Art agenda: Korea Artist Prize, Art Nocturne
Korea's National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art hosts the best of work from up and coming young creatives during its three month display, and Belgium prepares a week of special evening openings for Art Nocturne.
Landscapes: Seeking the Ideal Land
July 26 - September 28, 2014
National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea
A retrospective looking at the form and function of landscape painting within East Asia, viewed as a means of not just recording natural scenes but projecting and upholding a certain set of cultural ideals.
museum.go.kr
Korea Artist Prize 2014
August 5 - October 26
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
Entering its third year, the Korea Artist Prize continues in its mission to highlight and nurture young talent, with this 12-week display in support of the coming crop of contemporary artists.
mmca.go.kr
Art Nocturne
August 9-17
Knocke-Heist, Belgium
A week's worth of soirées and special openings comprise this nighttime art festival, accomodated by the CC Sharpoord and the Hotel La Réserve on Lake Zegemeer. Exhibiting galleries and antique merchants travel from England, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands to join a selection of Belgian professionals at the event.
artnocturneknocke.be
Shinique Smith: Bright Matter
August 23, 2014 - March 1, 2015
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Celebrating the positive aspects of human nature, Shinique Smith expresses her vision through paint, sculpture, installation, video and performance works in a 30-piece collection from the past ten years.
mfa.org/exhibitions/shinique-smith
African Cosmos: Stellar Arts
August 24 - November 30
Los Angeles County Musem of Art, USA
Exploring the relationship between artists from all over the African continent and the celestial firmament that forms part of the planetwide night-time experience, and exhibiting works both traditional and contemporary in nature.
lacma.org/art/exhibition/african-cosmos-stellar-arts
Sublime: Contemporary works from the Collection
August 30, 2014 - May 24, 2015
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Including installation works from Zilvinas Kempinas and Michael Sailstorfer, and Oskar Fischinger as part of a display which has previously been shown at the Whitney in New York, Tate Modern in London and Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
qagoma.qld.gov.au
Apertura 2014
September 11-13
Madrid, Spain
40 galleries, alongside the Reina Sofia and Thyssen Museums, the Centro Dos de Mayo, and various privately held collections, combine efforts for a three day festival that includes guided tours, workshops and curated visits, offering an alternative view of the Spanish capital.
artemadrid.es
