ART / Openings

PUBLIC GALLERIES:

LONDON

BARBICAN ART GALLERY Photographs from the Hulton Deutsch Collection selected by Bruce Bernard. All human life is there. EC2 (071-638 4141). 13 Jan-24 Apr. Mon, Wed-Sat 10.00-6.45, Tue 10.00-5.45, Sun 12.00-6.45; pounds 4.50, conc pounds 2.50. Mon-Fri after 5.00, pounds 2.50.

ROYAL ACADEMY Modigliani drawings from the collection of his early patron Paul Alexandre. 240 drawings from a recently discovered cache, never before seen in public. Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1 (071- 439 7438). 14 Jan-4 Apr. Daily 10.00-6.00; pounds 4.50, conc pounds 3.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART John Minton. A retrospective of the work of the influential 1950s painter and Soho bohemian who later taught at the college. Kensington Gore, SW7. (071-584 5020). 11 Jan-9 Feb. Mon-Sat 10.00- 6.00.

AROUND THE COUNTRY

BIRMINGHAM Ikon Gallery Work on the themes of 'Clean' and 'Dirty'. Sculpture by Eric Bainbridge, Una Rose-Smith and Craig Wood and installations by Brian Jenkins, Locky Morris, Nicola Petrie and Alistair Raphael. 58-72 John Bright St (021-643 0708). 15 Jan-19 Feb.

Fraser.

LEIGH Turnpike Gallery Works by women artists from North-west collections. Knight, Hamnet, Agar, Blackadder and others. Civic Sq (0942 604131). 15 Jan-26 Feb. Mon-Fri 10.00-5.30, Wed to 5.00, Sat 10.00-3.00; free.

MANCHESTER Whitworth Art Gallery Prints of the Barbizon School. Corot, Millet, Daubigny, Rousseau et al. Oxford Rd (061- 273 4865). 13 Jan-5 Mar. Mon-Fri 10.00-5.00, Thur to 9.oo, Sat 10.00-9.00; free.

COMMERCIAL GALLERIES:

LONDON

BERNARD JACOBSON An installation by Susan Stockwell. An unusual departure for the gallery and a work of intense physical beauty. 14a Clifford St, W1 (071-495 8575). 11- 29 Jan. Mon-Fri 10.00-6.00.

CADOGAN CONTEMPORARY 1994 Gilchrist Fisher memorial award. A high standard of painting. Angela Hughes, Stacy Billups, Tom Hammick, Peter Grierson, Daniel Preece and Alasdair Wallace. 108 Draycott Ave, SW3 (071-581 5451). 10-22 Jan. Mon-Fri 10.00-7.00, Sat 10.00-5.00.

CCA GALLERIES John Piper. Oils on paper, tapestries and prints by the neo-Romantic. 8 Dover St, W1 (071-499 6701). 13 Jan-5 Feb. Mon-Fri 9.30-5.30.

KARSTEN SCHUBERT Anya Gallaccio. A thoughtful new installation using chocolate. 41-42 Foley St, W1 (071-631 0031). 13 Jan-12 Feb. Tue-Fri 10.00-6.00, Sat 11.00-3.00.

REBECCA HOSSACK Alexei Sokolov. Paintings from 1929-1993 by a recently discovered Russian social realist talent. The genuine article. 35 Windmill St, W1 (071- 727 9708). 17 Jan-12 Feb.

WADDINGTON GALLERIES John Piper retrospective. Works from the artist's studio. 12 & 34 Cork St, W1 (071-437 8611). 12 Jan-5 Feb. Mon-Fri 10.00-5.30, Sat 10.00-1.00.