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Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImagePerformanceConceptualismAna Mendieta

Major Mendieta retrospective with remastered films and UK premieres at Tate Modern

4.6/5 from 5 ratings · 7 reviews total

"In a manifesto-like move, all three of this summer's big exhibitions at Tate Modern celebrate an individual female artist; the others are Tracey Emin and Frida Kahlo. This is by far the best."

The Telegraph

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White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Arnolfini

Jonathan Baldock: Held

Japan House London

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

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CRITICS' PICKS

Georg Baselitz: Back AgainEnds in 2 days
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Until Aug 30

FreePainting

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

Jonathan Baldock: Held
Arnolfini

Jonathan Baldock: Held

Until Sep 27

InstallationTextilesCeramics

Immersive ceramics, textiles and sound exploring folklore, nature and human connection.

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai
Japan House London

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai

Until Oct 18

FreePhotography

Two generations of Japanese photography, from postwar history to diaspora life

Gwen John: Strange Beauties
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

Until Jan 4, 2027

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

First major UK retrospective of Gwen John in over 40 years

Henry Moore: Monumental Nature
Kew Gardens

Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

Until Jan 31, 2027

SculptureDrawing & Works on Paper

30 monumental sculptures by Moore spanning his 70-year career

James McNeill Whistler
Tate Britain

James McNeill Whistler

Until Sep 27

PaintingPrints

First major European Whistler retrospective in 30 years at Tate Britain

Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImagePerformance

Major Mendieta retrospective with remastered films and UK premieres at Tate Modern

Hepworth in ColourEnds in 9 days
Courtauld Gallery

Hepworth in Colour

Until Sep 6

SculptureDrawing & Works on Paper

First exhibition dedicated to Hepworth's pioneering use of colour in sculpture

M.C. Escher. The ExhibitionEnds in 9 days
Somerset House

M.C. Escher. The Exhibition

Until Sep 6

PrintsDrawing & Works on Paper

Over 150 original works: illusions, impossible buildings and tessellations

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape
Christchurch Mansion

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape

Until Oct 4

PaintingSound Art

Landmark loans reunite The Hay Wain with Constable's own Suffolk landscape

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
The Whitworth

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige

Until Nov 15

Prints

Unmissable ukiyo-e prints including The Great Wave, still radically modern after 200 years

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
Royal Academy

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

Until Oct 25

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

Dadd's intricate Victorian fairy paintings made during 42 years in Bethlem and Broadmoor

MUSEUM HEAVYWEIGHTS

Young Artists' Summer Show 2026Ends in 2 days
Royal Academy

Young Artists' Summer Show 2026

Until Aug 30

Mixed Media

Free open-submission exhibition for UK students aged 4–18, now in its 8th year

Tracey Emin: A Second LifeEnds in 3 days
Tate Modern

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Until Aug 31

PaintingInstallation

40-year Tracey Emin retrospective: 90+ works including My Bed and new paintings

James McNeill Whistler
Tate Britain

James McNeill Whistler

Until Sep 27

PaintingPrints

First major European Whistler retrospective in 30 years at Tate Britain

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
Royal Academy

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

Until Oct 25

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

Dadd's intricate Victorian fairy paintings made during 42 years in Bethlem and Broadmoor

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon

Until Jan 3, 2027

Mixed Media

Centenary retrospective: 30 Kahlo works alongside 200+ objects tracing Fridamania

Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImagePerformance

Major Mendieta retrospective with remastered films and UK premieres at Tate Modern

Julio Le Parc
Tate Modern

Julio Le Parc

Until May 3, 2027

InstallationVideo & Moving ImageSculpture

Immersive retrospective of kinetic sculptures, op art and interactive installations by Le Parc

Painting the French RivieraComing Soon
Royal Academy

Painting the French Riviera

Starting Oct 2

Painting

160+ works showing how the Côte d'Azur shaped modern art from Monet to Klein

The 90sComing Soon
Tate Britain

The 90s

Starting Oct 8

Mixed Media

Edward Enninful curates fashion, art and photography from Britain's defining decade

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art PhotographyComing Soon
Tate Modern

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography

Starting Oct 14

Photography

Over 50 artists trace pictorialism from the 1880s to the 1960s

Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a CollectorComing Soon
Royal Academy

Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector

Starting Nov 21

Mixed Media

Works from Guggenheim Jeune's pioneering 1938 London exhibitions reunited at the RA

Monet: Painting TimeComing Soon
Tate Modern

Monet: Painting Time

Starting Feb 25, 2027

Painting

Tate's first Monet show, on time, speed and the modern age

BLUE CHIP GALLERIES

Georg Baselitz: Back AgainEnds in 2 days
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Until Aug 30

FreePainting

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

Alex Israel: Upside DownEnds in 8 days
Gagosian Davies Street

Alex Israel: Upside Down

Until Sep 5

Sculpture

Reflective Plexiglas fin sculptures, ceiling-hung, evoking LA surf nostalgia

Helen Marten - This Weather
Sadie Coles HQ Savile Row

Helen Marten - This Weather

Until Sep 12

Video & Moving Image

Five-film meditation on life stages, with animation and composed sound

John Currin: Opening Credits
Sadie Coles HQ Savile Row

John Currin: Opening Credits

Until Sep 12

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

John Currin returns with new paintings of women in Arcadian landscapes

Like Music in the BloodComing Soon
Thaddaeus Ropac London

Like Music in the Blood

Starting Sep 3

PaintingSculptureInstallation

Eight artists explore the body through omission, displacement and abstraction

Emma ReyesComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Emma Reyes

Starting Sep 4

Painting

Solo survey of Colombian self-taught painter Emma Reyes (1919–2003)

Louis FratinoComing Soon
David Zwirner London

Louis Fratino

Starting Sep 18

Painting

New paintings expanding Fratino's intimate, queer-centered figuration

Gabriel OrozcoComing Soon
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Starting Sep 18

PaintingPhotographySculpture

Major solo show of 100+ works spanning sculpture, painting and photography

Ha Chong-HyunComing Soon
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Starting Sep 24

PaintingMixed Media

Six-decade survey of Korean abstract painter Ha Chong-Hyun's Conjunction series

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of MagritteComing Soon
Gagosian Grosvenor Hill

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Starting Sep 24

PaintingSculpture

Magritte's icons meet contemporary art he inspired, from apples to bowler hats

Firenze LaiComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Firenze Lai

Starting Oct 13

Painting

Debut UK show of new paintings by Hong Kong-born artist Firenze Lai

Louise GiovanelliComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Louise Giovanelli

Starting Nov 20

Painting

New paintings probing figuration, abstraction and the act of looking

COLLECTIONS

ON NOW

VestigesEnds today
Annely Juda Fine Art

Vestiges

Until Aug 28

Painting

Five painters explore memory, inheritance and vestiges of the past

Farewell Sweet InnocenceEnds tomorrow
John Hansard Gallery

Farewell Sweet Innocence

Until Aug 29

SculptureInstallation

Sculptural environment exploring domestic objects, memory and cultural identity

Young Artists' Summer Show 2026Ends in 2 days
Royal Academy

Young Artists' Summer Show 2026

Until Aug 30

Mixed Media

Free open-submission exhibition for UK students aged 4–18, now in its 8th year

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling GoodEnds in 2 days
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good

Until Aug 30

PaintingSculptureVideo & Moving Image

Late painter Milly Thompson reclaims the female gaze through sun-drenched, irreverent canvases

Georg Baselitz: Back AgainEnds in 2 days
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Until Aug 30

FreePainting

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

Donald Locke: Resistant FormsEnds in 2 days
Camden Art Centre

Donald Locke: Resistant Forms

Until Aug 30

PaintingSculptureMixed Media

London's first survey of Windrush Generation sculptor Donald Locke

Where You End And I BeginEnds in 2 days
Carl Freedman Gallery

Where You End And I Begin

Until Aug 30

CeramicsSculptureInstallation

Ceramic hybrid sculptures exploring love, co-dependency, and body horror

Tracey Emin: A Second LifeEnds in 3 days
Tate Modern

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Until Aug 31

PaintingInstallation

40-year Tracey Emin retrospective: 90+ works including My Bed and new paintings

TEARS - FINAL SHOWEnds in 3 days
TKE Studios

TEARS - FINAL SHOW

Until Aug 31

Free

Nine resident artists close 15 months of studio work in Emin's Margate school

Tai Shani: The Spell or The DreamEnds in 4 days
Jupiter Artland

Tai Shani: The Spell or The Dream

Until Sep 1

SculptureInstallation

Turner Prize-winner's luminous sleeping sculpture breathes in Jupiter's orchard, dreaming of resistance

Alex Israel: Upside DownEnds in 8 days
Gagosian Davies Street

Alex Israel: Upside Down

Until Sep 5

Sculpture

Reflective Plexiglas fin sculptures, ceiling-hung, evoking LA surf nostalgia

A Glimpse of Serena WadhamEnds in 8 days
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens

A Glimpse of Serena Wadham

Until Sep 5

Photography

Rediscovering a photojournalist who shot Britain's protest movements

OPENING SOON

Amar KanwarComing Soon
Serpentine North Gallery

Amar Kanwar

Starting Sep 1

Video & Moving ImageInstallation

Lyrical film installation by New Delhi artist on decolonisation, memory and displacement

Like Music in the BloodComing Soon
Thaddaeus Ropac London

Like Music in the Blood

Starting Sep 3

PaintingSculptureInstallation

Eight artists explore the body through omission, displacement and abstraction

Emma ReyesComing Soon
White Cube Mason's Yard

Emma Reyes

Starting Sep 4

Painting

Solo survey of Colombian self-taught painter Emma Reyes (1919–2003)

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of ChangeComing Soon
Contemporary Ceramics

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of Change

Starting Sep 17

Ceramics

New porcelain work born from two ceramic residencies in China

Louis FratinoComing Soon
David Zwirner London

Louis Fratino

Starting Sep 18

Painting

New paintings expanding Fratino's intimate, queer-centered figuration

Colin Self: UnseenComing Soon
Frith Street Gallery

Colin Self: Unseen

Starting Sep 18

PaintingSculptureInstallation

First London retrospective of Pop artist Colin Self since 1986

Gabriel OrozcoComing Soon
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Starting Sep 18

PaintingPhotographySculpture

Major solo show of 100+ works spanning sculpture, painting and photography

Es DevlinComing Soon
Design Museum

Es Devlin

Starting Sep 18

SculptureInstallationDrawing & Works on Paper

First UK show dedicated to Es Devlin's 30 years of stage sculpture and light installations

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – NowComing Soon
Kettle's Yard

Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now

Starting Sep 19

Photography

130 works spanning five decades of queer rights photography

Ha Chong-HyunComing Soon
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Starting Sep 24

PaintingMixed Media

Six-decade survey of Korean abstract painter Ha Chong-Hyun's Conjunction series

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of MagritteComing Soon
Gagosian Grosvenor Hill

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Starting Sep 24

PaintingSculpture

Magritte's icons meet contemporary art he inspired, from apples to bowler hats

FEATURED ARTISTS

Georg Baselitz: Back AgainEnds in 2 days
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Until Aug 30

FreeGeorg Baselitz

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

Tracey Emin: A Second LifeEnds in 3 days
Tate Modern

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Until Aug 31

Tracey Emin

40-year Tracey Emin retrospective: 90+ works including My Bed and new paintings

Hepworth in ColourEnds in 9 days
Courtauld Gallery

Hepworth in Colour

Until Sep 6

Barbara Hepworth

First exhibition dedicated to Hepworth's pioneering use of colour in sculpture

M.C. Escher. The ExhibitionEnds in 9 days
Somerset House

M.C. Escher. The Exhibition

Until Sep 6

M.C. Escher

Over 150 original works: illusions, impossible buildings and tessellations

Cecily Brown: Picture MakingEnds in 9 days
Serpentine South Gallery

Cecily Brown: Picture Making

Until Sep 6

FreeCecily Brown

Cecily Brown's first major UK institutional solo in 20 years at Serpentine South

Ai Weiwei: Button Up!Ends in 9 days
Aviva Studios

Ai Weiwei: Button Up!

Until Sep 6

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei's epic reckoning with empire, trade and global injustice

Constable in Hampstead
Burgh House

Constable in Hampstead

Until Sep 20

John Constable

Constable's Hampstead years explored through paintings, prints and letters

James McNeill Whistler
Tate Britain

James McNeill Whistler

Until Sep 27

James McNeill Whistler

First major European Whistler retrospective in 30 years at Tate Britain

Lynn Chadwick at Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall

Lynn Chadwick at Houghton Hall

Until Oct 4

Lynn Chadwick

30 sculptures across house and grounds — largest UK show in over 20 years

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape
Christchurch Mansion

The Hay Wain: Walking Constable's Landscape

Until Oct 4

John Constable

Landmark loans reunite The Hay Wain with Constable's own Suffolk landscape

Anish Kapoor
Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor

Until Oct 18

Anish Kapoor

Kapoor fills the Hayward Gallery with mirror sculptures, Vantablack works and three new monumental installations

The Art and Life of Henry Moore
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

The Art and Life of Henry Moore

Until Oct 25

Henry Moore

Retrospective tracing Moore's evolution across 80+ sculptures and maquettes

PAINTING

VestigesEnds today
Annely Juda Fine Art

Vestiges

Until Aug 28

Painting

Five painters explore memory, inheritance and vestiges of the past

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling GoodEnds in 2 days
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Milly Thompson: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good

Until Aug 30

PaintingSculptureVideo & Moving Image

Late painter Milly Thompson reclaims the female gaze through sun-drenched, irreverent canvases

Georg Baselitz: Back AgainEnds in 2 days
White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Until Aug 30

FreePainting

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

Donald Locke: Resistant FormsEnds in 2 days
Camden Art Centre

Donald Locke: Resistant Forms

Until Aug 30

PaintingSculptureMixed Media

London's first survey of Windrush Generation sculptor Donald Locke

Tracey Emin: A Second LifeEnds in 3 days
Tate Modern

Tracey Emin: A Second Life

Until Aug 31

PaintingInstallation

40-year Tracey Emin retrospective: 90+ works including My Bed and new paintings

Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of PanafricaEnds in 9 days
Barbican Art Gallery

Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica

Until Sep 6

PaintingVideo & Moving ImageInstallation

First major survey of Pan-Africanism's influence on visual art, 1920s–now

Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to TodayEnds in 9 days
Kettle's Yard

Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

Until Sep 6

Painting

Flower paintings across a century, from Rousseau to Ofili and beyond

Cecily Brown: Picture MakingEnds in 9 days
Serpentine South Gallery

Cecily Brown: Picture Making

Until Sep 6

FreePainting

Cecily Brown's first major UK institutional solo in 20 years at Serpentine South

The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the CelestialEnds in 11 days
Saatchi Gallery

The Sun and The Moon: Art Inspired by the Celestial

Until Sep 8

PaintingPhotographySculpture

200+ artists respond to the sun and moon, from ancient myth to space exploration

The Raw & The CookedEnds in 14 days
Saatchi Gallery

The Raw & The Cooked

Until Sep 11

FreePaintingSculptureMixed Media

Eleven artists channel medieval craft and myth to mirror modern upheaval

John Currin: Opening Credits
Sadie Coles HQ Savile Row

John Currin: Opening Credits

Until Sep 12

PaintingDrawing & Works on Paper

John Currin returns with new paintings of women in Arcadian landscapes

Leisure by Theo Gorst
Liminal Gallery

Leisure by Theo Gorst

Until Sep 12

Painting

Figurative oil paintings where ordinary leisure scenes tip into quiet unease

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