London art events
This is your guide to the London art events to watch out for in the coming months
Pollock Toy Museum Winter Programme
Pollocks Toy Museum have today announced details of the museum’s winter activity programme with a magic lantern event, a toy theatre making session, and a live performance of Pinocchio just some of th...
Tantra – Enlightenment to Revolution
Not as naughty as it sounds, the British Museum’s Tantra – Enlightenment to Revolution exhibition explores “the radical force that transformed the religious, cultural and political landscape of ...
Damien Hirst Exhibition – End of a Century
Charting his progression from eager student to leading artist, the Newport Street Gallery’s End of A Century will explore the formative years of one of the UK’s favourite sons, Damien Hurst. Featuring...
Bruce Nauman Exhibition
Multi-disciplinary American artist Bruce Nauman is the subject of a major new show at Tate Modern this autumn. The first large scale exhibition of his work in over 20 years, the event will showcase a ...
Sin at the National Gallery
The National Gallery’s latest exhibition explores the concept of sin as it relates to art. With work by artists as diverse as Bruegel, William Hogarth, Andy Warhol and Tracey Emin, the exh...
Stephen Friedman Gallery 25th Anniversary Exhibition
In a special event to mark its 25th anniversary, the Stephen Friedman Gallery will host a month long exhibition at both of its Old Burlington Street venues. The exhibition will showcase the diversity ...
Ai Weiwei comes to Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus’s famous billboards will be transformed into a giant digital canvas this October for a display showcasing the works of some of the world’s top artists. Entitled the Circa project, th...
Banksy Artwork on the London Underground
With London’s art galleries closed, us Londoners are having to get our art fix wherever we can find it. That’s why it was so heartening to hear about the Banksy artwork on the London Underground. The ...
The Google Arts & Culture Project
Of the many critical conversations that the world’s academics, decision makers and thinkers are engaged in right now, in the midst of this unprecedented global crisis, one of the most important ...
Supporting The Arts in London During The Coronavirus Crisis
It’s easy to take the arts for granted in London. The city is so choc a bloc full of world class institutions that we can sometimes forget just how good our cultural sector is. Or, gripe at minor issu...
Léon Spilliaert at the RA
Visionary artist Léon Spilliaert is the subject of an intriguing new show at the Royal Academy of Arts this spring. The painter’s name may be relatively unfamiliar here, but Spilliaert’s best work wit...
George Him Exhibition
His name might not be widely known, but Polish-Jewish émigré George Him was an influential figure in the world of graphic design. Working both independently and as part of the esteemed Lewitt-Him part...
Four Ages Of Women
The National Gallery’s recent purchase of an artwork by the artist Artemisia Gentileschi only served to highlight the scarcity of major paintings by women in major collections in the UK and elsewhere....
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Principally known for her dazzlingly imaginative depictions of fictitious characters, the artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is the subject of a major exhibition at Tate Britain this summer. The exhibition ...
British Baroque – Power and Illusion
The style might be more associated with our cousins from continental Europe, but Tate Britain’s new show, British Baroque – Power and Illusion, will aim to prove that the art form flourished just as m...
Cao Fei Blueprints
Cao Fei Blueprints was published on the 22nd of January 2020 Chinese multi media artist Cao Fei’s third collaboration with the Serpentine Gallery sees the star launch her first major solo exhibition i...
Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper
For the William Morris Gallery’s latest exhibition, the museum have turned to New York-based artist Kehinde Wiley. The artist is primarily known for his intriguing “street casting” selection process, ...
Reverb: Sound Into Art
In a refreshing break from the norm, the Hayward Gallery’s forthcoming exhibition, Reverb: Sound into Art, will require that visitors listen, rather than just look, at the show’s exhibits. Showcasing ...
