CULTURE CLUB
Arts & Culture THE MUST-SEE EVENTS AROUND CAMBRIDGE THIS MONTH
EXHIBITION ROUND-UP STRAIGHT FROM THE ART At the Society of Wildlife Artists’ 50th
INTELLIGENT DESIGN Find work from the Connor Brothers (right) this month, among many others
annual exhibition nine years ago, Sir David Attenborough said the following: “There is no child who is not interested in wildlife, and that curiosity in the natural world and life is within the heart of all of us. If you lose that, you have lost one of the most precious of humanity’s possessions. With that threat of loss comes awareness of the preciousness of the natural world – and we all know that the natural world is in greater danger than it has ever been.” Those words still ring true. The latest exhibition at Stapleford Granary, The Natural Eye , pays tribute to the SWLA’s open exhibition – now in its 59th year – highlighting works that communicate powerful stories about the environment through sculpture, painting and printmaking. The exhibition is open to the public until 29 January. From 21 January to 19 February, Cambridge Contemporary Art will be displaying paintings by Paul Evans and ceramics by Matt Horne and Tarragon Smith. Evans has evolved his unique
and original style over 50 years, working in a variety of media including watercolours, inks and acrylics. His passion for nature can be observed in his paintings inspired by East Anglia’s stunning landscape and coast. Horne enjoys pushing the boundaries of form with bold and colourful glazes, while the ceramics of Smith reflect his engagement with the pancultural history of art, literature and film. At Wolfson College, visit Simon Patterson’s solo show Out of Order , which is open until 22 January. “Simon Patterson is intellectually and aesthetically one of the most interesting to emerge from the ‘Young British Artists’
pieces, showing his development in exciting directions.” The exhibition will be held in the Combination Room at Wolfson College at weekends from 10am to 5pm.
grouping in the late 80s,” says curator Professor Phillip Lindley. “His disruptive rethinking of graphic diagrams and textual schemata are often humorous, but prompt wider reflections on the way we discipline and order our understanding of the world. His loans for this show supplement the college’s holdings of early works with more recent Finally, don’t miss your last chance to visit An Extraordinary Collection . Open until 15 January, this offering from Extraordinary Objects Gallery on Green Street showcases rare limited prints and originals from some of the world’s leading contemporary artists. Keep your eyes peeled for Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Superhero Portfolio and Banksy’s signed Axe sculpture, alongside intricate maps by Grayson Perry, a signed print by Roy Lichtenstein and bold limited editions by Bridget Riley. Rethinking of graphic diagrams that prompt reflections on discipline
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