Top 10 Art Exhibitions in London

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London boasts a superb selection of exhibitions. Don't miss out; catch one of the great art events below as chosen by our editorial team. For more ideas see our London Arts Guide

Walking in My Mind

Step into the surreal world of the artist's imagination at London's Hayward Gallery. Ten acclaimed artists from around the world present giant, mind-boggling works, which transform the Hayward Gallery – inside and out – into a bizarre world of interactive, large-scale installations. Until 6 Sep

 

BP Portrait Award

The BP Portrait Award is one of Britain's most prestigious art prizes. The annual competition is open to everyone over 18, and aims to encourage artists to focus on painted portraiture in their work. At the National Portrait Gallery exhibition, you'll see a total of 56 portraits, comprising the winning entries and the best of the rest. Until 14 Sep

 

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition

The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition is one of London's longest-running art shows, now in its 241st year! It's also the world's largest open-submission contemporary art exhibition with around 10,000 works submitted annually. It covers painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture. Ends 16 Aug

 

JW Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite

JW Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite is the UK's first major Waterhouse show since the late 1970s. The new retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts features more than 40 paintings from public and private collections, including The Lady of Shalott, and Hylas and the Nymphs. Until 13 Sep

 

Richard Long: Heaven and Earth

In his first London exhibition for 18 years, Turner Prize-winner Richard Long brings his radical sculptures and large-scale wall works to Tate Britain. Featuring around 80 works spanning four decades, Heaven and Earth explores Long's unique perspective on the relationship between art and landscape. Until 6 Sep

 

Futurism

See the first large-scale showing of Futurism, the revolutionary Italian art movement, in Britain for 30 years. Futurism at Tate Modern examines the impact of the original Futurism exhibition in Paris in 1912, and its affect on the art world. Featured artists include Umberto Boccioni, Pablo Picasso and Wyndham Lewis. Until 20 Sep

 

Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur

See colourful paintings, from miniatures to monumental artworks, focusing on court life in India between the 17th and 19th centuries displayed in Europe for the first time at the British Museum. Garden and Cosmos is part of the British Museum's Indian Summer season celebrating Indian culture. Until 23 Aug

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Baroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence

This major exhibition at the V&A celebrates the baroque style with shining examples from art, architecture and textiles. For the first time, the entire scope of baroque's influence worldwide is examined, from religious paintings to theatre sets and costumes, entire city squares and palaces, and baroque in the New World. Until 19 Jul

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Tate Britain Duveens Commission: Eva Rothschild


The Duveens Commission invites an artist to create work for Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries. Mark Wallinger and Martin Creed have featured in previous years. This year's chosen artist is Eva Rothschild, a Dublin-born, London-based sculptor. See her new work – a 70-metre-long sculpture – for free at Tate Britain. Until 29 Nov

 

Jeff Koons: Popeye Series

Enter the surreal world of American artist Jeff Koons as he explores childhood, consumerism and sexuality in a new exhibition at London's Serpentine Gallery. The exhibition centres round Koons' Popeye series, which includes surreal combinations of everyday objects, cartoon imagery, art-historical references and children's toys. Until 13 Sep