Expressionism Exhibitions

Modernism · c. 1905–1930

Inner anguish made visible

An art of inner states rather than outward appearances, distorting the visible world to convey psychological anguish, ecstasy, or dread. The German groups Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter, alongside Norwegian pioneer Munch, created jagged, colour-saturated images that mirrored a fractured modern consciousness. It found its most urgent expression in response to the trauma of the First World War.

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The Hepworth Wakefield

Marc Chagall: The Circus

Starting Nov 21

PrintsPaintingExpressionismMarc Chagall

Chagall's celebrated circus lithographs alongside paintings — acrobats as metaphor for human joy and sorrow

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Tate Modern

Edvard Munch

Starting Nov 11, 2027

PhotographyPrintsPaintingExpressionismEdvard Munch

The Frieze of Life seen through cinema and visual storytelling

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Expressionism past exhibitions

Ended

Houghton Hall

Lynn Chadwick at Houghton Hall

May 2 to Oct 4

SculptureExpressionismLynn Chadwick

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

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Ended

White Cube Mason's Yard

Emma Reyes

Sep 4 to Oct 3

PaintingExpressionism

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

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White Cube Bermondsey

Georg Baselitz: Back Again

Jun 10 to Aug 30

FreePaintingExpressionismGeorg Baselitz

Baselitz's final paintings series, a posthumous career summation

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"I've never been a huge Baselitz fan: I found the whole upside down painting thing an affectation and I would have happily fronted a campaign to have all his work shown the right way up so we can see what it's really about. I also think he churned out the same painting for decades. But this is brutally emotional stuff."

The Guardian

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