Most popular events – Art exhibitions in London

Here is a list of the most anticipated art exhibitions and art shows coming up for display in London’s galleries.

1stEllen Gallagher exhibition, at Tate Modern

1st May – 1st Sept 2013   •  Tate Modern, London The Tate Modern's new exhibition will focus on the acclaimed North American artist, Ellen Gallagher, who is best-known for her exploration of race and cultural identity. The exhibition will consist of 60 prints in a …more

2ndRoy Lichtenstein exhibition, at Tate Modern

21st Feb – 27th May 2013   •  Tate Modern, London The new exhibition at Tate Modern is the first big retrospective of Roy Lichtenstein for more than twenty years, bringing together 125 of his most definitive paintings and sculptures. Best-known for his comic strip-style …more

3rdSummer Exhibition, at the Royal Academy of Arts

10th June – 18th Aug 2013   •  Royal Academy of Arts, London Have you ever dreamt of seeing your art up on the walls of one of London's major galleries? The Royal Academy of Art's Summer Exhibition is the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing together a wide …more

4thMan Ray Portraits

7th Feb – 27th May 2013   •  National Portrait Gallery, London The "Man Ray Portraits" exhibition features more than 150 prints from the influential artist's career, taken in America and Paris between 1916 and 1968. This is the first major museum retrospective of his photographic …more

5thSalgado’s Genesis — Landscape & Wildlife photographs

11th Apr – 8th Sept 2013   •  Natural History Museum, London Sebastiao Salgado's "Genesis" exhibition is the culmination of 8 years work exploring 32 countries, and will include 250 extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities. The photographs capture some of …more

6thIce Age art… and the arrival of the modern mind

7th Feb – 2nd June 2013   •  British Museum, London The British Museum's new exhibition showcases masterpieces from the last Ice Age, created between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago. Drawn from across Europe, by artists with modern minds like our own, this is a unique …more

7thThe Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion

10th May – 6th Oct 2013   •  Queen’s Gallery, London The Queen's Gallery's new exhibition "In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion" will use paintings from the Royal Collection to explore the sumptuous costumes of the British court in the 16th and 17th-century. …more

8thBecoming Picasso: Paris 1901

14th Feb – 26th May 2013   •  Courtauld Gallery, London The Courtauld Gallery is putting together a special exhibition which will tell the story of Pablo Picasso's breakthrough year in 1901. You will be introduced to his first masterpieces at the beginning of his 'Blue period', …more

9thDeutsche Borse Photography Prize 2013

18th Apr – 30th June 2013   •  Photographer’s Gallery, London The annual Deutsche Borse Photography Prize awards £30,000 to the photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the medium of photography over the previous year. The four shorlisted artists are: Broomberg …more

10thGeorge Catlin: American Indian Portraits

7th Mar – 23rd June 2013   •  National Portrait Gallery, London During the 1830s George Catlin documented the Native American peoples and their way of life. His portraits have become one of the most evocative and important records of indigenous peoples ever made. This exhibition will …more

11thPaul Gauguin exhibition — Courtauld Gallery

20th June – 8th Sept 2013   •  Courtauld Gallery, London The Courtauld Gallery is putting together a special exhibition of works by Paul Gaugin, collected together by Samuel Courtauld in the 1920s. The Courtauld holds the UK's most important collection of works by the …more

12thL.S. Lowry exhibition: “The Painting of Modern Life”

25th June – 20th Oct 2013   •  Tate Britain, London In what promises to be one of the busiest art exhibitions of the year, Tate Britain will be reappraising the work of L.S. Lowry -- arguably Britain's most popular painter. "Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life" will argue …more

13thGeorge Bellows: Modern American Life

16th Mar – 9th June 2013   •  Royal Academy of Arts, London This will be the first retrospective of works by American painter George Bellows to be held in the UK. Widely considered to be one America's greatest painters, Bellows had a fascination with New York's gritty urban …more

14thThe Discovery of Paris, in Watercolour

20th June – 15th Sept 2013   •  Wallace Collection, London "The Discovery of Paris" focuses on the period between 1802 and 1840, and features more than 60 watercolours, preparatory drawings and associated prints by early 19th-century British artists. The exhibition include works …more

 

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