The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in Mayfair, London, this May
8 May 2026 • Tabish Khan
Textiles, books, architecture, dogs and feathers.
Author: Tabish Khan
Art Critic for both FAD and Londonist. See as many exhibitions as possible and write reviews, opinion pieces and a weekly top 5 for FAD.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in May
1 May 2026 • Tabish Khan
A portal, evil eyes, sandpaper, identity and a goddess.
Extracting art from the landscape: Siobhan McLaughlin at Jupiter Artland
30 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Creating pigments from mining waste and canvas from discarded textiles.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this Spring
24 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Photography, memories, colour, space and fabric.
Cargo ships and coffee pots: A major William Kentridge exhibition in Prague
21 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
William Kentridge’s memorable and layered drawings and films leave a mark in Prague.
A flaming locomotive and the future stars: RSA200 celebrates a bicentenary for Scottish Art
20 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Scotland celebrates a bicentenary of art in style.
Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see this Spring in London
19 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Red threads, inventive art history, mental health, Samurai and shadows.
Artists take us down the rabbit hole in this group exhibition
13 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Over 30 artists whose work was transformed by the pandemic
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in April
13 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Lost objects, colour, dystopia, plants and cats … lots of cats.
Memory, Mortality and Meaning in the Work of Art Liard
10 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Humanity and nature intersect in these paintings.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see after the Easter Weekend
2 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan picks the top 5 exhibitions to see in London after Easter, from powerful political painting to edible installations.
The Open: Odyssey at Hastings Contemporary is the South Coast’s answer to the Summer Exhibition
2 April 2026 • Tabish Khan
Hastings Contemporary, Sussex Contemporary, Group Exhibition, Painting, Sculpture, UK Art, Exhibitions
The Top 5 Group Exhibitions to see in London this Spring
29 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Nigerian art, animals, a washing machine, bodies and femininity.
Under a watchful gaze: the paintings of Muslum Teke
23 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
When we see a face in a painting, what are we looking for? Are we trying to understand the subject?… Read More
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in March
20 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Colonialism, home, migration, mental health and isolation.
Flame On: Flamm is Rekindling Cornwall’s Towns With Art
18 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
When I jumped on a train to Bodmin, all I knew was that it was associated with the mythical Beast of Bodmin
More Than Studios: NewBridge Project is a much-needed Third Space in Newcastle
13 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
It’s also home to NewBridge Project, an arts and community space in an ex-office building shared with a GP and a nursery.
The Top 5 Photography Exhibitions to see in London this Spring
13 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Identity, fakery, race, fire and architecture.
The Top Art Books to read this Spring
10 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Advice, Impressionism, culture, secret paintings, colonialism, degenerate art and sculpture.
The Top 5 Exhibitions by Women Artists to see for International Women’s Day
5 March 2026 • Tabish Khan
Fossils, frozen art, a model, disabilities and recent history.
The Top 5 Gallery and Museum Exhibitions to see in London in March
27 February 2026 • Tabish Khan
Colonialism, mental health, African folklore, Burma and Nordic prints.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in February and March
23 February 2026 • Tabish Khan
Mining, nature, sculpture, clothes and chance.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in Mayfair in February
13 February 2026 • Tabish Khan
Heritage, poisonous plants, clothes, clouds and trippy works.
Light Up Berwick: England’s Northernmost town gets a glow up
11 February 2026 • Tabish Khan
If you visit the town after dark this month, you may think aliens are whizzing above it or that many people are trying to summon Batman at the same time.