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PEGGY GUGGENHEIM IN LONDON:
THE MAKING OF A COLLECTOR
In November, the Royal Academy of
Arts is to present Peggy Guggenheim in
London: The Making of a Collector, an
exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking gallery, Guggenheim Jeune,
run by Peggy Guggenheim at 30 Cork
Street, London, just around the corner
from the Royal Academy, between
January 1938 and June 1939.
Bringing together over 80 works
across a variety of media – including
painting, sculpture, drawings, collage,
prints and photography – the exhibition
will explore the pioneering exhibitions
that she staged there, the gallery’s
central contribution to the development
of the London art scene, and the origins
of Guggenheim’s world-famous art
collection now housed in Venice.
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Light of Life Is Forever by Mr Brainwash, on display at the Science Museum.
© Science Museum Group
JANE GOODALL PORTRAIT ON
DISPLAY AT SCIENCE MUSEUM
The Science Museum has unveiled a
stunning portrait of pioneering
conservationist Dr Jane Goodall on the
first anniversary of her death, honouring
a scientist whose discoveries
transformed our understanding of
chimpanzees and the natural world.
Widely regarded as one of the world's
most influential conservationists,
Dr Jane Goodall was celebrated around
the world for her long-running study of
chimpanzees. Her observations of the
primates challenged accepted ideas
about the distinction between humans
and other animals.
The large-scale portrait, created by
French-born artist Mr Brainwash, who
rose to prominence through Banksy's
Academy Award-nominated documentary
Exit Through the Gift Shop, depicts
Dr Goodall opposite a chimpanzee amid
lush vegetation and the artist's signature
graffiti-inspired imagery.
The chimpanzee represents David
Greybeard, whom Jane observed making
and using tools, helping to overturn the
belief that this ability was unique to
humans.
Dr Jane Goodall with alpha male Figan at Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
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Above: Peggy Guggenheim on the roofterrace of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni,
Venice, early 1950s. Solomon R.
Guggenheim Foundation. Photo:
Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche, Gift,
Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia, 2005.
Photo: Jane Goodall Institute – by Derek Bryceson
Guggenheim was a key figure in the
London art world in the late 1930s, and
Guggenheim Jeune, her first gallery,
quickly established itself as a leading
venue for the latest developments in
Surrealism and abstraction. The exhibition
offers a tribute to Guggenheim's enduring
connection to Britain, which she regarded
as a spiritual home.
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