Robert Mangold+ Within + (Red, Yellow, Orange), 1981 Acrylic and black pencil on canvas 229.5 x 306 cm
Winterthur, Kunstmuseum Winterthur. Purchased with funds from Jubiläumsstiftung Kunstverein Winterthur, 2008

24 February – 8 May 2009
Parasol unit is delighted to present a new exhibition by the American artist Robert Mangold. The exhibition
will concentrate on three dynamic groups of paintings that {...}

1. From Russia
Royal Academy
After the intrigue of poisoned sushi over the road, the RA’s art blockbuster was officially blocked by Russia, only to be given a last-minute reprieve. It was the outgoing exhibitions tsar Norman Rosenthal’s finest hour, with stunning French pictures from the Hermitage and Malevich’s black square, cross and circle as triumphant full-stops.

2. Francis Bacon
Tate Britain, until Jan 4 2009
A bloody and gutsy display showing the dark destroyer of British painting in all {...}

The FAD crew tonight will be at Marmite and SEEN both in redchurch street and the launch of the Stella Dore gallery on Rivington (next to the Bricklayers Arms) - and Keith Coventry at Paul Stolper if we can fiti it in.

1 Stephen Friedman, Mamma Andersson, Cry, 6-8pm, info:www.stephenfriedman.com
2 Chisenhale, Simon Martin, 6.30-8.30pm, info:www.chisenhale.org.uk
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