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Some London Cultural Highlights
Paris: Capital of the Arts. Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, W1.
Sumptuous exhibition of the finest flower of artistic achievement in Paris from fin-de-siecle magnificence to 1960s degeneration. View works by Duchamp, Ernst, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso. Visual feast. Online advance booking
Until April 19
Paul Klee: The Nature of Creation. Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre, SE1.
This substantial collection of the artist's work selected by Bridget Riley will enable you to reach your own conclusion about the artist's place as a leading figure in modern art.Click onto Educational Facilities for full details of student study sessions at the gallery and downloadable school educational packs.
Until April 1
Warhol at the Tate Modern Tate Modern.
150 paintings, drawings and sculptures spanning the artist's career. Entrance FREE.
Until April 1.
French Drawings from the Hermitage. Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, WC2.
Rarely seen paintings from the St.Petersburg Hermitage Collection. Work from 16th century Francois Clouet to Mattise and Picasso.
Online advance booking
Until March 3
Poussin to Cezanne The Wallace Collection, W1.
Superb exhibition of rarely seen French drawings and watercolours from the vaults of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.
Until April 7
Aelbert Cuyp. The National Gallery, W1.
Major exhibition of this important 17th century Dutch artist noted for his majestic panoramic river views and capture of atmospheric light. Over 60 works on loan from the Rikjsmuseum, Amsterdam ; National Gallery of Art, Washington; Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest; etc. From 13 February.
Transition: London Art in the Fifties. Barbican Art Gallery, EC2.
From Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud to new horizons with Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Blake and the young David Hockney. 90 paintings and sculptures that redirected the course of British Art.
Until April 14.
The Glasgow Boys. Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, Berkeley Street. W1.
The new gallery opens with works of the late 19th century Glasgow Art Movement, the 'Glasgow Boys' who painted direct from nature. Work by James Guthrie, John Lavery, Edward Arthur Walton.
See also the following suite101.com sites for useful information and links relating to the exhibitions above:
Holland Interesting articles on Dutch artists and useful links to Amsterdam from my colleague Lee A. Paradise.
Secrets of Paris 57 articles by my colleague Heather Stimmler-Hall are enough to show you why Paris attracted the greatest artists to live in this vibrant city.
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