Major Artists On Now in London

Discover current and upcoming major artist exhibitions in London, including old masters and leading contemporary artists at museums and galleries across the city.

Showing 22 exhibitions

Anish KapoorEnds in 13 days
Hayward Gallery

Anish Kapoor

Until Oct 18

InstallationSculptureContemporary ArtAnish Kapoor

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

4/5 from 6 ratings

"In an era when art often seems content with small, dry efforts, Kapoor soaks the Hayward in the blood and guts of his unfettered imagination."

The Guardian
Ha Chong-Hyun
Lisson Gallery Bell Street

Ha Chong-Hyun

Until Nov 1

Mixed MediaPaintingAbstract ExpressionismHa Chong-Hyun

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

Gabriel Orozco
White Cube Bermondsey

Gabriel Orozco

Until Nov 8

PhotographyMixed MediaDrawing & Works on PaperPaintingSculptureConceptualismGabriel Orozco

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

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

PaintingSculptureSurrealismRené Magritte

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

4/5 from 1 rating

"He could paint like Jan van Eyck when he wanted but sometimes preferred to paint like a clumsy moron. Magritte was too intelligent to respect anything, least of all art."

The Guardian
Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon
Tate Modern

Frida Kahlo: The Making of an Icon

Until Jan 3, 2027

Mixed MediaContemporary ArtFrida Kahlo

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

2.8/5 from 4 ratings

"Tate's blockbuster show about this rightly beloved artist asks how and why she became an "icon". But I've never seen an exhibition about how Picasso got famous or the cultural invention of Rembrandt. We know they are great artists and how they were historically recognised is for scholars."

The Guardian
Ana Mendieta
Tate Modern

Ana Mendieta

Until Jan 17, 2027

PhotographyPerformanceVideo & Moving ImageConceptualismAna Mendieta

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

4.3/5 from 6 ratings · 8 reviews total

"With its evocation of woman as nature, the work reinforces the woman-nature/man-culture dichotomy"

The Arts Desk
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
Henry Moore: Monumental Nature
Kew Gardens

Henry Moore: Monumental Nature

Until Jan 31, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperSculptureAbstract ExpressionismHenry Moore

30 monumental sculptures by Moore spanning his 70-year career

5/5 from 2 ratings · 4 reviews total

"In parts of the show, Moore's love of natural forms seems to run counter to the Victorian splendour of Kew. One of his bone-like pieces, Three Piece Sculpture: Vertebrae (1968-69), sits in front of the Palm House. Moore's irregular, undulating tripartite form seems to echo – or mock – the pane-glass and wrought-iron symmetry of the older building."

The Telegraph
Julio Le Parc
Tate Modern

Julio Le Parc

Until May 3, 2027

Video & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureOp ArtJulio Le Parc

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

3.5/5 from 2 ratings

"That's the trouble with art. It may set out to change the world, as Le Parc and his pals in GRAV did, but ends up as entertainment. This is a very enjoyable exhibition but its revolutionary impulse gets lost in the light."

The Guardian
Cecilia VicuñaComing Soon
Whitechapel Gallery

Cecilia Vicuña

Starting Oct 7

PhotographyPerformanceTextilesVideo & Moving ImageInstallationPaintingContemporary ArtCecilia Vicuña

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 MediaInstallationContemporary ArtCecilia Vicuña

A participatory installation woven from plant matter foraged by the public

Robert Ryman: The Real ThingComing Soon
Barbican Art Gallery

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing

Starting Oct 8

PaintingMinimalismRobert Ryman

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

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

Georg Baselitz: The Heroes 1965–66

Starting Oct 13

PaintingGeorg Baselitz

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

William EgglestonComing Soon
The Photographers' Gallery

William Eggleston

Starting Oct 14

PhotographyContemporary ArtWilliam Eggleston

Fifty years of Eggleston's democratic eye on everyday American colour

Hokusai: Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi CollectionComing Soon
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Hokusai: Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi Collection

Starting Oct 20

PrintsKatsushika Hokusai

The complete Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji shown in the UK for the first time, including The Great Wave.

Van Eyck: The PortraitsComing Soon
National Gallery

Van Eyck: The Portraits

Starting Nov 21

PaintingRenaissanceJan van Eyck

All nine of van Eyck's known portraits together for the first time in history

Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything WrongComing Soon
Hayward Gallery

Nan Goldin: You Never Did Anything Wrong

Starting Nov 24

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImageContemporary ArtNan Goldin

Five decades of unflinching photography, plus four recent films

Anselm KieferComing Soon
White Cube Bermondsey

Anselm Kiefer

Starting Nov 25

PaintingContemporary ArtAnselm Kiefer

A solo show of recent paintings by the German artist

Conrad Shawcross: Shadows of the MechanismComing Soon
Victoria Miro London

Conrad Shawcross: Shadows of the Mechanism

Starting Nov 26

InstallationSculptureContemporary ArtConrad Shawcross

Debut of the Time Pebble series and an immersive Slow Arc light installation

Monet: Painting TimeComing Soon
Tate Modern

Monet: Painting Time

Starting Feb 25, 2027

PaintingImpressionismClaude Monet

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

David HockneyComing Soon
Tate Britain

David Hockney

Starting Oct 7, 2027

PhotographyDrawing & Works on PaperVideo & Moving ImagePrintsPaintingPop ArtDavid Hockney

Seven decades of love, friendship and portraiture in over 200 works

Edvard MunchComing Soon
Tate Modern

Edvard Munch

Starting Nov 11, 2027

PhotographyPrintsPaintingExpressionismEdvard Munch

The Frieze of Life seen through cinema and visual storytelling

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