london art news Archives

Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus – #REVIEW

10 April 2024 • Marta Bogna-Drew

Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus – #REVIEW- ‘At least 1000 people have worked together in this piece, it took us nearly… Read More

Mandy Zhang to open new art space in London with debut solo exhibition for artist Can Sun.

26 March 2024 • Mark Westall

Mandy Zhang is expanding to London opening a new gallery space at 16 Seymour Place, Marylebone. The inaugural exhibition titled… Read More

The Top 5 Mayfair Art Exhibitions to see in the month ahead

16 March 2024 • Tabish Khan

Boats, clothes, books, toys and a nude.

The National Gallery continues its ‘Pay What You Wish’ scheme for its major autumn exhibition Frans Hals.

15 August 2023 • Mark Westall

The National Gallery has announced that its first-ever Pay What You Wish scheme, launched as a response to the cost-of-living crisis, will continue as part of its major autumn exhibition The Credit Suisse Exhibition: Frans Hals

DJ Fat Tony & Opake collaborate on new exhibition

11 April 2023 • Mark Westall

DJ Fat Tony & Opake collaborate on new exhibition- The Cookie Monster attends a meeting for overeaters; Eeyore and Pooh… Read More

Shoreditch Arts Club to open in March.

15 February 2023 • Mark Westall

Evoking the curiosity of an avid art collector’s home, Shoreditch Arts Club will feature collaborations with local galleries and artists, a cinema programme, meeting rooms, seasonal menu, private dining and more.

‘Factory Reset’ is the debut solo exhibition by artist Duncan Poulton.

2 August 2022 • Mark Westall

‘Factory Reset’ is the debut solo exhibition by artist Duncan Poulton, with new work spanning digital collage, moving image, digital painting and installation.

What’s Right With Art: It’s Air Conditioned

19 July 2022 • Tabish Khan

The UK is sweltering in a heatwave at the time of writing and that means museums or galleries have been half-jokingly enticing people in by mentioning they have air conditioning –

The Top 5 Art Installation Exhibitions to see in London this Summer

15 July 2022 • Tabish Khan

Art in a church, underground and lighting up the darkness.

Hayward Gallery appoints Rachel Thomas as Chief Curator

19 April 2022 • Mark Westall

Rachel Thomas has been appointed Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre. Rachel joins the gallery on 28th April 2022 from the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)

London Art Fair Spring edition opens this week.

19 April 2022 • Mark Westall

London Art Fair returns from 20-24 April 2022, highlighting a selection of the best galleries from the UK and beyond…. Read More

Olivia Sterling: Manslaughter –

6 April 2022 • Mark Westall

Guts Gallery is opening Manslaughter, an exhibition of new work by Olivia Sterling opening this Thursday 7th April. Challenging hierarchical systems… Read More

Jacolby Satterwhite’s fantastical queer worlds unfold at Tate Modern

4 April 2022 • Mark Westall

This Wednesday, 6th April, from 6:30-8pm, the Tate Modern will present Jacob Satterwhite’s Birds in Paradise—a six-part, two-channel film installation—which will be followed by a conversation with… Read More

Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood to open new exhibition this Spring.

4 April 2022 • Mark Westall

Radiohead vocalist Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood first met in the 1980s as students at Exeter University and have created art together ever since. Donwood has created the cover art for all of Radiohead’s ground-breaking albums since The Bends in 1996.