Twelve London Art Exhibitions Autumn 2023
Several exciting art exhibitions will open in London’s major museums and galleries this Autumn.
22 August 2023
Tate Modern
A World In Common: Contemporary African Photography Tate Modern – Revd Jonathan Evens
Several recent exhibitions exploring legacies of the past, including that of colonialism, in order to posit creative ways forward in the future.
18 August 2023
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography – Tate Modern
Tate Modern launches a major new exhibition celebrating the dynamic landscape of photography across the African continent today.
13 July 2023
A World In Common: Contemporary African Photography
A celebration of the varied landscape of contemporary African photography today
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Capturing The Moment
In this unique exhibition, Tate explores the dynamic relationship between photography and painting.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian A Perplexing Pairing – Tate Modern – Nico Kos-Earle
There is always something to learn at the Tate, but this was a lesson I never expected. When Hilma Af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life
11 May 2023
Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian Two Groundbreaking Artists Tate Modern
Tate Modern’s Spring exhibition is an exploration of two groundbreaking modern artists – Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian.
18 April 2023
Hilma Af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms Of Life
This is a unique chance to discover the visionary work of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint and experience Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s influential art in a new light.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Museum Visitor Figures Bounce Back Following Disruptive COVID Pandemic
Following the uncertainty and disruption caused by lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gallerygoers are finally returning to exhibitions at major museums worldwide.
28 March 2023
Ghana-born El Anatsui To Create Next Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
The Ghana-born artist El Anatsui will create the next annual Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern. He is one of the leading lights of contemporary African artists working internationally today.
22 February 2023
Tate Modern Loses Privacy Court Case With Goldfish Bowl Luxury Flats
Tate Modern has lost their case with residents of the Neo Bankside luxury development after a high court ruling. The lawsuit has dragged on for several years.
1 February 2023
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread And Rope
In the 1960s and 70s, the Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz created radical sculptures from woven fibre.
daily 10.00–18.00
Frances Morris To Step Down As Tate Modern Director – Art Basel Head Marc Spiegler Quits – Stuart Semple Launches Pantone Alternative Colour Chart
Frances Morris To Step Down As Tate Modern Director – Art Basel Director Marc Spiegler Quits – Stuart Semple Launches Pantone Alternative Colour Chart
31 October 2022
Bob And Roberta Smith: Thamesmead Codex
From 2019–2020, artist Bob and Roberta Smith interviewed people who live in Thamesmead, southeast London. He then turned their conversations into 24 painted placards.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Hyundai Commission: Cecilia Vicuña: Brain Forest Quipu
Brain Forest Quipu is the seventh annual Hyundai Commission for the Turbine Hall consisting of two monumental new sculptures created by Chilean artist poet Cecilia Vicuña.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Cecilia Vicuña Unveils Seventh Annual Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
Cecilia Vicuña Unveils Seventh Annual Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
10 October 2022
Cezanne The Road To Modernism Tate Modern – Leila Lebreton
The Tate Modern’s Cezanne exhibition is probably one of the most elaborate and rich exhibitions this year. Spanning the entirety of Cezanne’s painting career, from beginning to end,
7 October 2022
Cezanne: The EY Exhibition
Tate Modern presents a once-in-a-generation exhibition of paintings, watercolours and drawings by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906).
daily 10.00–18.00
Maria Bartuszová
The exhibition will explore how Bartuszová worked inventively and quickly, using the fleeting and liquid process of casting to create simultaneously solid and delicate artworks.
daily 10.00 – 18.00
Anish Kapoor Calls For Boycott Of Russian Owned Phillips Auctioneers – Damien Hirst Claimed Millions in Furlough Payments – Cecilia Vicuña Awarded Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
The Turner Prize-Winning sculptor Anish Kapoor has called for a boycott of Phillips Auctioneers. In a statement published in the… Read More
31 March 2022
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms
EXTENDED TO 11 JUNE 2023
Tate presents a rare chance to experience two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms.
daily 10.00–18.00
Surrealism Outside The Usual Story – Tate Modern – Revd Jonathan Evens
Surrealism: Beyond Borders presents an expansive and hugely varied retelling of the story of Surrealism that challenges the Paris-centric traditional art history tale of its flourishing.
1 March 2022
Surrealism Beyond Borders
This landmark exhibition will rewrite the history of the revolutionary art movement
daily 10.00–18.00
Set and Reset by Trisha Brown
With Laurie Anderson, Beverly Emmons and Robert Rauschenberg
A major free installation in the Tanks reconceiving Trisha Brown’s ground-breaking postmodern dance Set and Reset 1983.
daily 10.00 – 18.00, performances various
Lubaina Himid: So Many Competing Ideas Tate Modern – Sue Hubbard
She’s the oldest artist to have won the Turner Prize (she is now 67). Born in Zanzibar, Lubaina Himid returned
30 November 2021
Tate Modern To Mount Lubaina Himid’s Largest Solo Exhibition
Lubaina Himid has created powerful and poetic work for over four decades. It has made her an increasingly influential figure in contemporary art
27 October 2021
Anicka Yi Unveils A Robotic Ecosystem At Tate’s Turbine Hall – Studio Voltaire Reopens – documenta fifteen Announces Participating Artists
Anicka Yi Unveils A Robotic Ecosystem At Tate’s Turbine Hall – Studio Voltaire Reopens – documenta fifteen Announces Participating Artists
11 October 2021
Lubaina Himid
EXTENDED
This large-scale exhibition will debut recent work and include selected highlights from Lubaina Himid’s influential career.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Anicka Yi: Hyundai Commission
The latest Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall is undertaken this year by Anicka Yi.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
Sean Scully: Paul 1984 Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
To interpret, through paint, what verbal language cannot. No contemporary painter does this better than Sean Scully.
1 September 2021
Damien Hirst Launches His First NFT Series – Pornhub Art Museum Nudes – Tate Modern Offers Free COVID Vaccines
Damien Hirst Launches His First NFT Series – Pornhub Classic Art Museum Nudes – Tate Modern Offers Free COVID Vaccines
14 July 2021
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Influential 20th-Century Avant-Garde Master – Tate Modern
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943) was one of the most innovative artists and designers of the 20th-century avant-garde.
24 June 2021