Mickalene Thomas, Jet Blue #25 (2021). Rhinestones, acrylic paint, chalk pastel, mixed media paper and archival pigment prints on museum board mounted on dibond. 213.995 x 154.94 cm. © Mickalene Thomas. Courtesy Lévy Gorvy.
Alan Turner, Couch Couch (1988). Oil on canvas. © Alan Turner. Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Doron Langberg, Bather (2021). Oil on linen. 243.8 x 203.2 cm. ©️ Doron Langberg. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
Sofia Mitsola, Aquamarina, Caryatids, Opalescent Skies (2021). Oil on canvas. 240 x 210 cm. Courtesy Pilar Corrias.
Kim Tschang-Yeul, Waterdrops (1986). India ink, oil, and acrylic on canvas. 195 x 161.3 cm. Courtesy Tina Kim Gallery.
Steven Shearer, Wizard (2020). Courtesy Galerie Eva Presenhuber.
Amoako Boafo, MONSTERA LEAF SLEEVES (2021). Oil and paper transfer on canvas. 210 x 180 cm. Courtesy Roberts Projects.
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Expiation (2021). Oil, acrylic, oil stick and silk screen on canvas, 127.5 x 119.5 cm. ©️ Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Philip Guston, Back View II (1978). Oil on canvas. 185.4 x 205.7 cm. © The Estate of Philip Guston. Courtesy the Estate and Hauser & Wirth. Private collection
Simone Leigh, Titi (1352-Y) (2021). Glazed stoneware. 64.8 x 31.1 x 36.2 cm. © Simone Leigh. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Thomas Barratt.
With the arrival of September, we select our top ten exhibition openings in the month ahead, including Doron Langberg’s debut show at Victoria Miro, the late Kim Tschung-Yeul’s wonderful waterdrop paintings at Tina Kim Gallery, and Mickalene Thomas’ international exhibition across Levy Gorvy’s four spaces in New York, London, Paris, and Hong Kong.
Sofia Mitsola at Pilar Corrias, London (2 September–2 October 2021)
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami at Victoria Miro, London (3 September–6 November 2021)
Doron Langberg at Victoria Miro, London (3 September–6 November 2021)
Steven Shearer at Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich (4 September–16 October 2021)
Alan Turner at Sadie Coles HQ, London (4 September–23 October 2021)
Kim Tschang-Yeul at Tina Kim Gallery, New York (9 September–16 October 2021)
Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth, New York (9 September–16 October 2021)
Mickalene Thomas at Lévy Gorvy, New York (9 September–31 October 2021)
Simone Leigh at Hauser & Wirth, Zurich (17 September–4 December 2021)
Amoako Boafo at Roberts Projects, Los Angeles (18 September–6 November 2021)
Main image: Sofia Mitsola, Aquamarina, Caryatids, Opalescent Skies (2021). Oil on canvas. 240 x 210 cm. Courtesy Pilar Corrias.
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