gowithYamo's twelve favourite Winter exhibitions across the UK and Ireland
Our favourite exhibitions for avoiding the cold this December...
By
gowithYamo
November 28, 2024
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
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Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
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With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
With Winter firmly here, there’s no better time to huddle up in the warmth of a gallery to take in the best that the art world has to offer - and, with people travelling up and down the country to visit family, it’s also the perfect time of year to visit the blockbuster exhibitions showing across the UK and Ireland. With our latest challenge on the gowithYamo app encouraging users to check into or review 12 exhibitions in December, we’ve put together a starter pack of must-visits for art-lovers all across the country - so, without further ado…
Barbara Walker: Being Here at The Whitworth (Manchester)
Bringing together over 70 works from the career of Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker, Being Here is the first major survey of the artist’s career from the 1990s onward. A truly postcolonial artist, Walker takes inspiration from Old Master paintings to interrogate themes of migration in British culture, as well as her own lived experience as a member of the Windrush generation.
Electric Dreams: Art and Technology Before the Internet at Tate Modern (London)
Diving into a world of industrial and analogue machines, Tate Modern’s Electric Dreams is a visually stunning celebration of the digital creativity of the pre-internet age. After a year marked by concerns surrounding the apparent diminishing of the artist in digital creative spheres, this exhibition stands as a timely reminder of the possibilities offered by technology, while remaining firmly human and experience-based in its outlook.
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes at The Hepworth Wakefield
With 2024 marking the centenary of André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto, the movement has been more visible than ever in the exhibition circuit. The Hepworth Wakefield takes the unique approach of gathering the various landscapes of Surrealism, with works by Salvador Dalí, Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst showcasing various approaches to reframing everyday tableaus.
I see his blood upon the rose at The MAC (Belfast)
Looking to overcome the Winter blues? All three galleries of Belfast’s MAC have been taken over by a vibrant celebration of flowers in art. Not just adding colour to the darkest period of the year, I see his blood upon the rose also investigates the political history of botany, with flowers utilised as symbols for change in Ireland’s Easter Rising, the suffragette movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Come for the colour, stay for works by Alvaro Barrington, Tracey Emin, Linder and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk at V&A Dundee
It’s been a great year for fashion exhibitions, so what better way to see out 2024 than V&A Dundee’s celebration of the iconic Japanese garment? Covering everything from geisha and samurai to rock stars and even Jedi, this exhibition tracks the evolution of the kimono from its seventeenth-century origins to its place in modern-day couture. Make sure to hurry though - this final stop of the exhibition’s international tour closes on 5th January!
Metamorphosis: Johnny Vegas and Emma Rodgers at Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool)
While he may be more known for his comedy, Johnny Vegas recently returned to ceramics three decades after receiving a degree in the medium. Following a chance encounter with Emma Rodgers, the pair developed this exhibition around the theme of metamorphosis, displaying their own works alongside the historical objects which served as their inspiration. Embracing themes of faith and fear of failure, Metamorphosis serves as an unexpectedly sensitive reframing of a public figure.
Michael Hanna: Crossing the Park at Centre for Contemporary Art (Derry – Londonderry)
Historically, Northern Irish football fans choose one English team to support for life, through thick or thin. Over the course of three years, artist Michael Hanna set out to switch his lifelong allegiance to Everton to support Liverpool, in an act known as ‘crossing the park’. Far from just an exhibition about football, in chronicling Hanna’s experience, this exhibition dives headfirst into the psychological impact of such an act, investigating such themes of tribalism, loyalty, empathy and beyond - not just an exhibition for sports lovers!
Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman at Holburne Museum (Bath)
With a career marked by colourful, multimedia celebrations of her Punjabi cultural identity and heritage, Chila Kumari Singh Burman brings her largest individual neon work to date to Bath’s Holburne Museum. The gallery space is thoughtfully incorporated in a dialogue with the artist’s own personal recollections, most notably with the presence of a three-dimensional, life-sized neon sculpture of a tiger inspired by childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van.
Picturing Excess: Jan Davidsz de Heem at The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
The holidays are the time for indulging, and no art style perfected indulgence better than Dutch pronkstilleven (or, sumptuous still lifes). Winter, then, is the perfect time to view the works of Jan Davidsz de Heem at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum; tables heaving with food, intricately decorated textiles and decorative objects define the artist’s works, contextualised here within the history of the Dutch colonial trade that inspired them.
Streic! 84-85 Strike! at National Museum Cardiff
Pairing perfectly with Tate Britain’s current celebration of protest photography in the 80s, National Museum Cardiff turns its focus to the Miner’s Strike on its fortieth anniversary. From the rage and struggle to tales of empathy and solidarity, this exhibition doesn’t shy away from the reality of the strike but documents it as it happened through contemporary photography and first-hand accounts, alongside archived protest materials.
Skin/Deep: Perspectives on the Body at Photo Museum Ireland (Dublin)
Gender, sexuality and selfhood are brought to the forefront in this exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland; exploring the social, psychological and material facets of existing as a body in the world, Skin/Deep brings together some of the leading figures in contemporary Irish photography for an exhibition which gives viewers space to consider - and maybe even re-think -how our bodies shape our relationship with the world, society, and those around us.
Women in Revolt!: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 at Scottish Gallery Of Modern Art (Edinburgh)
Missed this groundbreaking exhibition during its run at Tate Britain? Women in Revolt! brings its celebration of female creativity in the face of injustice to Edinburgh’s Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, gathering over 100 artists at the forefront of the twentieth century’s most radical struggles. From the punk revolution to the peace movement at Greenham Common, this exhibition offers a potent look at two decades of politically-charged art.
