March Gallery Shows Across UK
March exhibitions trending include Constable at Christchurch Mansion (Ipswich), Hiroshige & Hokusai at Whitworth (Manchester), In Bloom at Ashmolean (Oxford), and Hockney/Cecily Brown at Serpentine. Artist Moonzoey announces new AI art at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum (March 1-31) alongside Delta Sauce & Amadon.
The Constable exhibition at Christchurch Mansion marks the 250th anniversary of the artist's birth in Suffolk. Titled "Constable: A Cast of Characters," the show features over 100 items, including personal effects like his wife's wedding ring and his paint box, to explore the influential figures in his life. For the first time, Constable's masterpiece, "The Hay Wain," will be exhibited in his home county. At the Whitworth in Manchester, "Beneath the Great Wave" is the gallery's first major exhibition of Japanese prints in over a century. It showcases celebrated ukiyo-e artists Hokusai and Hiroshige, featuring iconic works like "The Great Wave off Kanagawa." The exhibition draws from the museum's own rarely seen collection alongside national loans to explore the evolution and cultural impact of the genre. The Ashmolean Museum's "In Bloom" exhibition delves into the global journeys of some of Britain's most cherished flowers, such as tulips and roses. With over 100 pieces, including botanical paintings and ceramics, the show uncovers the stories of plant explorers and the trade networks that shaped landscapes and economies. The exhibition also connects to the museum's origins, which are rooted in the 17th-century plant collections of John Tradescant the Elder and Younger. London's Serpentine Galleries will host two major solo exhibitions. At Serpentine North, David Hockney's "A Year in Normandie" will present recent works, including a 90-meter-long iPad painting frieze inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry. Serpentine South will feature "Picture Making" by Cecily Brown, her first solo UK show since 2005, with new paintings inspired by the surrounding Kensington Gardens. The exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum highlights the growing intersection of art and artificial intelligence. Dallas-based AI artist DeltaSauce describes the medium as a "sandbox of infinite possibilities." His work often blends classic and modern elements to create what he calls a "curator of nostalgia," aiming to evoke the feeling of rediscovered memories.
