ARTCLUB SELECTION

Renoir and Love
National Gallery

Renoir and Love

Until Jan 31, 2027

PaintingImpressionismPierre-Auguste Renoir

40 Impressionist paintings showing Renoir at his peak, including Bal au Moulin de la Galette

4/5 from 3 ratings · 4 reviews total

"But in Pierre-Auguste’s paintings, there’s no punishment. Nobody gets syphilis or drinks themselves to death, or drowns in the Seine. This is the happiest art exhibition of the year."

The Guardian

FOR YOU

Japan House London

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

Kew Gardens

Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

Modern Art Oxford

Mike Nelson: Double Negative (The Clown)

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CRITICS' PICKS

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane AiEnds in 12 days
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

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

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

Drawing & Works on PaperSculpture

30 monumental sculptures by Moore spanning his 70-year career

Mike Nelson: Double Negative (The Clown)
Modern Art Oxford

Mike Nelson: Double Negative (The Clown)

Until Apr 11, 2027

FreeInstallationSculpture

A new immersive installation revisiting his 2004 Triple Bluff Canyon

The Bayeux Tapestry
British Museum

The Bayeux Tapestry

Until Jul 11, 2027

Textiles

The 70-metre embroidery of 1066, in England for the first time in 1,000 years

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

Nicole Eisenman
Sadie Coles HQ Savile Row

Nicole Eisenman

Until Nov 21

Painting

Seven new paintings where realism, abstraction and emotion share one canvas

Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

PhotographyPerformanceVideo & Moving Image

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

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
Royal Academy

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

Until Oct 25

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

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

Anish KapoorEnds in 12 days
Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor

Until Oct 18

InstallationSculpture

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

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of NavigationEnds in 12 days
Hayward Gallery

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Until Oct 18

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallation

Four works of humour and critique on urban life and technology

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
Royal Scottish Academy

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

Until Nov 1

Photography

Catherine Opie's photographic survey of queer life, family and identity

MUSEUM HEAVYWEIGHTS

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
Royal Academy

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

Until Oct 25

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

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

Art Now: Mohammed Z Rahman
Tate Britain

Art Now: Mohammed Z Rahman

Until Nov 8

FreePainting

New paintings on home and love, staged in two theatrical acts

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

PhotographyPerformanceVideo & Moving Image

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

Zineb Sedira: When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks
Tate Britain

Zineb Sedira: When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks

Until Jan 17, 2027

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallation

A major site-specific commission for the neo-classical Duveen Galleries

Painting the French Riviera
Royal Academy

Painting the French Riviera

Until Jan 31, 2027

Painting

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

Gathering Ground
Tate Modern

Gathering Ground

Until Mar 7, 2027

Mixed MediaInstallation

Art from Tate's Collection on the ecological and social justice crisis

Julio Le Parc
Tate Modern

Julio Le Parc

Until May 3, 2027

Video & Moving ImageInstallationSculpture

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

The 90sComing Soon
Tate Britain

The 90s

Starting Oct 8

Mixed Media

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

Hyundai Commission: Tarek AtouiComing Soon
Tate Modern

Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui

Starting Oct 13

FreeSound ArtPerformanceInstallation

A new sound commission for the Turbine Hall

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

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside BloomsburyComing Soon
Tate Britain

Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury

Starting Nov 12

CeramicsTextilesDesign

Bloomsbury’s celebrated duo, with their Charleston studio restaged

BLUE CHIP GALLERIES

Louis Fratino
David Zwirner London

Louis Fratino

Until Oct 31

Painting

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

Daichi Takagi: Suchness
David Zwirner London

Daichi Takagi: Suchness

Until Oct 31

Painting

New paintings blurring figuration and abstraction through everyday motifs.

Ha Chong-Hyun
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Until Nov 1

Mixed MediaPainting

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

Carmen Herrera: Pulse, Pause, Repeat
Lisson Gallery London

Carmen Herrera: Pulse, Pause, Repeat

Until Nov 7

Drawing & Works on PaperPaintingSculpture

Late drawings, paintings and sculpture spanning Herrera's final decade

Catherine Murphy: Recent Work
Sadie Coles HQ Bury Street

Catherine Murphy: Recent Work

Until Nov 7

Painting

Everyday objects turned strange through meticulous, cropped realist painting

Gabriel Orozco
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Until Nov 8

PhotographyMixed MediaDrawing & Works on Paper

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

Hernan Bas: TIME TO SHINE! (the salesmen)
Victoria Miro London

Hernan Bas: TIME TO SHINE! (the salesmen)

Until Nov 14

Painting

New paintings of salesmen, shop floors and the theatre of suburban commerce

Nicole Eisenman
Sadie Coles HQ Savile Row

Nicole Eisenman

Until Nov 21

Painting

Seven new paintings where realism, abstraction and emotion share one canvas

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

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Until Dec 12

PaintingSculpture

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

Khalif Tahir Thompson: Send in the ClownsComing Soon
Victoria Miro London

Khalif Tahir Thompson: Send in the Clowns

Starting Oct 8

Mixed MediaPainting

New paintings drawn from a Brooklyn artist's family photo archive

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

Georg Baselitz: The Heroes 1965–66Coming Soon
Thaddaeus Ropac London

Georg Baselitz: The Heroes 1965–66

Starting Oct 13

Painting

The breakthrough Hero paintings, shown together in the UK for the first time

COLLECTIONS

ON NOW

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026Ends tomorrow
National Portrait Gallery

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

Until Oct 7

Painting

44th edition of the UK's most prestigious contemporary portrait painting prize

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of ChangeEnds in 4 days
Contemporary Ceramics

Peter Beard: The Long Practice of Change

Until Oct 10

Ceramics

New porcelain work born from two ceramic residencies in China

Fall, leaves, fallEnds in 5 days
Royal Scottish Academy

Fall, leaves, fall

Until Oct 11

FreePrintsPainting

Nine Academicians on the turn from summer to autumn

This 26 : Contemporary Scottish Art and the AcademyEnds in 5 days
Royal Scottish Academy

This 26 : Contemporary Scottish Art and the Academy

Until Oct 11

FreeMixed Media

26 artists, one for each year the Academy has backed this century

Where Is My Mind?Ends in 5 days
Quench

Where Is My Mind?

Until Oct 11

Artists explore mental health through process, care and creative resilience.

Future HeritageEnds in 5 days
Ikon Gallery

Future Heritage

Until Oct 11

FreeMixed Media

Student artwork from five Ark Birmingham schools, made with resident artists

Angel OteroEnds in 12 days
Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Angel Otero

Until Oct 18

Video & Moving ImageInstallationPainting

Otero's UK debut — oil skin paintings born from a Somerset residency

Michaela Yearwood-DanEnds in 12 days
The Whitworth

Michaela Yearwood-Dan

Until Oct 18

CeramicsMixed MediaDrawing & Works on Paper

First UK institutional show — lush, queer, multi-sensory commission celebrating Blackness and healing

Anish KapoorEnds in 12 days
Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor

Until Oct 18

InstallationSculpture

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

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane AiEnds in 12 days
Japan House London

Kyotographie: Kawada Kikuji x Iwane Ai

Until Oct 18

FreePhotography

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

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of NavigationEnds in 12 days
Hayward Gallery

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Until Oct 18

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallation

Four works of humour and critique on urban life and technology

Sgàire Wood: In Pride, In Piety, In VigilanceEnds in 12 days
Jupiter Artland

Sgàire Wood: In Pride, In Piety, In Vigilance

Until Oct 18

InstallationSculpture

Heraldic beasts and pop iconography in a new large-scale commission

OPENING SOON

This Must Be the Place: Artists for Whitechapel GalleryComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

This Must Be the Place: Artists for Whitechapel Gallery

Starting Oct 7

FreePainting

Twenty-four international painters, all works for sale to support the gallery

Inji Efflatoun: The Poetics of JusticeComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Inji Efflatoun: The Poetics of Justice

Starting Oct 7

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

First UK survey of art and radical activism by Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun

Cecilia VicuñaComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Cecilia Vicuña

Starting Oct 7

PhotographyPerformanceTextiles

First major UK survey of Vicuña's six-decade practice spanning art and activism

Cecilia Vicuña: Foraging QuipuComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Cecilia Vicuña: Foraging Quipu

Starting Oct 7

FreeMixed MediaInstallation

A participatory installation woven from plant matter foraged by the public

Khalif Tahir Thompson: Send in the ClownsComing Soon
Victoria Miro London

Khalif Tahir Thompson: Send in the Clowns

Starting Oct 8

Mixed MediaPainting

New paintings drawn from a Brooklyn artist's family photo archive

Sabine Moritz: Lie Down in Green PasturesComing Soon
Garden Museum

Sabine Moritz: Lie Down in Green Pastures

Starting Oct 8

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

Her first UK museum show, on memory and the natural world

Justin Caguiat: Change RingingComing Soon
Serpentine South Gallery

Justin Caguiat: Change Ringing

Starting Oct 8

FreeSound ArtVideo & Moving ImagePrints

Thermochromic paintings and ringing bronze bells transform Serpentine South.

Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and LegendsComing Soon
National Portrait Gallery

Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends

Starting Oct 8

Photography

Walker's five-year portrait project celebrating queer identity and LGBTQ+ trailblazers

The 90sComing Soon
Tate Britain

The 90s

Starting Oct 8

Mixed Media

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

Robert Ryman: The Real ThingComing Soon
Barbican Art Gallery

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing

Starting Oct 8

Painting

First major UK Ryman retrospective in 30 years — 60+ works

APHRODITE: THE MAKING OF A GODDESSComing Soon
Ashmolean Museum

APHRODITE: THE MAKING OF A GODDESS

Starting Oct 8

Mixed MediaSculpture

A 3,000-year journey of Aphrodite's evolving image and power.

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

FEATURED ARTISTS

Anish KapoorEnds in 12 days
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

The Shelter Drawings
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens

The Shelter Drawings

Until Oct 25

Henry Moore

Thirty rarely seen drawings of Londoners sheltering from the Blitz.

Ha Chong-Hyun
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Until Nov 1

Ha Chong-Hyun

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

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
Royal Scottish Academy

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

Until Nov 1

Catherine Opie

Catherine Opie's photographic survey of queer life, family and identity

David Hockney: Sunley Window 2026
Turner Contemporary

David Hockney: Sunley Window 2026

Until Nov 1

FreeDavid Hockney

A Normandy sunrise reimagined at architectural scale on the gallery window

Gabriel Orozco
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Until Nov 8

Gabriel Orozco

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

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
The Whitworth

Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige

Until Nov 15

Katsushika HokusaiUtagawa Hiroshige

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

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

This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte

Until Dec 12

René Magritte

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

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon

Until Jan 3, 2027

Frida Kahlo

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

Gwen John: Strange Beauties
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

Until Jan 4, 2027

Gwen John

First major UK retrospective of Gwen John in over 40 years

Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

Ana Mendieta

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

PAINTING

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026Ends tomorrow
National Portrait Gallery

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award 2026

Until Oct 7

Painting

44th edition of the UK's most prestigious contemporary portrait painting prize

Fall, leaves, fallEnds in 5 days
Royal Scottish Academy

Fall, leaves, fall

Until Oct 11

FreePrintsPainting

Nine Academicians on the turn from summer to autumn

Angel OteroEnds in 12 days
Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Angel Otero

Until Oct 18

Video & Moving ImageInstallationPainting

Otero's UK debut — oil skin paintings born from a Somerset residency

Michaela Yearwood-DanEnds in 12 days
The Whitworth

Michaela Yearwood-Dan

Until Oct 18

CeramicsMixed MediaDrawing & Works on Paper

First UK institutional show — lush, queer, multi-sensory commission celebrating Blackness and healing

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam
Royal Academy

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

Until Oct 25

Drawing & Works on PaperPainting

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

Louis Fratino
David Zwirner London

Louis Fratino

Until Oct 31

Painting

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

Daichi Takagi: Suchness
David Zwirner London

Daichi Takagi: Suchness

Until Oct 31

Painting

New paintings blurring figuration and abstraction through everyday motifs.

Lewis Hammond
The Hepworth Wakefield

Lewis Hammond

Until Nov 1

Painting

Hammond's first UK museum show — dark, mythological oil paintings exploring home, belonging and dislocation

ASHMOLEAN NOW: SOMA SUROVI JANNAT
Ashmolean Museum

ASHMOLEAN NOW: SOMA SUROVI JANNAT

Until Nov 1

Drawing & Works on PaperInstallationPainting

Soma Surovi Jannat maps climate crisis through new Ashmolean works.

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place
Pallant House Gallery

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place

Until Nov 1

PrintsPaintingSculpture

A landmark survey of artistic responses to British landscapes from the 18th to 20th centuries

Ha Chong-Hyun
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Until Nov 1

Mixed MediaPainting

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

Brogan Bertie: No moon tonight (just the light from other people’s windows)
TKE Studios

Brogan Bertie: No moon tonight (just the light from other people’s windows)

Until Nov 1

Painting

Urgent portraits painted from life of family, friends and acquaintances

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