THE SIR DENIS MAHON FOUNDATION was created by Sir Denis in his lifetime. It aims to continue his philanthropic work, his art historical research and his passionate promotion of young scholars. It promotes his art collection and lifelong work and studies to the general public, organises exhibitions, supports museums, and also endows three annual prizes for young scholars and artists, the Sir Denis Mahon Essay Prize, the Mahon Award, a drawing prize at The Royal Drawing School, and the Sir Denis Mahon Sculptural Project Grant in collaboration with City & Guilds of London Art School.
SIR DENIS MAHON SCULPTURAL PROJECT GRANT 2021-2022
The Trustees of The Sir Denis Mahon Foundation have the great pleasure to announce that The Winners of the 2021-2022 SIR DENIS MAHON SCULPTURAL PROJECT GRANT AT CITY & GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL are: Morgan Edwards, Robert Heffernan, Imogen Long.
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In the picture: a graphic composition by the artist Leonardo Passeri (born 1982) showing a detail of “Saint Roch giving Alms” by Annibale Carracci (1587-1595) in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany.
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SPOTLIGHT
The Etruscan Gallery with the tomb of the Matausni © Musei Reali Turin
The Reopening of the Archaeological Gallery of the Royal Museums of Turin
On February 19th2022, the Archaeological Gallery of the Royal Museums of Turin reopened its doors to the public after lengthy restoration work, making accessible once again one of Europe’s most important historical collections. Over 1,000 works have been selected for display, some for the very first time, to represent the magnificent 30,000-strong collection, begun by the House of Savoy and enriched by over four hundred years of subsequent discoveries by scholars and explorers.
RESIDENT ARTIST
Cellular Grid
2017, Coloured silicone on canvas, 120 x 100 cm
The Sir Denis Mahon Foundation is pleased to host Artists in Virtual Residence, presenting a selected single work of an artist every three months.
This month we are delighted to show Cellular Grid, a work by the artist Vittorio Valente.
PAST EVENTS
TIME {𝜏} AND ETERNAL LIFE
5 October – 20 December 2020
The exhibition spans over five millennia, exploring the concept of time and of Eternal life from Antiquity to the Modern Era. This immense period is divided into three chapters, each a chronological step forward.
WILLIAM BLAKE AT FLAT TIME HOUSE
30 January - 8 March 2020
Organised by Flat Time House in partnership with the Sir Denis Mahon Foundation, and curated by Chris McCabe and Magnus Rena, the exhibition gave a unique opportunity to view Blake’s work in the domestic environment of John Latham’s home.
LUCRETIA CANTATA AT THE BOWES MUSEUM
13 November 2019
The Sir Denis Mahon Foundation was delighted to support The Bowes Museum on the occasion of their exhibition, The Power and the Virtue : Guido Reni’s Death of Lucretia (26 October 2019 – 20 January 2020), which highlights the theme of female beauty in Reni’s painting, particularly the depiction of devotional and legendary heroines such as Cleopatra, Saint Catherine, Saint Mary Magdalene, and specifically the suicide of Lucretia Romana.
VISIONARIES AND THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
28 June - 14 July 2019
Through the work of several artists, the exhibition suggests that visionary qualities are not exclusive to one period or personality, but they are enduring characteristics of artistic creativity.
VISIONS & VISIONARIES
11 December 2018 - 30 April 2019
They made the “visionary” into a poetic manifesto, the germ of an idea that is still relevant in the contemporary world with artists such as Geoffrey Fletcher, John Latham, Grayson Perry, or in art movements like Technomedioevo.
TECHNO MEDIOEVO STUDY DAY
14 June 2018
The Sir Denis Mahon Foundation and Museum of the Order of St John hosted a study day to explore The Language and Meaning of Time in Art & Science. The study day took place following a recent exhibition.
TECHNO MEDIOEVO: AGE OF FUTURE RELOADED
1 March - 16 June 2018
What would the past have been like in the Middle Ages if the future had happened before?
BICE VISCONTI: THE REASSEMBLED PAPERS: DRAWINGS AND SKETCHBOOKS FROM THE GREAT WAR
1 October – 20 November 2017
The exhibition was held during the events in remembrance of the Great War and presented part of the graphic corpus of works by the artist, Bice Visconti (1883-1962), who enrolled as a volunteer in the Italian Red Cross in 1915, working in a field hospital where she recorded moments in the lives of soldiers and medical personnel.
CARAVAGGIO: FASHION AND FABRICS
3 October 2016 – 31 January 2017
This exhibition put a spotlight on the fabrics used during Caravaggio’s time, with a focus on Caravaggio’s painting, The Cardsharps (1594), which was loaned to the museum by the Sir Denis Mahon Foundation. It also provided the opportunity to view ancient textiles and religious vestments from the collections of the Diocese of Novara and the Rubelli Museum in Venice.
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