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- Chisenhale GalleryLondon, PublicSir John Soane's MuseumLondon, PublicStudio VoltaireLondon, PublicTimothy TaylorLondon West End
last weekA New Way of Walking 7 Jun - 24 Aug 2018 an eclectic mix of artists and works all united by an interest in the impact of the surrounding environment on the individual- Achille Salvagni AtelierLondon West End
Apollo 15 Mar - 7 Sep 2018 the Atelier is transformed into a sumptuous retro-futuristic space capsule inspired by iconic 1960s science fiction set designsAlan Cristea GalleryLondon West End
forthcoming:Joe Tilson at 90 1 Sep - 22 Sep 2018not open todayclassic and new prints by Tilson spanning almost half a century, in celebration of the artist's 90th birthdayAlmine Rech Gallery LondonLondon West EndAnnka Kultys GalleryLondon
forthcoming:Olga Mikh Fedorova: Short Term Memories 12 Sep - 13 Oct 2018not open todayimplicit in the show is the idea of memory, asking what imprint the human race will leave on earth after it inevitably passes awayAriadne GalleriesLondon
no current exhibition
BarbicanLondon, PublicDorothea Lange / Vanessa Winship 22 Jun - 2 Sep 2018Bartha ContemporaryLondon West EndBlain|Southern, Hanover SqLondon West End
Moshekwa Langa: Relatives 25 Jul - 15 Sep 2018 for his first exhibition with the gallery - and in the UK - Langa fills the space with a wealth of visual references, borrowed, abstracted, spliced and collaged onto canvas through a process of loose association that he has become known forBlain|Southern, Hanover SqLondon West End
Natalie Dray: Kierkegaardashian 25 Jul - 15 Sep 2018 for the final part of the gallery’s "Lodger" series, the British artist has created sculptures which flicker between rigidity and suppleness, the inorganic and the organic, geometric order and the messy chaos of living thingsBritish MuseumLondon, PublicCamden Arts CentreLondon, PublicCamden Arts CentreLondon, PublicCardi Gallery, LondonLondon
Difference and Affinity 20 Jun - 7 Sep 2018not open todayworks from the 60s and 70s by four of the most pre-eminent Italian Conceptual artists: Vincenzo Agnetti, Alighiero Boetti, Giulio Paolini and Emilio PriniCardi Gallery, LondonLondon
Highlights from the Collection 20 Jun - 7 Sep 2018not open todayworks by Domenico Bianchi, Jean Boghossian, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Enrico Castellani, Dan Flavin, Lucio Fontana, Jannis Kounellis, Piero Manzoni, Mario Merz, Robert Morris, Giulio Paolini, Michelangelo Pistoletto and othersChisenhale GalleryLondon, PublicChristie’s London, King StreetLondon West EndCortesi Gallery, LondonLondon
forthcoming:Jan Henderikse: MINT 18 Sep - 20 Nov 2018not open todayHenderikse combines everyday used objects (such as empty creates, bottles, corks, license plates, coins, bills, parts of toys, found photographs, and others) into assemblages and serial accumulations, sequences and multimedia installationsDavid Zwirner, LondonLondon West EndDelfina FoundationLondon, Public
forthcoming:Noor Afshan Mirza and Brad Butler: The Scar 27 Sep - 1 Dec 2018 the London premiere of a fiction film installation in three chapters, inspired by a true event with names, scenes and locations having been fictionalised through the use of Magical RealismDrawing RoomLondon, Public
Annotations 4: Patrick Goddard 7 Jul - 4 Nov 2018not open todayin an imposing installation that echoes the omnipresent construction sites of Elephant and Castle, Goddard comments on the complex relationship between capitalism and artEstorick Collection of Modern Italian ArtLondon, Publicforthcoming:A New Figurative Art 1920-1945: Works from the Giuseppe Iannaccone Collection 26 Sep 2018 - 6 Jan 2019not open todayFrith Street Gallery, Golden SquareLondon West EndGagosian Britannia StLondon
no current exhibition
Gagosian Davies StLondon West End
no current exhibition
Gagosian Grosvenor HillLondon West End
no current exhibition
forthcoming:Daniel Richter: I Should Have Known Better 5 Sep - 29 Sep 2018not open todaya group of large-scale oil paintings which constitutes the next experimental step in a visual language which the artist has developed throughout his careerGasworksLondon, PublicHamiltonsLondon West EndHauser & Wirth Savile RowLondon West EndHayward GalleryLondon, PublicHollybush GardensLondon
forthcoming:Where I Am Is Here 31 Aug - 16 Sep 2018not open todayinspired by Orcadian artist Margaret Tait’s 1964 film, curator Helen Nisbet invites three artists to show work at the gallery over the first three weekends in SeptemberICALondon, Publicno current exhibition
Imperial War MuseumLondon, PublicImperial War MuseumLondon, PublicImperial War MuseumLondon, Publickamel mennour, LondonLondon
Mask 28 Jun - 15 Sep 2018not open todaywith Nobuyoshi Araki, Mohamed Bourouissa, Michel François, Alberto García-Alix, Petrit Halilaj, Camille Henrot, Cameron Jamie, Bertrand Lavier, Claude Lévêque, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Pierre Molinier, Daido Moriyama and Ugo RondinoneLarge GlassLondonLaure Genillard GalleryLondon
Dialogues With A Collection 30 Jun - 15 Sep 2018not open todayeleven invited artists engage with works from Laure Genillard's collection, creating a trail of impromptu correspondences across the gallery spaceLévy Gorvy LondonLondon West End
Johannes Girardoni: Sensing Singularity 20 Jul - 15 Sep 2018 new sculptures and a monumental Metaspace in three distinct bodies of work which collectively explore the relationship between material and lightLisson GalleryLondon
forthcoming:Rodney Graham: Central Questions of Philosophy 3 Oct - 3 Nov 2018 a complex series of lightboxes that encompasses various aspects of Graham's artistic practice, such as photography, sculpture and paintingLisson GalleryLondon
forthcoming:Dan Graham: Rock 'n' Roll 3 Oct - 3 Nov 2018 a new stage-set design, alongside over-sized models, video and a courtyard pavilion, exploring the relationship between audience and performerLuxembourg & Dayan LondonLondon West Endno current exhibition
Lyndsey IngramLondon West End
forthcoming:Sarah Graham 26 Sep - 2 Nov 2018 coloured ink drawings and black and white graphites on the theme of the medinilla flower, the subject of Graham’s focus over the past yearMarian Goodman GalleryLondon
forthcoming:Kemang Wa Lehulere: not even the departed stay grounded 13 Sep - 20 Oct 2018 an array of new sculptures including a floor-to-ceiling work comprised of white laces suspending hundreds of wooden discs, a wall-piece with star clusters created from welded school-desk legs, and a musical workMarlborough Fine ArtLondon West End
forthcoming:Joe Tilson at 90 28 Aug - 8 Sep 2018 in celebration of the artist's 90th birthday, the gallery presents preparatory drawings for the Royal Academy’s 250th anniversary commemoration flagsMassimo De Carlo, LondonLondon West End
Lu Song: The Room Upstairs 25 Jul - 22 Sep 2018not open todayevocative acrylic landscape paintings, inspired by 19th century German Romanticism, which focus on the conception and depiction of an idealised place of safety or comfort and the connections and disconnections between humans and natureMaureen PaleyLondonMazzoleniLondon West End
Mazzoleni Summer Show 2018 - Burri: Cellotex and Multiples - Italian Post-War Masters 4 Jun - 7 Sep 2018 a two-fold presentation focusing on Alberto Burri's use of everyday materials, and works by an important group of Italian Post-War MastersMichael Werner Gallery, MayfairLondon West End
Vile Bodies 12 Jul - 15 Sep 2018not open todaypresented simultaneously in London and New York, a group exhibition of paintings, sculptures and works on paper, including works by Hurvin Anderson, Hans Arp, Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, James Lee Byars...National Portrait GalleryLondon, PublicBP Portrait Award 2018 14 Jun - 23 Sep 2018Newport Street GalleryLondon, Public
True Colours: Helen Beard, Sadie Laska, Boo Saville 6 Jun - 9 Sep 2018not open today‘True Colours’ brings together three emerging artists that, despite using paint in very different ways, all share an interest in exploring the possibilities of colourOlivier MalingueLondonno current exhibition
OrdovasLondon West End
20th Century Contemporary Art
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary artLondon, Public
forthcoming:Heidi Bucher 19 Sep - 9 Dec 2018not open todaya significant body of Bucher's enigmatic latex works made during the last two decades of her artistic life, as well as screenings of films that document her at workPaul StolperLondon
no current exhibition
Pi Artworks LondonLondon West EndPilar CorriasLondon West EndPippy Houldsworth GalleryLondon West EndRepetto GalleryLondon
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: reveal 21 Jun - 7 Sep 2018 a retrospective of some of the most representative projects realised by Christo and Jeanne-Claude over a period of about forty yearsRichard Nagy Ltd.LondonModernist Art
Richard SaltounLondon
forthcoming:Victor Burgin: Voyage To Italy 31 Aug - 29 Sep 2018not open todaythe first time this significant work, consisting of a single screen video piece with voice-over, and two photo-text works, has been exhibited in the UK in its entiretyRobilant + Voena, LondonLondon West End
Society Portraits 20 Jun - 30 Aug 2018 portraits of aristocrats and society personalities from Italy, France and Spain from 16th to 20th century, alongside magnificent statuary and furniturerosenfeld porciniLondonRoyal Academy of ArtsLondon West End, PublicSadie Coles HQ Kingly StreetLondon West EndSerpentine GalleryLondon, Public
Lee Ufan: Relatum - Stage 6 Feb 2018 - 27 Jan 2019 the Serpentine continues its exploration of public art with a sculptural commission by Lee Ufan, installed outside the gallery in Kensington GardensSerpentine GalleryLondon, Public
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Barrels and The Mastaba 1958-2018 19 Jun - 9 Sep 2018 a major exhibition of the artists’ work, drawing specifically on their use of barrels, and coinciding with Christo’s first outdoor public work in the UKSerpentine GalleryLondon, Public
Serpentine Pavilion 2018 designed by Frida Escobedo 15 Jun - 7 Oct 2018 harnessing a subtle interplay of light, water and geometry, the atmospheric courtyard-based design draws on both the domestic architecture of Mexico and British materials and history, specifically the Prime Meridian line at London’s Royal ObservatorySerpentine Sackler GalleryLondon, Public
Tomma Abts 7 Jun - 9 Sep 2018 working consistently with the same format for twenty years, Abts has found endless possibilities for investigating the language of form in paintingSimon Lee LondonLondon West End
Viewing Room: Leelee Kimmel: Wormhole 4 Jul - 30 Aug 2018 in Kimmel’s first exhibition in the UK, a series of large-scale abstract paintings and sculptural pieces, with a five-minute VR work exploring themes of creation and destructionSimon Lee LondonLondon West End
Towards Infinity: 1965-1980 4 Jul - 7 Sep 2018 major works conceived by artists from across the international scope of the Conceptual art movement, and focusing on the period from 1965 to 1980Sir John Soane's MuseumLondon, PublicSir John Soane's MuseumLondon, Publiclast weekThe Return of the Past: Postmodernism in British Architecture 16 May - 27 Aug 2018not open todaySkarstedt, LondonLondon West End
forthcoming:Sue Williams: New Paintings 2 Oct - 24 Nov 2018not open todaynew paintings which demonstrate Williams’ continued interest in exploring the fluid boundary between figuration and abstraction and her pursuance of the transformation of one into the otherSotheby‘s LondonLondon West End
Irish Art Auction: 11 Sep 2018
Exhibition: 7 Sep - 11 Sep 2018
Yellow Ball: The Frank and Lorna Dunphy Collection Auction: 20 Sep 2018
Exhibition: 14 Sep - 20 Sep 2018
Prints & Multiples Auction: 26 Sep 2018
Exhibition: 22 Sep - 25 Sep 2018
Design Auction: 16 Oct 2018
Exhibition: 12 Oct - 16 Oct 2018
Sotheby‘s S|2 GalleryLondon West EndSotheby‘s S|2 GalleryLondon West EndSouth London GalleryLondon, Publicforthcoming:Art Assassins: The Peckham Experiment: A Centre for Self-Organisation 7 Sep - 9 Sep 2018not open todaySprovieriLondon West End
no current exhibition
Sprüth Magers, Grafton St.London West End
Cindy Sherman 5 Jun - 8 Sep 2018not open todayparodying the representation of women in film and television, fashion magazines, advertising, and online, Sherman adopts limitless guises that illuminate the performative nature of subjectivity and sexualityStair SaintyLondon West End
16th to 20th Century Fine Art
Stephen Friedman GalleryLondon West End
no current exhibition
Studio VoltaireLondon, PublicTate BritainLondon, PublicTate BritainLondon, PublicTate Britain Commission 2018: Anthea Hamilton 22 Mar - 7 Oct 2018Tate BritainLondon, PublicAftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One 5 Jun - 23 Sep 2018Tate ModernLondon, PublicThe EY Exhibition: Picasso 1932 - Love, Fame, Tragedy 8 Mar - 9 Sep 2018Tate ModernLondon, PublicShape of Light: 100 Years of Photography And Abstract Art 2 May - 14 Oct 2018TenderpixelLondonThe Courtauld GalleryLondon, Publicno current exhibition
The Fourth PlinthLondon, Public
YOU’RE NOT ONLY HUMAN 12 Aug - 9 Sep 2018not open todaythis two-person display juxtaposes the kinetic combat graphics of acclaimed wrestling devotee and Osaka native, Tomoyuki Shinki, with the delicate philosophical aphorisms of Chicago text artist, Louis DeMarcoThe Mayor GalleryLondon West End
forthcoming:Billy Apple®: The Artist Has to Live like Everybody Else 1961 - 2018 12 Sep - 2 Nov 2018The National GalleryLondon, PublicThomas Cole: Eden to Empire 11 Jun - 7 Oct 2018The National GalleryLondon, PublicThe Photographers' GalleryLondon West End, PublicThe Photographers' GalleryLondon West End, PublicThe Sladmore GalleryLondon
no current exhibition
Thomas Dane GalleryLondon West EndTimothy TaylorLondon West End last weekA New Way of Walking 7 Jun - 24 Aug 2018 an eclectic mix of artists and works all united by an interest in the impact of the surrounding environment on the individualTintypeLondon
Milly Peck: The Slip. Summer Window Installation 18 Jul - 31 Aug 2018not open todayPeck’s installation plays on the way that empty shops are often whited out to signify their closed status – making it into a surface to draw ontoTornabuoni Art LondonLondon West End
Italy - USA 26 Jun - 15 Sep 2018not open todaythe exhibition highlights the special link that existed between the New York and Italian art scenes in the post-war years by drawing parallels between artists who collaborated or inspired each other from either side of the AtlanticVictoria and Albert MuseumLondon, PublicFashioned from Nature 21 Apr 2018 - 27 Jan 2019Victoria and Albert MuseumLondon, PublicFrida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up 16 Jun - 4 Nov 2018Victoria MiroLondon
forthcoming:Yayoi Kusama 3 Oct - 21 Dec 2018not open todaya major exhibition of new works, featuring paintings, bronze pumpkin and flower sculptures, and a large-scale Infinity Mirror Room, created specifically for this presentationVictoria Miro MayfairLondon West End
forthcoming:Conrad Shawcross: After the Explosion, Before the Collapse 13 Sep - 27 Oct 2018not open todaytwo new mechanical works in addition to a unique new sequence of photographic prints created by firing a laser through a series of faults in glass fragmentsVIGOLondonWhite Cube BermondseyLondonMemory Palace 11 Jul - 2 Sep 2018
