London Gallery Weekend is fast established as the biggest gallery weekend event in the world, with over 150 participating galleries announced for the expansive second edition, as well as early exhibition highlights.
New galleries from across the city have signed up to take part in the initiative, joining a growing list which includes the city’s most renowned international galleries alongside emerging art spaces. Together they
offer an exciting programme of exhibitions and public openings scheduled for the weekend of 13th-15th May 2022. (Full list of participating galleries)
“For this year’s LGW, London’s galleries have programmed an extraordinary range of ambitious exhibitions, providing a representative cross section of the capital’s very distinctive, dynamic gallery scene. Our mission this year is to deepen our community’s engagement with the public through an expanded list of galleries encompassing west London, alongside a stand-out programme of public events that include performances, talks, exhibition tours and children’s activities.”
Jeremy Epstein, Director and Founder of London Gallery Weekend
Exhibition highlights include:
In Central London, early highlights of the gallery programme include an exhibition of works on paper by Ukrainian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich and a presentation of Japanese tea bowls by Raku Kichizaemon XV at Annely Juda Fine Art, a newcomer to LGW. Another new LGW arrival, IONE & MANN, will show an intimate and poignant series of paintings by Spanish artist Bárbara Alegre, the artist’s first UK solo exhibition. Canadian artist Jeff Wall will have an exhibition at White Cube Mason’s Yard; Timothy Taylor will stage an exhibition of paintings by Alex Katz; and Thaddaeus Ropac gallery will present Rosemarie Castoro’s first UK solo exhibition. At Waddington Custot, a historical exhibition shows Hans Hartung’s remarkable abstract photography for the first time in London. A major solo exhibition of US-based artist and musician Lonnie Holley will take place at Edel Assanti, including a special live performance and coinciding with the launch of a new Artangel commission. Sadie Coles HQ Davies Street will host four Indian galleries who together will present a special collaborative exhibition of work by contemporary Indian artists, timed to coincide with the anniversary of Indian independence, while October Gallery will stage a group exhibition featuring work by El Anatsui, Rachid Koraïchi and Alexis Peskine. Hauser & Wirth will stage solo exhibitions by Larry Bell and Luchita Hurtado, while Michael Werner Gallery will present Per Kirkeby – Geological Messages: Paintings from 1963–2015, a show which focuses on the artist’s lifelong engagement with landscape, geology and the natural world. Finally, Goodman Gallery will present acclaimed Egyptian artist Ghada Amer’s first exhibition in London in over 20 years.
Early highlights from galleries in South London include a solo exhibition of new paintings by Baltimore-based artist Cynthia Daignault at The Sunday Painter, and a collaborative project by Brian Griffiths and Frank Kent at Sid Motion Gallery. LGW newcomer greengrassi will show a solo exhibition by Italian artist Catherine Biocca. At Cooke Latham Gallery, artist Rafa Zajko presents an inquiry into the ongoing violence and suppression of LGBTQI+ communities in Poland, first-time participating gallery Corvi-Mora will show am solo exhibition of work by young Ethiopia-born, Milan-based painter Jem Perucchini, and
indigo+madder will present an exhibition of works by Shailee Mehta and Caroline Wong.
In East London, Maureen Paley presents new works by Jane and Louise Wilson – the artists’ first exhibition with the gallery. Soft Opening will show new sculpture by London-based artist Rhea Dillon while, at Kate MacGarry, Francis Upritchard presents a series of rubberlike Balata and bronze sculptures. DADA Gallery, a newcomer to LGW, will show a photography exhibition featuring Cameron Ugbodu, Nuits Balnéaires and Daniel Obasi; while returning galleries Union Pacific and mother’s tankstation present solo exhibitions by Philip Seibel and Yuri Pattison, respectively. Songs for living (2021), a large-scale video installation and collaboration by Korakrit Arunanondchai and Alex Gvojic will be on show at Carlos/Ishikawa; and new participant Doyle Wham, the UK’s only gallery to focus on Africa’s contemporary photography scene, presents the first solo exhibition outside South Africa of the artist, photographer and stylist Trevor Stuurman. The exhibitions programme runs alongside an expanded public events programme that includes live performances, engaging educational talks and activity workshops for families. Further details about the performance and events programme will be announced in the coming weeks.
Each of London Gallery Weekend’s three days focuses on one area: starting with central London on Friday, followed by South London on Saturday and culminating on Sunday with galleries in the East End. All participating galleries will be open across the three days, and until 8pm on their respective focus days.
Last year’s edition recorded more than 40,000 visitors to participating galleries over the course of the weekend, which featured 90 public events and saw over 20 museum patron group visits.
