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January 2022 Art Preview: Exhibitions, Films, and Publications on Political Memory and Environmental Awareness

other · 2026-04-20

In January 2022, various exhibitions will debut throughout London. From January 12 to February 25, The Mayor Gallery will showcase an archival exhibition focused on The Grey Organisation. Meanwhile, Sadie Coles HQ will display Steven Claydon's ceramic creations from January 12 to February 26. Goldsmiths CCA will feature 'Testament' from January 21 to April 3, presenting proposals for a new UK monument by 50 artists. Kunsthalle Basel will unveil Pedro Wirz's 'Environmental Hangover' from January 21 to May 1. The Bronx Documentary Center will focus on the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, from January 29 to March 20. Additionally, 'Art for the Future' will open at the Aidekman Arts Center from January 20 to April 24. NTU CCA Singapore's 'Free Jazz IV: Geomancers' will run from January 14 to 23. Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige's film 'Memory Box' is set to hit UK theaters on January 21, while Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' will premiere on Apple TV+ from January 14. Burial will release the EP 'Antidawn,' and Andrea Elliott's 'Invisible Child' will be published by Hutchison Heinemann.

Key facts

  • The Grey Organisation's archival show at The Mayor Gallery runs from January 12 to February 25, 2022.
  • Steven Claydon's exhibition 'Lacrimosa' at Sadie Coles HQ features ceramics fired for 60 hours in an anagama kiln.
  • Goldsmiths CCA's group show 'Testament' includes proposals from 50 artists for a new UK monument.
  • Pedro Wirz's exhibition 'Environmental Hangover' at Kunsthalle Basel is his largest museum show to date.
  • The Bronx Documentary Center exhibition on the January 6 Capitol riot runs from January 29 to March 20, 2022.
  • 'Art for the Future' revisits the 1982 Artists Call movement with works by Ana Mendieta and contemporary artists.
  • NTU CCA Singapore's 'Free Jazz IV: Geomancers' coincides with Singapore Art Week from January 14 to 23.
  • Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' premieres on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022.

Entities

Artists

  • The Grey Organisation
  • Steven Claydon
  • Phyllida Barlow
  • Alvaro Barrington
  • Holly Hendry
  • Lawrence Lek
  • Oscar Murillo
  • Tai Shani
  • Zadie Xa
  • Abbas Zahedi
  • Pedro Wirz
  • Ana Mendieta
  • Juan Sánchez
  • Tim Rollins
  • Anne Pitrone
  • Christy Rupp
  • Naeem Mohaiemen
  • Carlos Motta
  • Martha Atienza
  • Rice Brewing Sisters Club
  • Carolina Caycedo
  • David de Rozas
  • Liu Chuang
  • Joana Hadjithomas
  • Khalil Joreige
  • Joel Coen
  • Kathryn Hunter
  • Denzel Washington
  • Frances McDormand
  • Ingmar Bergman
  • Burial
  • Andrea Elliott
  • General Idea

Institutions

  • The Mayor Gallery
  • Sadie Coles HQ
  • Goldsmiths CCA
  • Kunsthalle Basel
  • Art Basel
  • Bronx Documentary Center
  • Aidekman Arts Center
  • SMFA at Tufts
  • Artists Call
  • NTU CCA Singapore
  • Gillman Barracks
  • ArtReview
  • ArtReview Asia
  • Apple TV+
  • Hyperdub
  • Hutchison Heinemann
  • The New York Times

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Cork Street
  • Basel
  • Switzerland
  • New York
  • United States
  • Washington
  • Capitol Building
  • Bronx
  • Medford
  • Boston
  • Massachusetts
  • Central America
  • Nicaragua
  • Singapore
  • Gillman Barracks
  • Lebanon
  • Montreal
  • Canada
  • Scotland

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