Maggi Hambling and Sarah Lucas, two of Britain's most distinctive contemporary artists, are joining forces for a joint exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ in London. The show, running from 20 November to 24 January, brings together works by the two friends who first met at the legendary Colony Room club, offering a cross-generational dialogue in British art.
Anish Kapoor has spoken out after his iconic sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago—known locally as the Bean—was used as a backdrop by US border patrol agents. The agents were reportedly celebrating immigration enforcement raids that Kapoor described as 'fascist America'. The artist previously sued the National Rifle Association for using the sculpture in an advert, settling out of court.
Other highlights include a rare exhibition of paintings by Roger Fry, the art critic who introduced modernism to Britain, at Charleston in Lewes from 15 November to 15 March. Stanley Spencer's unique medievalist yet modern vision is showcased at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury, Suffolk, from 15 November to 22 March.
In Edinburgh, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery presents 'Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer', featuring stormy Scottish skies captured by the pioneering aerial photographer, until 19 April. Beatriz Milhazes also shows her kaleidoscopic abstract paintings at White Cube Mason's Yard in London from 19 November to 17 January.
