What’s  on  2014    2   May   –   19   August   2014.   Comics  Unmasked:   Art   and   Anarchy   in   the  UK,   at   the   British   Library.     Neil  Gaiman  and  Mark  Millar  are  among  the   illustrators   whose   work   is   used  to   demonstrate   how  comic   art   has  been   used   as   a   tool   for  challenging  issues   of   gender,  sexuality,  drug-­‐taking  and  politics    Remembering  the  Great  War    27   February   –   15   June   2014.   The  Great   War   in   Portraits,   at   the  National   Portrait   Gallery.   The  National   Portrait   Gallery  assembles  a   collection   of   portraits   depicting  the   key   characters   of   the   conflict,  from   the   19-­‐year-­‐old   assassin  responsible   for   the   death   of  Archduke   Franz   Ferdinand   to   the  powerful  commanders  Haig,  Blumer,  Foch  and  Hindenburg.    15  February  –  15  June  2014.  Stanley  Spencer:  Heaven  in  a  Hell  of  War,  at  Pallant   House   Gallery.   Stanley  Spencer's  mural  cycle  honouring  the  war's   'forgotten   dead'   will   be  carefully   installed   for   temporary  display  while  its  original  home  –  the  Sandham   Memorial   Chapel   in  Burghclere   –  undergoes   repair.   This  is   the   first   time   the   painting   has  been   removed   since   its   completion  in  1932.      

Classic  with  a  twist    15  October  2014  –  18  January  2015.  Rembrandt:   The   Final   Years,   at  National   Gallery.   Organised   in  collaboration   with   Amsterdam's  Rijksmuseum,   the  National  Gallery  explores   Rembrandt's   final  years,   during   which   his   creativity  gathered   new   energy   and   his  style  became   more   expressive   and  profound.    10   September   2014   –   25   January  2015.  Late  Turner:  Painting  Set  Free,  at   Tate   Britain.   Tate   Britain  will  dissect   the   later   part   of  Turner's  career  in  a  display  that  concentrates  solely   on   the   work   that   he  produced  after  his  60th  birthday.    20   September   2014   –   11   January  2015.   Constable:   The   Making   of   a  Master,  at  V&A.  V&A  draws   on   the   hidden   stories  behind   Constable's   greatest   known  works  to   examine   how   the   artist  developed  into  a  master.  Landscape  paintings   by   Ruisdael   and   Claude  will   be   on   show   as   examples   of  pieces  that   inspired   him.   Look   out  for  Salisbury   Cathedral   from   the  Meadows,   which   is   on   loan   from  Tate  –  we  helped  to  buy  it  last  year.    22   March   –   14   September   2014.  Titian   and   the   Golden   Age   of  Venetian   Painting,   at   Scottish  

National   Gallery.   Scottish   National  Gallery  will   also   be   showing   off   its  ArtFunded   acquisitions   with   an  exhibition  devoted  to  Titian  and  the  golden  age  of  Venetian  painting.    19  March  –  15  June  2014.  Veronese:  Magnificence  in  Renaissance  Venice,  at  National  Gallery.  Focus  on  Titian’s  former   protégé   and   supposed   rival:  Veronese.      Modern  Masters      17  April  –  7  September  2014.  Henri  Matisse:   The   Cuts-­‐Outs,   at   Tate  Modern.    Henri  Matisse  takes  centre  stage   at  Tate   Modern,   where   a  display  of  his  most  famous  cut-­‐outs,  including  the  Blue  Nudes  series  and  The  Snail,  chronicle  the  glorious  final  chapter   of   his   career.   The   artist  turned   to   cut-­‐outs   when   ill   health  prevented   him   from   painting,   and  this   large   body   of   work   has   rarely  been   brought   together,   owing   not  only   to   its   dispersion   into   galleries  and   private   collections,   but   also   to  the  fragility  of  the  pieces.    13  March   –   22   June   2014.   Cézanne  and   the   Modern:   Masterpieces   of  European   Art   from   the   Pearlman  Collection,   at   Ashmolean   Museum.  Early   modern   painter   Paul   Cézanne  is   the   focus   of  the  Ashmolean  Museum's   spring  show,   where   Henry   and   Rose  Pearlman   show   the   artist’s  watercolours   alongside  other  works  

from   an   important   US   collection  originally   formed.  Making   its   debut  appearance   in   Europe,   this  impressive   archive   features   other  prominent  modernists,   such   as   Van  Gogh  and  Cocteau.    14   February   –   11   May   2014.  Grayson   Perry:   The   Vanity   of   Small  Differences,    at   Birmingham   Museum   &   Art  Gallery.   Grayson   Perry's   Hogarth-­‐inspired  tapestries  continue  on  their  ArtFunded  UK  tour.      Best  of  the  Rest      6   February   –   1   June   2014.   Bailey’s  Stardust,   at   National   Portrait  Gallery.  Kate  Moss,  Mick  Jagger  and  Francis   Bacon   are   among   the   stars  of   the  National   Portrait   Gallery's  David  Bailey  exhibition,  for  which  he  has   chosen   and   reprinted   the  images  himself.    17   October   2014   –   12   April   2015.  Sherlock   Holmes,   at   Museum   of  London.   The  Museum   of   London  gets   set   to   investigate   the   story   of  Sherlock   Holmes   through   rare  editions,   memorabilia   and  illustrations