Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
On view at London’s Royal Academy of Arts (RA) through April 2025, “Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism” is a large exhibition spanning decades of history, from the 1910s to the 1970s.
Ficre Ghebreyesus
When the viewer first enters the exhibition of works by Ficre Ghebreyesus (1962-2012) at Modern Art in London, his first show in the United Kingdom, they encounter a diverse collection of work, with sixteen paintings of different sizes and formal approaches, which somehow appear to form a coherent whole.
Verena Loewensberg
Verena Loewensberg (1912-1986) was one of the most influential figures of the Zurich school of concrete artists, whose work evolved from these principles. The current exhibition of her work at Hauser & Wirth in London presents paintings from the 1960s to the 1980s in which Loewensberg disrupts some elements of the rigid norms of concrete art.
Joseph Kosuth: The Question
Joseph Kosuth’s work, One and Three Chairs (1965), is an iconic illustration of what has become known as Conceptual Art — an art movement that prioritises the idea over the object.
Belkis Ayón: Sikán Illuminations
This must-see exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the work of one of Cuba’s most well-known yet enigmatic contemporary artists.
Five London Exhibitions in 2025
This year, London’s art world promises an exciting group of exhibitions, from emerging artists to established icons, covering diverse practices from around the globe.
Turner Prize 2024
The Turner Prize, Britain’s most anticipated art award, sets the tone for contemporary debates concerning the state of the visual arts in the country.
Gabriela Giroletti’s Show at Leme Gallery
In São Paulo, Brazil, Leme Gallery is currently hosting a solo exhibition by Gabriela Giroletti, a young Brazilian artist based in London, United Kingdom.
Anish Kapoor’s show at Casa Bradesco
Curated by Marcello Dantas, it is the second by this artist in Brazil, after 18 years. Named ‘Inflammation,’ it gathers 19 large-scale works. Some of them were created specifically for this occasion.
Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024
Just like last year, painting is in abundance at Frieze London, while sculptural and three-dimensional works seem to have taken a step back, retreating closer to the comfort of the walls.
Yayoi Kusama: Every Day I Pray for Love
Renowned for her immersive installations, large-scale sculptures, infinity rooms, and her use of polka dots and bright colours, Yayoi Kusama is one of the most well-known contemporary artists.
All Rendered Truth: Lonnie Holley (Camden Art Centre)
“All Rendered Truth” is one of the most enthralling exhibitions currently on view in London. A solo show by celebrated artist and musician Lonnie Holley at Camden Art Centre, the exhibition features a series of new works produced during a residency in Suffolk and other never-seen pieces.
Julio Le Parc: Couleurs (Nara Roesler)
Le Parc was born in Argentina and emigrated to Paris, France, in 1958. Once he was in Europe, Galerie Denise René was crucial for the development of his international career. At that gallery, he was sided by Venezuelan Carlos Cruz-Díez, another kinetic artist.
Jean-Marie Appriou (Duarte Sequeira)
The gallery Duarte Sequeira is a modern structure, built on a hillside in northern Portugal, in the vicinity of the historic Monastery of St. Martin of Tibães, a place where the Benedictine rule of silence, obedience, poverty, and prayer were followed
Zanele Muholi (Tate Modern)
A major survey of the work of South African artist and activist Zanele Muholi, the exhibition at London’s Tate Modern offers a glimpse into their vast body of work and encapsulates the range of their artistic practice.
Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 (Tate Britain)
This exhibition title, impactful and choral, is indeed a provocative reminder of the solidarity’s feeling that unites women from all ages, forced to fight in order to redeem themselves first as women, and then, in this case, as artists.
Dora Maar: Behind the Lens (Amar Gallery)
The exhibition showcases a unique selection (bought recently by the artist’s estate) of photograms and photographs from her time living with Picasso.
A Journey to the Infinite: Yoo Youngkuk (Fondazione Querini Stampalia)
A Journey to the Infinite: Yoo Youngkuk, on view at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice until 24 November 2024, is the first major retrospective of the Korean artist Yoo Youngkuk (1916-2002) in Europe.
Michelangelo: The Last Decades (British Museum)
Curated by Sarah Bowels (The Smirnov Family Curator of Italian and French Prints and Drawings at The British Museum) and Grant Lewis, the show illustrates the last thirty years of Michelangelo’s activity, from when he left his hometown Florence to Rome in 1534, until his death at almost 90 years old.
Phyllida Barlow: Unscripted (Hauser and Wirth Somerset)
Set almost a year since the artist died, Phyllida Barlow ‘Unscripted’ brings together works from as early as the 1970s to work made and conceived last year.
Amelia Toledo: Chromatic Landscape (MUBE)
Amelia Toledo: Chromatic Landscape, a comprehensive show of her works, is now on display at MuBE.
Pierre Huyghe: Liminal (Punta della Dogana)
The highly anticipated 60th iteration of the Venice Biennale opened to the public in April, attracting hundreds of artists, curators, cultural practitioners, and aficionados to the Floating City.
Cecilia Vicuña: Dreaming about Water – A Retrospective of the Future (Pinacoteca)
Pinacoteca Contemporanea is now holding a solo show of Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña named ‘Dreaming about water — A retrospective of the future’.
Angel with a Gun: Homage to Guy Brett (Alison Jacques)
This exhibition features 59 works by artists from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela, many of which have rarely been seen, drawn from the collection of English art critic Guy Brett (1942-2021).
The Last Caravaggio (National Gallery)
If you had to sum up the life and work of Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio in one word, it’d be drama. A dramatic life, with equally dramatic paintings.
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In (National Portrait Gallery)
Francesca Woodman (1958-81) and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79), two of the most influential photographers, are being showcased in Portrait to Dream In at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
The Secret Lives of Plants (Gallery of Everything)
The exhibition borrows its title from the controversial book, published in 1973, ‘The Secret Lives of Plants’, in which the authors claimed that plants are beings with emotions and are able to communicate with other creatures like humans.
Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States (Serpentine)
The first major exhibition of Yinka Shonibare in over twenty years, Yinka Shonibare CBE: Suspended States, on view at the Serpentine South Gallery until early September, features recent sculptures and installations.
Claudia Andujar: Cosmovision (Itau Cultural)
It is on display, in Sao Paulo, ‘Claudia Andujar: Cosmovision,’ a solo show by Claudia Andujar, a groundbreaking photographer and activist.
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art (Barbican)
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art exhibition curated by Lotte Johnson and Wells Fray-Smith showcases the works of 50 international artists from the 1960s to today.