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Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
Somerset House’s mesmeric dance exhibition explores the relationship between the body and technology
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Peter Doig: ‘House of Music’
House of Music, the latest solo exhibition by Peter Doig, marks new territory for the artist who is increasingly known for being Europe’s most...
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Dirty Looks: Desire and Decay in Fashion
The Barbican digs up a fantastic collection of stained, frayed and decayed garms that any CSM student would die for
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Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World
Hot on the heels of September’s merry-go-round of Fashion Weeks, the National Portrait Gallery’s latest opening is another moment to reflect on...
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Emily Kam Kngwarray
The Anmatyerr artist Emily Kam Kngwarray only took up painting during the last decade of her life. Making up for lost time, she produced thousands of...
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Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
Huma Bhabha’s fractured human forms are brilliant – and shine next to Giacometti’s haunting elongated figures
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The world’s biggest permanent art gallery for illustrations is coming to London in 2026
The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration will open next spring with an exhibition spotlighting an exciting rising star
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The V&A’s new museum in east London finally has an official opening date
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A major new exhibition space and arts venue has opened in Camden
Town Hall will host events and a cultural programme spanning art, theatre, music, dance and more
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Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre, a vast concrete estate of 2,000 flats and a leading arts complex, is a prime example of brutalist architecture, softened a little by time...
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National Gallery
Founded in 1824 to display a collection of just 36 paintings, today the National Gallery is home to more than 2,000 works. There are masterpieces from...
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National Portrait Gallery
Portraits don't have to be stuffy. The National Portrait Gallery has everything from oil paintings of stiff-backed royals to photos of soccer stars and...
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Tate Britain
Tate Modern gets all the attention, but the original Tate Gallery, founded by sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate, has a broader and more inclusive brief. Housed in a...
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Tate Modern
The permanent collection draws from the Tate’s collections of modern art (international works from 1900) and features heavy hitters such as Matisse,...
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Whitechapel Gallery
This East End stalwart reopened in 2009 following a major redesign and expansion that saw the Grade II listed building transformed into a vibrant, holistic...