Installation

“The whole world is material for art. I am always working.”, Louise Bourgeois

Showing 43 installation exhibitions on now and coming soon in London & the UK.

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of NavigationEnds in 13 days
Hayward Gallery

Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation

Until Oct 18

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

Four works of humour and critique on urban life and technology

4/5 from 1 rating

"Across the four works, Chihying's humour keeps some pretty knotty ideas about labour, consumerism and technology from getting bogged down in theory. However, it is a small show. Some would say too small."

TimeOut
Angel OteroEnds in 13 days
Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Angel Otero

Until Oct 18

Video & Moving ImageInstallationPaintingSculpture

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

Sgàire Wood: In Pride, In Piety, In VigilanceEnds in 13 days
Jupiter Artland

Sgàire Wood: In Pride, In Piety, In Vigilance

Until Oct 18

InstallationSculptureContemporary Art

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

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
There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women: Jemma Desai
Somerset House

There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women: Jemma Desai

Until Nov 1

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

A 54 minute film collaging archive, song and new 16mm material

Nancy Holt: MoonSunStarEarthSkyWater
Goodwood Art Foundation

Nancy Holt: MoonSunStarEarthSkyWater

Until Nov 1

PhotographyDrawing & Works on PaperVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

First major UK presentation of pioneering land artist Nancy Holt, featuring site-responsive installations and work on light, space, and language.

3/5 from 1 rating

"It's outer space, distant stars, planet Earth, the birds and bees and trees all right here, in this exact moment. It's a portrait of you in the universe, a picture of its vastness and your own little place in it."

The Guardian
Alex Morante & Enrique López Llamas: Sugar, We're Going Down
TKE Studios

Alex Morante & Enrique López Llamas: Sugar, We're Going Down

Until Nov 1

CeramicsInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Ceramic beasts and painted sculpture in a crumpled silver bunker

David Hockney: Sunley Window 2026
Turner Contemporary

David Hockney: Sunley Window 2026

Until Nov 1

FreeDigital ArtInstallationContemporary ArtDavid Hockney

A Normandy sunrise reimagined at architectural scale on the gallery window

ASHMOLEAN NOW: SOMA SUROVI JANNAT
Ashmolean Museum

ASHMOLEAN NOW: SOMA SUROVI JANNAT

Until Nov 1

Drawing & Works on PaperInstallationPaintingContemporary Art

Soma Surovi Jannat maps climate crisis through new Ashmolean works.

Colin Self: Unseen
Frith Street Gallery

Colin Self: Unseen

Until Nov 7

CeramicsMixed MediaDrawing & Works on PaperPrintsInstallationPaintingSculpturePop Art

First London retrospective of Pop artist Colin Self since 1986

Nicola Turner: I Tear Secrets From Your Yielding Flesh
Annely Juda Fine Art

Nicola Turner: I Tear Secrets From Your Yielding Flesh

Until Nov 7

InstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Debut solo show tracing a Georgian townhouse's hidden history of shame

Emii Alrai: Lures
Carl Freedman Gallery

Emii Alrai: Lures

Until Nov 8

InstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Sculptural landscape of vessels and ruins shaped by myth and inherited memory

The Shape of What Remains
Modern Art Oxford

The Shape of What Remains

Until Nov 22

FreeTextilesVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

New work by three recent graduates on overlooked histories and memory

Autumn Knight: I Can't Complain
ICA London

Autumn Knight: I Can't Complain

Until Nov 29

Sound ArtPerformanceVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

Solo show exploring the pleasures and politics of everyday complaining

Jenkin van Zyl: Enclosure
Somerset House

Jenkin van Zyl: Enclosure

Until Nov 29

FreePerformanceVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A newly commissioned film and immersive installation about doubles

3/5 from 1 rating

"Enclosure is messy, utopian and dystopian all at once, and there are moments when you're not sure whether you should be trying to untangle its logic or simply surrendering to the chaos. In the end, I surrendered – and getting lost in it turned out to be half the fun."

TimeOut
Becky Beasley: A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029)
The Bluecoat

Becky Beasley: A Gentle Man (Part II) (1975-2029)

Until Jan 3, 2027

FreePhotographyCeramicsVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A green floorscape, curtain sculptures and a four-part video portrait

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven
The Whitworth

Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven

Until Jan 3, 2027

TextilesInstallation

Eight artists from Korea, India and UK weave new commissions with 400 years of textile history

4/5 from 2 ratings

"These many hands and hours make Entangled and Woven an exquisitely beautiful exhibition. Every slip of fabric is layered with delicate detail and texture. Fabrics are airy and ethereal one moment, and weighty and dipped in deep indigo the next."

The Guardian
Justin Caguiat: Change RingingComing Soon
Serpentine South Gallery

Justin Caguiat: Change Ringing

Starting Oct 8

FreeSound ArtVideo & Moving ImagePrintsInstallationPaintingSculptureContemporary Art

Thermochromic paintings and ringing bronze bells transform Serpentine South.

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

Zineb Sedira: When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks

Until Jan 17, 2027

FreeVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

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

Keiken: Seeds, Stones, and Future Bones
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Keiken: Seeds, Stones, and Future Bones

Until Jan 17, 2027

Digital ArtSound ArtInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A sci-fi game world unfolds across sculpture, sound and installation

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

Yuko Mohri: In Concert
Barbican Art Gallery

Yuko Mohri: In Concert

Until Jan 24, 2027

FreeSound ArtInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A site-responsive commission of light, sound and kinetic sculpture

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?
Turner Contemporary

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

Until Jan 24, 2027

FreePhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationConceptualism

Calle's first UK institutional show in over fifteen years

Amar Kanwar
Serpentine North Gallery

Amar Kanwar

Until Jan 31, 2027

Video & Moving ImageInstallation

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

4/5 from 1 rating

"Like much of Kanwar’s work, Such a Morning makes demands on your patience. Anyone attempting to make simple sense of the film is likely to sympathise with the professor groping blindly around in the dark. But it is worth putting in the time, because Kanwar’s commitment to doubt as a precursor of knowledge carries a political charge in the present."

The Guardian
Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with HoneyComing Soon
Arnolfini

Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey

Starting Oct 17

FreePhotographyTextilesVideo & Moving ImageInstallationContemporary Art

Four decades of a practice that redefined what photography can be

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

Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count UsComing Soon
Hayward Gallery

Andrius Arutiunian: They Tried to Count Us

Starting Nov 24

FreeSound ArtInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A shrine to the cosmos where myth and radio astronomy share one orbit

Gathering Ground
Tate Modern

Gathering Ground

Until Mar 7, 2027

Mixed MediaInstallationContemporary Art

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

Hyundai Commission: Tarek AtouiComing Soon
Tate Modern

Hyundai Commission: Tarek Atoui

Starting Oct 13

FreeSound ArtPerformanceInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A new sound commission for the Turbine Hall

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

Mike Nelson: Double Negative (The Clown)

Until Apr 11, 2027

FreeInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

A new immersive installation revisiting his 2004 Triple Bluff Canyon

5/5 from 1 rating

"It’s either a cry for help or a scream into the void. Whichever it is, Mike Nelson’s latest exhibition is the English artist at his most frustrated, scared, introspective and personal. This is a show filled with rot and dilapidation, insanity and dereliction."

The Guardian
Es Devlin
Design Museum

Es Devlin

Until Apr 11, 2027

Drawing & Works on PaperPerformanceDesignInstallationSculpture

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

WONDER: Why We Believe in MagicComing Soon
Somerset House

WONDER: Why We Believe in Magic

Starting Feb 4, 2027

Mixed MediaInstallation

Magic across time, from ancient rituals and alchemy to WitchTok and AI

The Manifold of Memory: Detail Within Detail, Bagri CommissionComing Soon
The Whitworth

The Manifold of Memory: Detail Within Detail, Bagri Commission

Starting Nov 20

TextilesInstallationSculpture

Kazakh artist Gulnur Mukazhanova's first UK show — giant felt environment from nomadic Central Asia

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
Özgür KarComing Soon
Spike Island

Özgür Kar

Starting Feb 20, 2027

FreeSound ArtVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Deadpan video and sculpture staging mortality as opera and theatre

The Nue Black AestheticComing Soon
Design Museum

The Nue Black Aesthetic

Starting Nov 6

TextilesDesignInstallation

Landmark show celebrating Black British designers reshaping furniture, fashion and architecture

Sonia BoyceComing Soon
Tate Britain

Sonia Boyce

Starting Mar 24, 2027

PhotographyMixed MediaDrawing & Works on PaperVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Forty years of fierce experimentation, from collage to installation

British Art Show 10Coming Soon
Spike Island

British Art Show 10

Starting Jun 19, 2027

FreePhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationPaintingSculptureContemporary Art

Ekow Eshun gathers 30+ UK artists on empathy in polarised times

Simone LeighComing Soon
Royal Academy

Simone Leigh

Starting Sep 18, 2027

CeramicsInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

Monumental bronze and ceramic sculpture exploring Black identity and memory

Nalini MalaniComing Soon
Tate Modern

Nalini Malani

Starting Jul 1, 2027

Digital ArtVideo & Moving ImageInstallationPaintingContemporary Art

Her largest survey to date: six decades, almost 200 works

Lynda BenglisComing Soon
Tate Modern

Lynda Benglis

Starting Sep 30, 2027

PhotographyVideo & Moving ImageInstallationSculptureContemporary Art

50+ works from the poured latex floor pieces to now

British Art Show 10: A Chorus of StrangersComing Soon
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

British Art Show 10: A Chorus of Strangers

Starting Mar 24, 2028

PhotographyInstallationPaintingContemporary Art

Over 30 artists on empathy and the figure of the Other in divided times

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