Looking for some cultural stimulus this autumn? From Pop Art at Tate Moder to photography at the Imperial War Museum – and an installation of poppies at Yorkshire Sculpture Park – here are the best exhibitions to catch this side of Christmas
Wave (5 September – 10 January 2016)
For those who missed the iconic poppy sculptures at the Tower of London, there’s a chance to catch them again – this time at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), which presents Wave as part of a UK-wide tour organised by 14-18 NOW. Wave is from the installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red – poppies and original concept created by artist Paul Cummins and installation designed by Tom Piper – by Paul Cummins Ceramics Limited in conjunction with Historic Royal Palaces. Last year the installation was at HM Tower of London where 888,246 poppies were displayed, one to honour every death in the British and Colonial forces of the First World War.
The World Goes Pop (September 17 – January 24 2016)
Showing that the Pop Art movement goes above and beyond renowned artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, more than 200 pieces of work from the 1960s and 70s are exhibited at ‘The World Goes Pop’ at the Tate Modern. This is a unique chance to see some exceptional pieces of work for the first time.
Ai Weiwei (September 19 – December 13)
Curated in collaboration with Ai Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, the Royal Academy is showing some of his most important works from the time he returned to China from the US in 1993 right up to present day. Among new works created specifically for the galleries and courtyard are a number of large-scale installations, as well as works showcasing everything from marble and steel to tea and glass.
Goya’s work goes on show next month at London’s National Gallery, tracing his career from his early beginnings to his illustrious appointment as Charles IV First Court Painter. With a collection of more than 50 of his most exceptional portraits, the show will enable visitors to fully appreciate his style, technique and development.
Lee Miller: A Woman’s War (15 October 2015 – 24 April 2016)
Fans of the work of acclaimed photographer Lee Miller should head to the Imperial War Museum London this autumn for Lee Miller: A Woman’s War, a major new exhibition of 150 photographs depicting women’s experience of the Second World War. Comprising four parts, the exhibition will document Miller’s evolving vision of women and their lives as she travelled between countries before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.
Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon (9 November 2015 – 31 January 2016)
From her early years as a chorus girl in London’s West End through to her philanthropic work in later life, Portraits of an Icon from the National Portrait Gallery at Cheltenham Museum will celebrate the life of Audrey Hepburn through a selection of more than 70 images by leading 20th-century photographers, such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Terry O’Neill, Norman Parkinson and Irving Penn.
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