Michael Armitage has been named as the designer of a new £1 coin which will enter circulation in 2023, marking the coin's 40th anniversary and celebrating the 'culture, and creativity, heritage and history' of the UK in the 21st century. Armitage was chosen by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on advice provided by an independent panel with expertise in coin design and art.
Armitage said, 'It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with the Royal Mint on the design of the new £1 coin. It is an honour to be part of the lineage of coin-making in the United Kingdom and I am grateful to the Chancellor and the selection panel for the opportunity to contribute to this history in considering what it is to be part of Great Britain today.'
'You, Who Are Still Alive', a major solo presentation of the artist's work, opens at Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland on 20 May 2022 and continues at White Cube Bermondsey in September 2022.
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Michael Armitage elected as a Royal Academician
Royal Academy of Arts, London
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Michael Armitage and Hassan Musa performance and discussion at the V&A
17 March 2023, 6 – 7:45 pm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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White Cube at Art Basel Hong Kong
23 March – 25 March 2023
Hong Kong Convention And Exhibition Centre
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23 February – 16 April 2023
Moon Grove, Manchester
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Danh Vo at Bourse de Commerce
8 February – 24 April 2023
Pinault Collection, Bourse de Commerce, Paris
Museum Exhibition
A retrospective of Imi Knoebel’s work opens at Sammlung Goetz
15 September 2022 – 29 April 2023
Museum Exhibition
'Noguchi Subscapes' at The Noguchi Museum
15 June 2022 – 7 May 2023
The Noguchi Museum, New York
Museum Exhibition
Klára Hosnedlová’s solo exhibition opens at Kestner Gesellschaft, Germany
4 March – 4 June 2023
Kestner Gesellschaft, Germany
Biennial
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7 February – 11 June 2023
Various venues, Sharjah
Museum Exhibition
Georg Baselitz’s new exhibition at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
7 March – 25 June 2023
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Museum Exhibition
A major retrospective of Isamu Noguchi opens at LaM, France
15 March – 2 July 2023
LaM, France
Museum Exhibition
Etel Adnan’s new exhibition at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
1 April – 16 July 2023
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Museum Exhibition
Doris Salcedo’s Palimpsest at Fondation Beyeler
9 October 2022 – 17 September 2023
Commissions
Anselm Kiefer at the Panthéon, Paris
Panthéon, Paris
Announcement
Anselm Kiefer opens studio-estate to the public
Barjac, France
Commissions
Antony Gormley at Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral, UK
Commissions
Cerith Wyn Evans at the U.S. Embassy, London
U.S. Embassy London
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Dóra Maurer at the Ringturm, Vienna
Ringturm, Schottenring, Vienna
Museum Exhibition
Doris Salcedo at Glenstone
26 May 2022
Glenstone Museum, Potomac
Museum Exhibition
Imi Knoebel at Dia Beacon
28 May 2021
Dia Beacon
Online Exhibition
Introductions: Patrick Martinez
10 March – 21 April 2023
Announcement
Julie Mehretu elected as National Academician
National Academy of Design, New York
Editions
Michael Armitage inaugurates Turner Contemporary Editions
26 September 2022
Award
Theaster Gates, 12th winner of the Frederick Kiesler Prize, receives his award in Vienna
15 June 2022
University of Applied Arts, Vienna
Announcement
Virginia Overton's new permanent installation is unveiled at LaGuardia airport
LaGuardia Airport, Queens, New York
