye) will enter the sacred territory of the Louvre. Eccentric fan of Gothic, whose "Tower" in 2010, graced the courtyard of the Museum Rodin, author of the tattoos on the backs of pig, Delvoye simply must, and this time all surprising: very promising new works, as well as traditional conflict for Delvoye, consisting, according to experts Louvre "the clash of sacred and profane 'objects and meanings.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

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