Gallery highlights
Rosemarie Castoro: Working Out 6 April–21 May
Thaddaeus Ropac, London
‘I’m not a minimalist,’ Castoro declared in 1986. ‘I’m a maximust.’ The Brooklyn-born painter and sculptor honed her style in the milieu of New York minimalism, but her works, especially in sculpture, reveal a reckoning with the body that is absent from that of her (male) peers. This first solo show in the UK focuses on her giant Brushstrokes panels and her gesso sculptures from the 1970s, as well as late works fashioned from welded metal. Jem Perucchini 28 April– 4 June Corvi-Mora, London
Ethiopia-born, Milan-based painter Jem Perucchini seeks out visual archetypes from across the world – ranging from Christian iconography and representations of the Greek pantheon to images drawn from African visual traditions – and combines them in his vivid, mystical oil paintings which he sees as a bridge between cultures, and a reflection of his experiences in Italy. This first solo show also includes recent ceramics.
Hans Hartung: Painter, Photographer 29 April–1 July
Waddington Custot, London
The German-French painter is most famous for his gestural, yet also highly structured abstract paintings. Less well known is that he was also an inveterate photographer; some 30,000 negatives are held by his foundation. This exhibition looks at how Hartung used photography as a tool to explore patterns and textures in both the natural world and the built environment – both for its own sake, and to develop his painterly practice. Lonnie Holley 13 May–9 July
Edel Assanti, London
Lonnie Holley is among the most distinguished self-taught artists to have emerged from the American South. Aside from making music, he is best known for his elaborate found-object assemblages, fashioned from objects he salvages from scrapyards and wherever else he travels. This exhibition at Edel Assanti is his first solo show in the UK since 2004, and includes works made from objects Holley has gleaned from recent trips to the UK.