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17 Jan '19-26 Jan '20
Bridget Riley: Messengers
National Gallery
A new large-scale work by Bridget Riley in Annenberg Court of the National
18 Mar '19-06 Oct '19
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Tate Commission: Mike Nelson – The Asset Strippers
Tate Britain
A major new installation by Mike Nelson transforms the heart of Tate
06 Apr '19-16 Feb '20
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Mary Quant
Victoria and Albert Museum
From miniskirts and hot pants to vibrant tights and makeup, discover how Mary Quant launched a fashion revolution on the British high
13 Apr '19-27 Oct '19
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Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on nature
Kew Gardens
Iconic artist Dale Chihuly will once again exhibit his luminous glass artworks in our spectacular landscape, featuring pieces never seen
18 May '19-20 Oct '19
FOOD: Bigger than the Plate
Victoria and Albert Museum
From gastronomic experiments to urban farming, this exhibition brings together the politics and pleasure of food to ask how the collective choices
23 May '19-20 Oct '19
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Luchita Hurtado
Serpentine Sackler Gallery
The Serpentine presents the first UK solo exhibition of works by Luchita Hurtado. The exhibition will trace the trajectory of Hurtado’s
24 May '19-13 Oct '19
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Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life In Drawings
The Queen's Gallery
Marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, the exhibition brings together more than 200 of the Renaissance master’s
30 May '19-26 Jan '20
Misbehaving Bodies: Jo Spence and Oreet Ashery
Wellcome Collection
A free exhibition bringing together two artists who explore the representation of chronic illness and reclaim the idea of ‘misbehaving
12 Jun '19-29 Sep '19
Bartolomé Bermejo: Master of the Spanish Renaissance
National Gallery
From the glimmer of a jewel to the sheen of armour, Bermejo’s ability to capture light, colours and textures in oil painting was unparalleled in
14 Jun '19-06 Oct '19
Urban Impulses: Latin American Photography From 1959 To 2016
The Photographers' Gallery
Featuring the work of over seventy photographers and artists, Urban Impulses embraces half a century of Latin American photography, from 1959 to
21 Jun '19-06 Oct '19
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Serpentine Pavilion 2019 designed by Junya Ishigami
Serpentine Gallery
The Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, celebrated for his experimental structures that interpret traditional architectural conventions and reflect
27 Jun '19-30 Apr '20
Sculpture in the City 2019
various venues around City of London
Wander the City s public spaces and discover world-class public art across an iconic urban landscape Each year Sculpture in the City returns to the
30 Jun '19-29 Sep '19
Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet
Royal Academy of Arts
This is the first comprehensive survey of Vallotton’s career to be held in the
03 Jul '19-06 Oct '19
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Frieze Sculpture 2019
The Regent's Park
Frieze Sculpture the free summer display of international outdoor artwork is on in Regent’s Park with works by 23 contemporary and modern artists
03 Jul '19-27 Oct '19
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Takis
Tate Modern
Over a 70-year career, Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis, born 1925) has created some of the most innovative art of the 20th
08 Jul '19-27 Oct '19
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Nan Goldin
Tate Modern
Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a visual diary portraying the life of the artist and her friends through the 1970s and
11 Jul '19-05 Jan '20
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Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life
Tate Modern
Marking the most comprehensive solo presentation of Eliasson’s work, and his first major survey in the UK, the exhibition offers a
20 Jul '19-27 Oct '19
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Helene Schjerfbeck
Royal Academy of Arts
Discover the mesmerising paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck, one of Finland’s best kept secrets, in the UK’s first major exhibition of her
28 Aug '19-06 Oct '19
Thabiso Sekgala: Here Is Elsewhere
Hayward Gallery
This free HENI Project Space exhibition explores home, intimacy, place and belonging in the work of late South African photographer Thabiso
06 Sep '19-16 Nov '19
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06 Sep '19-19 Oct '19
Simon Hantaï, Pierre Soulages and Antoni Tàpies
Timothy Taylor
The mature work of Antoni Tàpies, Simon Hantaï and Pierre Soulages finds each artist addressing their materials with determined
07 Sep '19-26 Oct '19
The Interaction of Colour
Cristea Roberts Gallery
Group show exploring the Interaction of Colour in art over a period of 50 years including works by Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly and Bridget
09 Sep '19-13 Nov '19
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Richard Avedon: Portfolios
Hamiltons Gallery
Throughout his 60-year career, the photographer Richard Avedon created only a handful of portfolios which he presented as complete bodies of work
10 Sep '19-05 Oct '19
some of the artists i have worked for
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
How does one attempt to sum-up 5 decades working as one of the world’s leading art dealers? Some of the artists I have worked for endeavours to do
11 Sep '19-02 Feb '20
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William Blake
Tate Britain
With over 300 original works, including his watercolours, paintings and prints, this is the largest show of Blake’s work for almost 20
11 Sep '19-10 Nov '19
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John Squire: Disinformation
Newport Street Gallery
‘Disinformation’ will feature a new series of large-scale oil paintings by Squire, which are based on photographs taken by the artist or found
11 Sep '19-15 Nov '19
Patrick Caulfield: Morning, Noon and Night
Waddington Custot Galleries
In a solo exhibition of the celebrated Patrick Caulfield (b. 1936 – d. 2005), Waddington Custot look deeper at the artist’s practice across a
12 Sep '19-03 Nov '19
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Mona Hatoum: Remains to be Seen
White Cube - Bermondsey Street
The first presentation of Mona Hatoum’s work in London since Tate Modern in 2016, it includes new and recent installation, sculpture and works
14 Sep '19-10 Nov '19
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HIX Award 2019
Hix Art
The HIX Award, the art prize set up by the restaurateur and author Mark Hix, has announced this year’s shortlisted artists, all who feature in a
19 Sep '19-02 Nov '19
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Suzanne Treister: From SURVIVOR (F) to The Escapist BHST (Black Hole Spacetime)
Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art presents an exhibition of two interconnected bodies of work by Suzanne Treister. Treister has been a pioneer in the digital/new
19 Sep '19-02 Nov '19
Utopia/Dystopia Revisited curated by Yuko Shiraishi
Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art presents the exhibition ‘Utopia/Dystopia Revisited’ curated by Yuko
19 Sep '19-24 Nov '19
Danh Vo: Untitled
South London Gallery
This exhibition continues Danh Vo’s largely conceptual practice, weaving together archival fragments and personal
20 Sep '19-02 Nov '19
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Damien Hirst: Mandalas
White Cube - Mason's Yard
Damien Hirst’s first major solo exhibition in London in seven years, comprised of new paintings from his ‘Mandalas’
20 Sep '19-02 Nov '19
James Ostrer: Post Apoca-Lips
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery (Melior Place)
London-based artist James Ostrer’s latest body of work presents a powerfully intimate portrait of his evolving state of
21 Sep '19-03 Dec '19
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Antony Gormley
Royal Academy of Arts
The exhibition will explore Gormley’s wide-ranging use of organic, industrial and elemental materials over the
24 Sep '19-05 Jan '20
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Mark Leckey: O’ Magic Power of Bleakness
Tate Britain
An ambitious new large-scale exhibition by the Turner Prize-winning
25 Sep '19-20 Dec '19
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Grayson Perry: Super Rich Interior Decoration
Victoria Miro Mayfair
Grayson Perry presents new work including pots, sculpture, large-scale prints, a tapestry and a
25 Sep '19-27 Oct '19
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Susan Hiller: Ghost / TV
Matt's Gallery
Matt’s Gallery presents Ghost / TV an exhibition of objects and video by Susan Hiller that continues her investigations into the numinous, the
25 Sep '19-22 Dec '19
Umberto Boccioni: Recreating the Lost Sculptures
Estorick Collection
Using a combination of vintage photographic material and cutting-edge 3D printing techniques, digital artists Matt Smith and Anders Rådén have
30 Sep '19-21 Dec '19
Cy Twombly: Sculpture
Gagosian Gallery (Grosvenor Hill)
An exhibition of Cy Twombly’s sculptures. Twombly made his sculptures from found materials such as plaster, wood, and iron, as well as objects
02 Oct '19-05 Apr '20
Kara Walker Hyundai Commission
Tate Modern
Kara Walker will transform the Turbine Hall with an ambitious new artwork for
02 Oct '19-12 Jan '20
Albert Oehlen
Serpentine Gallery
A major exhibition by German artist Albert Oehlen one of the most innovative and significant artists working
02 Oct '19-20 Dec '19
Doug Aitken: Return to the Real
Victoria Miro (Wharf Road)
An exhibition of new works by Doug Aitken, conceived as a unified composition of sound, light, form and movement, the exhibition explores our
02 Oct '19-02 Nov '19
Rock My Soul
Victoria Miro (Wharf Road)
New and historical works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Sonia Boyce, Karon Davis, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Frida Orupabo, Howardena Pindell, Betye
02 Oct '19-14 Dec '19
Sterling Ruby: Acts + Table
Gagosian (Britannia Street)
Gagosian Britannia Street presents sculptures by Sterling Ruby. This is his first solo exhibition with the gallery in London. On view will be works
Moniker International Art Fair
The Chelsea Sorting Office
Founded in 2010 in London, Moniker is a hyper-curated five-day contemporary art fair, exhibiting an international roster of the finest artists and
Frieze Masters 2019
Frieze Masters
Frieze Masters features more than 130 leading modern and historical galleries from around the world, showcasing art from the ancient era and Old
03 Oct '19-05 Jan '20
Elizabeth Peyton: Aire and Angels
National Portrait Gallery
Created in close collaboration with the artist, Elizabeth Peyton: Aire and Angels, explores the development of Peyton’s unique art from the 1990s
The Other Art Fair
Victoria House
Presented by Saatchi Art, The Other Art Fair is the UK’s leading artist fair to discover and buy art directly from the very best emerging
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
Somerset House
1-54 is the first leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its
British Art Fair 2019
Saatchi Gallery
Since 1988, the British Art Fair has celebrated the best of Modern British
04 Oct '19-02 Feb '20
Rembrandt’s Light
Dulwich Picture Gallery
This landmark exhibition celebrates 350 years since Rembrandt’s death with 35 of his iconic paintings, etchings and
04 Oct '19-19 Jan '20
Into the Night Cabarets & Clubs in Modern Art
Barbican Art Gallery
An exhilarating journey into the world’s most iconic cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern art through the lens of pioneering
17 Oct '19-09 Feb '20
Nam June Paik
Tate Modern
Tate Modern brings together over 200 works from throughout Nam June Paik’s five-decade career – from robots made from old TV screens to his
17 Oct '19-26 Jan '20
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
National Portrait Gallery
This major exhibition is the first-ever to focus on the untold story of the women of Pre-Raphaelite
23 Oct '19-26 Jan '20
Bridget Riley
Hayward Gallery
A major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget
27 Oct '19-26 Jan '20
Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits
Royal Academy of Arts
In a world-first, the Royal Academy unites Lucian Freud’s self-portraits in one extraordinary exhibition. See more than 50 paintings, prints and