Exhibitions worth visiting in London in 2023

This annual festival is back in bloom, this time inspired by the beauty and biodiversity of Cameroon. Just like previous years, the orchids are spread throughout the various zones of the Princess of Wales conservatory and accompanied by sculptures that are just as colorful as the flowers on display.

At Kew Gardens. 4 February —5 March, $16.50—entrance to the gardens included.

While we like to think of architecture existing purely in the real world, emerging designers and architects are using platforms like Instagram to create structures in the virtual world. This collection of works, which range from the practical to the fantastical, are all by architects who have gathered significant social media followings.

In the Digital Universe at ROCA London. 8 February—31 July, free.

The largest UK exhibition to date of American painter Alice Neel’s work will bring together her figurative pieces from across her 60-year career. Neel went against the popular grain by painting figures when abstract works were most popular, and she painted subjects that other artists ignored —pregnant women, labor leaders, black children, civil rights activists and strange performers. It’s high time we had a major show of her work in London, and the Barbiean has duly provided.

At Barbican Art Gallery. 16 February–21 May,$16.50.

Art history has often shone a light on the men of Abstract Expressionism, such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Well, now’s the time to let the most important women of the movement take the limelight in an exhibition that includes works by American artists such as Lee Krasner and Helen Frankenthaler, but spreads the net wider to include the female abstract artists from Europe, Asia and the wider world, with whom most of us will be unfamiliar.

At Whitechapel Gallery. 9 February—7 May, $16.50 —concessions available.

China Daily, China Daily Website, the China Daily App and the Discover Beautiful China platform are calling for submissions of photos, illustrations and videos from now until the end of December, 2023.

Photos, illustrations or short videos with four major themes:

■Special topic for the 2023 submissions could include specific experiences of culture or tourism you have enjoyed, including but not limited to:

＊ “Famous mountains I have explored in China”

＊ “Rivers in China that have left a deep memory for me”

＊ “I have climbed the Great Wall”

＊ “My stories of learning Chinese culture”

1. We will select the works of individuals and organizations separately.

2. We offer three types of prize respectively for photos, illustrations and short videos.

3. Individual winners will receive cash prizes and certificates; and winning organizations will receive certificates for their distinguished contribution.

4. Some of the best works have a chance to be featured on the China Daily Website.

·PHOTO/ILLUSTRATION:

No more than 10 images, 5 MB maximum for each; with an introduction of up to 200 words in either English or Chinese, offering background information of the work.

·SHORT VIDEO:

Format: MP4 or MOV.

Size: 1 GB maximum, up to 4 minutes.

Caption: No more than 200 English or Chinese words to give a brief introduction.

Music: Music is optional for the video, but if included, it must have obtained international copyright from a legitimate source.

Quality: Clear and stable image.

COMPETITION

Draw a sea creature for our ocean poster

Are you a gifted artist? Do you think you can draw a prize-winning dolphin or shark? In celebration of World Ocean Day on 8 June, The Week Junior is running a competition to create an awesome poster featuring some of the world’s coolest sea creatures, and your artwork could be part of it!

How to enter

Draw a picture of your favorite sea creature and send your picture by email tocompetitions@theweekjunior.com with OCEANPOSTER as the subject line by 12 April 2024. Make sure you’ve included your name, age, chosen sea creature, the address and phone number of your parent or guardian.

Once the competition has closed, our judges will pick 10 of the best animal drawings. They will be looking for the most creative and colorful drawings, so don’t be afraid to go big!

What you could win

The winning pictures will be shown on a The Week Junior ocean poster. Each winner will also receive a paint brush set worth over £80, which will be delivered to you.

Terms and conditions

The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use personal information to get in touch with the competition winners.

No responsibility can be accepted for entries (参赛作品) that have been lost or damaged in transit (运输中), or for any technical failure or any event that may cause the competition to stop. Entries must be received before 11: 59 pm on 12 April 2024.

All winners will be informed accordingly 4-6 weeks after the competition closes. By entering the competition all participants shall give permission for their artwork to be published online. Entries cannot be returned to senders.