Cecily Brown Returns to London with Major Serpentine Exhibition
26 March 2026 • Mark Westall
a major exhibition of new and recent work by Cecily Brown
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National Portrait Gallery marks Marilyn Monroe’s centenary with landmark exhibition
26 March 2026 • Mark Westall
The National Portrait Gallery is set to mark the centenary of Marilyn Monroe with a major exhibition
Castle Howard Celebrates Sir John Vanbrugh with ‘Staging the Baroque’ Exhibition
25 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Hailed as ‘the Rockstar of the English Baroque’ and ‘the original starchitect’
V&A Opens First UK Exhibition Dedicated to Schiaparelli
25 March 2026 • Mark Westall
a designer who blurred the boundaries between fashion, art and performance long before it became standard practice.
Opera Gallery Opens New Houston Space, Expanding Global Footprint
25 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Situated in the city’s River Oaks District, the gallery launched on 20th March 2026 with an inaugural presentation
New Museum Unveils Tschabalala Self’s Art Lovers Facade Commission
24 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Tschabalala Self unveils Art Lovers, a major facade sculpture at the New Museum in New York, marking her first large-scale public work in the city.
Vestry House Museum to Reopen in Autumn 2026 After Major Refurbishment
24 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Set within a cluster of eighteenth-century buildings in Walthamstow Village, the museum has undergone a sensitive renovation
Brooklyn Museum to Open New African Art Galleries in Major $13M Renovation
24 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Expected to open in fall 2027, the transformational project will present one of the country’s most renowned African art collections
Hurvin Anderson Survey Opens at Tate Britain Spanning 30 Years of Painting
24 March 2026 • Mark Westall
bringing together around 80 works spanning more than three decades of painting.
What is a Line? Shuqin Huang’s Practice of Tension, Connection and Control
23 March 2026 • Mark Westall
What is a line? It sounds simple, but for Shuqin Huang, it’s anything but. A thread stretched across space. The… Read More
Ai Weiwei to Recreate His Detention in 24-Hour Performance at Aviva Studios
23 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei will recreate his 2011 detention in a 24-hour performance at Aviva Studios this July,
Cork Street Galleries Announced as Supporting Partner for British Pavilion in Venice and Lubaina Himid Announced as Cork Street Galleries Banners Commission for 2026/27
23 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Lubaina Himid announced for Cork Street Galleries’ 2026/27 Banners Commission and the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2026.
Lily Allen Portrait by Nieves González Goes on Display at National Portrait Gallery
20 March 2026 • Mark Westall
A portrait of Lily Allen by Nieves González has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, bringing the West End… Read More
Translation as Transformation: Material, Space, and Meaning in In Other Words
20 March 2026 • Mark Westall
The exhibition In Other Words takes translation as its central concept, exploring how images, materials, space, and meaning are transformed… Read More
Tate Britain Garden to Debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 with Barbara Hepworth Sculpture
19 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Tate Britain will debut its first show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, featuring a major Barbara Hepworth… Read More
Glasgow International Announces 2026 Festival Programme
19 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Glasgow is set to transform once again as Glasgow International 2026 returns this June, bringing a city-wide programme of exhibitions,… Read More
Peter Kennard’s STOP Published as War Returns to the Global Stage
19 March 2026 • Mark Westall
As global conflict once again dominates headlines, a long-unseen work by Peter Kennard arrives with renewed urgency.
Daisy Dickens and Ilke Sahin Explore Material Flux in POND
18 March 2026 • Mark Westall
POND, a duo show by Daisy Dickens and ?lke ?ahin, presents a series of paintings, sculptures, and installations shaped by self-organising material processes.
SHOWstudio Reframes Fashion Illustration as Visual Thinking in Constructive Reasoning
18 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Constructive Reasoning positions drawing not as decoration, but as a way of thinking through fashion itself.
Helen Legg Appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Arts
18 March 2026 • Mark Westall
The Royal Academy of Arts has announced the appointment of Helen Legg as its new Artistic Director,
Asprey Studio Debuts at Art Basel Hong Kong with Tim Yip’s ‘Lili’ and AI Works
17 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Asprey Studio at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 debuts with a presentation that moves between sculpture, ink painting and AI-driven works
ArtRabbit & I Like Networking to explore how some of London’s most impactful grassroots arts & creative communities were built.
17 March 2026 • Mark Westall
On Thursday, 26th March 2026, ArtRabbit and I Like Networking will host an evening of short “show and tell” presentations
OCEANIUM Launches Seaweed-Based OCEAN INK for Artists
17 March 2026 • Mark Westall
Material innovation company OCEANIUM has introduced OCEAN INK, a seaweed-based ink developed as a sustainable alternative to traditional art materials,… Read More
Hauser & Wirth takes Picasso, Bourgeois and Bradford to Art Basel Hong Kong
17 March 2026 • Mark Westall
a tightly curated presentation that moves across generations, placing modern masters alongside leading contemporary voices