Christmas Cracker Tutorial: Learning To Speak Art – Sophie Parkin
At this time of year, stay away from the big galleries and swerve round to the smaller spaces. London pre-Christmas is crazy, crackers!
14 December 2025
London Art Exhibitions
London Gallery Round-Up October 2024 – Nico Kos-Earle
One of the highlights of Frieze week is the exceptional – institutional-level – exhibition Frank Auerbach: Portraits of London at the newly opened Offer Waterman and Francis Outred Gallery in Mayfair….
14 October 2024
More London Art Exhibitions Spring 2021 – Paul Carey-Kent
Skarstedt’s fascinating new exhibition Painter / Sculptor brings together a sculpture and a painting by nine artists who says the gallery, ‘have mastered both painting and sculpture.
4 May 2021
London Art Exhibitions Preview A Month By Month Guide 2020
We’ve just welcomed in not only a new year but a new decade. So let’s look forward to the exciting exhibitions that will be on offer in London during 2020.
2 January 2020
Recommended London Art Exhibitions July 2019 – Paul Carey-Kent
The noted writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent gives us his rolling ten recommended Contemporary and Modern art exhibitions for July 2019 in London now.
30 June 2019
Robert Fraser’s Groovy Arts Club Band
Robert Fraser’s Groovy Arts Club Band celebrates the esteemed London gallerist Robert Fraser (1937-1986)
MON-FRI 10:00 – 18:00 SATURDAY 11:00 – 19:00
London Art Exhibitions January 2019 – Paul Carey- Kent
The noted writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent gives us his rolling ten recommended contemporary art shows in London now.
26 December 2018
Franz West
Ironic, irreverent, yet profoundly philosophical, Franz West was a key figure of European art in the late 20th century.
Sunday to Thursday 10.00–18.00 Friday to Saturday 10.00–22.00
Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory – The CC Land Exhibition
This is the first major exhibition of Pierre Bonnard’s work in the UK since the much-loved show at Tate 20 years ago.
Sunday to Thursday 10.00–18.00 Friday to Saturday 10.00–22.00
Robert Rauschenberg: Spreads 1975-83
The first UK exhibition dedicated to Robert Rauschenberg’s iconic Spreads series (1975-1983).
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm
Alex Katz: Coca-Cola Girls
Exhibition of work by American artist Alex Katz.
Tuesday to Friday 10am–6pm, Saturday 11am–5pm.
Roman Vishniac Rediscovered
Presented simultaneously at The Photographers’ Gallery and Jewish Museum London, Roman Vishniac Rediscovered is the first UK retrospective of Russian born American photographer, Roman Vishniac (1897–1990).
Mon - Sat: 10.00 - 18.00 Thu: 10.00 - 20.00 during exhibitions Sun: 11.00 - 18.00
Bruce McLean: Minimal Invisible Missing
For this exhibition, Bruce McLean has revisited the documentation of early sculptural works that were often temporary or invisible.
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Mantegna and Bellini
A tale of two artists and brothers-in-law, ‘Mantegna and Bellini’ tells a story of art, family, rivalry, and personality.
Daily 10am–6pm Friday 10am–9pm
21st Century Women
The show includes British artists who examine the role of women in contemporary society; others who are motivated by the body politics surrounding the objectification of the female form; and those who question the fractured sense of being that many contemporary women feel today.
Monday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm Sunday, 12pm - 6pm
Kiki Smith: Woodland
Kiki Smith’s practice addresses the physical, philosophical, social and spiritual aspects of human nature.
Tuesday to Friday 10am–6pm, Saturday 11am–5pm.
Anni Albers: Connections: Prints 1963-1984
A major retrospective of Anni Albers’ (1899 – 1994) prints to coincide with the Tate Modern’s first comprehensive survey of Albers’ textile works.
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5.30pm Saturday: 11am - 2pm
Adam Pendleton: Our Ideas
Our Ideas showcases the most recent developments in New York artist Adam Pendleton’s oeuvre, alongside several pieces from earlier bodies of work the artist has been engaged with for nearly a decade.
Tues-Sat 10-6
William Tillyer: The Golden Striker – Esk Paintings
A special exhibition of new paintings staged in celebration of William Tillyer’s 80th birthday.
Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm Saturday 11am to 2pm
A New Spirit Then, A New Spirit Now, 1981-2018 – Curated by Norman Rosenthal
This exhibition reconstructs and reinterprets A New Spirit in Painting, a seminal presentation of 20th-century painting at the Royal Academy of Arts in London co-curated by Rosenthal with Christos Joachimides and Nicholas Serota in 1981.
Tuesday — Saturday, from 10:00 to 18:00
Tom Friedman: Always The Beginning
A show of new, large-scale drawings by American artist Tom Friedman.
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 11am - 5pm
Anselm Kiefer
White Cube presents a new sculpture by Anselm Kiefer in 9 x 9 x 9 at Bermondsey.
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm Sunday 12pm - 6pm
Lord Duveen, My Pictures Never Look So Marvellous As When You Are Here
Lévy Gorvy celebrates the spirit of the esteemed tastemaker Sir Joseph Duveen (1869–1939), whose former premises at 22 Old Bond Street is now their London gallery.
TUESDAY–SATURDAY 10AM–6PM
Georg Baselitz: A Focus on the 1980s
The first exhibition to focus on Baselitz’s breakthrough 1980s seminal paintings and previously unseen works, drawings and earliest sculptures brought together for this show.
TUESDAY - SATURDAY: 10AM - 6PM
Defining Structure
Defining Structure is a group exhibition of established and emerging artists. The diverse artworks of installation, sculpture, painting, print and virtual reality allude to our complex environment.
Fridays to Sundays 2-6pm or by appointment
Gavin Turk: White Van Man
An exhibition of works including the new, limited edition art portfolio by Gavin Turk, published by the gallery.
Monday - Friday 10am- 6pm Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Ian Davenport: Colourscapes
An exhibition of new paintings by British artist Ian Davenport, shown in the UK for the first time. The works presented in the exhibition further extend Davenport’s career-long investigation of chance, colour and the innate qualities of paint.
Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Martin Eder: Parasites
‘Parasites’ is a solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Martin Eder featuring major new paintings alongside work spanning over a decade of the artist’s career.
Eder’s paintings examine beauty and ugliness, depicting kittens and wide-eyed puppies alongside uncompromising nudes and more sinister and surreal encounters.
Tuesday–Sunday 10am–6pm
Strange Days: Memories of the Future
Kahlil Joseph, John Akomfrah, and Pipilotti Rist lead a new exhibition Strange Days: Memories of the Future – an immersive, polyphonic show by The Store X Vinyl Factory and NYC’s New Museum.
Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm – 7pm Sunday 12pm – 6pm
Good Grief, Charlie Brown!
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! brings together Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons with work from a wide range of acclaimed contemporary artists and designers who have been inspired by this highly influential and much-loved cartoon.
Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00 - 18.00, Wed - Fri 11.00 - 20.00
Athi-Patra Ruga: Of Gods, Rainbows and Omissions
New and rarely seen works from the internationally renowned South African artist Athi-Patra Ruga.
Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00 - 18.00, Wed - Fri 11.00 - 20.00
Hannah Perry: Gush
Hannah Perry presents a captivating and poignant exhibition featuring large-scale dynamic sculpture, sound and film, in a candid and personal exploration of mental and emotional health in our contemporary, hyper-networked society.
Mon, Tue, Sat & Sun 10.00-18.00, Wed – Fri 11.00-20.00 Except Fri 05 Oct - closes to the public for the day at 17.00