The must-see art exhibitions of 2001

By Anna Tobin

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HUNDREDS of great art exhibitions are�going on everyday around Britain, but even the most avid gallery goer can't get to see them all. The AnswerBank�brings you the must-see shows to pencil in your diaries for the year 2001.

1. Impressionism: Painting quickly in France, 1860-1890, now until 28 January, the National� Gallery,�Trafalger Sq, London There is just two weeks left to see this great exhibition. Works are on display by the fathers of�Impressionism Edourd Manet and August Renoir, their disciples Berthe Morisot and Claude Monet, and the man who took the style one-step further Edgar Degas.
2. Fortunato Depero - Carnival of Colour, 20 January - 16 April, The Lowry Complex, Salford Quays, Manchester��������������� What better place to showcase the multi-coloured, multi-media work of�Italian futurist, Fortunato Depero, than the ultra-modern Lowry Complex.�
3. Brassai - the soul of Paris, 22 February - 13 May, the Hayward Gallery, South Bank, London

   This retrospective celebrates the work of renowned Hungarian photographer Brassa�, best known for his studies of 1930s Paris and his portraits of his artist friends, Matisse and Picasso.

4. Family fortunes, 7 April - 24 June, Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton

   On tour from London's National Gallery, this exhibition looks at how painters have depicted the family over the centuries. Includes works, by Hals, Hogarth, Gainsborough, David and Degas.

5. Contemporary art from Brazil, 29 July - 21 October 2001, MOMA, Pembrooke St, Oxford

   This sculpture exhibition looks at how Brazilian art has moved away from politics and become more influenced by the outside world.

6. Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, September - November, citywide

   Liverpool hosts the UK's first ever modern, visual art festival, featuring 200 artists from across the world. Works, including painting, sculpture, performance, film and photography will be on display in galleries and less conventional areas,�such as car parks and street corners.
7. Rembrandt's Women, 2 September - 16 December, Royal Academy, Picadilly, London

   Rembrandt is the subject of this year's one-man show at the Academy, and this is the first exhibition to focus on the artist's fascination with the female form. His paintings are said to be so shockingly realistic, doctors claim that one of his models, Bathsheba, can be seen to have been suffering from cancer.