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Francesco Clemente: Self-Portraits in the Bardo

Lévy Gorvy Dayan presents Francesco Clemente: Self-Portraits in the Bardo, a striking series of eight visionary canvases blending self-portraiture with Tibetan Buddhist imagery of the bardo, the liminal state between death and rebirth.

Five Exhibitions To See In London In August 2025

Explore our Five Exhibitions To See In London In August 2025 — from Derek Jarman and Rachel Jones to Aboriginal art and Francesco Clemente

Coldplay’s Yellow Turns 25 — and Wembley Park’s Got the Stairs to Prove It

Wembley Park’s Spanish Steps get a golden makeover with Pantone’s Yellow 25, celebrating Coldplay’s hit as they play ten nights at Wembley Stadium.

Ollie White: Something Borrowed

London artist Ollie White unveils Something Borrowed at Shoreditch’s Haricot Gallery, a debut exhibition of ten works that use the motif of shoes in boxes to reflect on containment, memory, intimacy and identity.

Han Bing: Atlas

Thaddaeus Ropac London presents Atlas, the first U.K. exhibition of Han Bing, featuring new paintings and works on paper exploring urban imagery

Quiet Grounds: Tyburn Foundation Residencies 2025

Quiet Grounds at PIASA during Art Basel Paris showcases new works by Chingandu, Claassen, Mathison and Tshabalala, shaped by residencies in Italy and Zimbabwe.

Rachel Jones at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery presents its first solo contemporary show in the main galleries, featuring newly commissioned works by British artist Rachel Jones, whose bold use of colour and recurring motifs of mouths and teeth explore identity, emotion and the lived experience of Black bodies.

Kat Sotelo: A DEVOTION TO SERVICE

Performance artist Kat Sotelo premieres A Devotion to Service at Abrons Arts Center, exploring power, pleasure and Filipino identity.

Hayward Gallery Touring Names Ekow Eshun for 10th Edition of British Art Show

Ekow Eshun to curate Hayward Gallery Touring’s 10th Edition of the British Art Show, touring five UK cities from 2026 in its most ambitious programme to date

Jane Boddy Creative Director at the Pantone Color Institute talks Yellow, colour and feeling

Jane Boddy, Creative Director at the Pantone Color Institute, on Coldplay’s Yellow 25, colour psychology, and the art of feeling.

Paul Cummins MBE: Where Memory Blooms in Clay

Ceramic artist Paul Cummins MBE crafts delicate floral sculptures that transform remembrance, loss, and beauty into enduring forms. Through porcelain and colour, his work captures the fleeting nature of life with power and precision.

Artsy Launches Fourth Edition of Foundations, Spotlighting Emerging Artists

Artsy’s 2025 Foundations exhibition showcases 250+ emerging artists from 40 countries, with accessible works curated by 85 international galleries.

Drawing the Invisible: Luna Paiva’s Intimate Monuments

Luna Paiva trades bronze for pencil in The Seed, a poetic exploration of memory, motherhood, and material. Her newest works draw fragile strength from stillness, ritual, and transformation.

Luna Paiva: The Seed

Luna Paiva debuts new ceramic sculptures and drawings in The Seed, a solo exhibition at StudioTwentySeven in New York, on view 4 Sept–10 Nov 2025.

Derek Jarman The Black Paintings: A Chronology Part II 1988 - 1991

Explore Derek Jarman’s Black Paintings (1988–1991), created alongside his iconic garden at Prospect Cottage and the making of The Garden film.

After Nature: Curated by Ben Tufnell

CLOSE’s Somerset gallery presents After Nature (Sept. 13–Oct. 25), curated by Ben Tufnell, featuring works by Richard Long, David Nash, and emerging artists exploring the many ways art engages with the natural world.

Eva Dixon: SCORE!

Eva Dixon’s debut solo show, SCORE!, presents a bold cast—from wrestlers to sex workers—on collectible cards that explore control and identity.

A Luscious Reveal of Michele Iacobini’s Photography at LUCA

Discover LUCA's debut art exhibition, Those who stay and those who leave, featuring Michele Iacobini's evocative photography. A seamless fusion of Modern Italian cuisine and cinematic Sicilian storytelling in the heart of Clerkenwell.

Betty Ogun Confronts the Dualities of Womanhood and Paints the Truth

Betty Ogun confronts the dualities of womanhood in her debut, painting not performance but the truth of tenderness, resistance and survival.

Art Project Endless Joy Brings Its Mythic Aesthetic Into the Home

Endless Joy expands from fashion to home textiles with limited-edition blankets inspired by myth, folklore and Balinese craftsmanship

Tiyana Mitchell Paints from the Film of Memory

We speak with artist Tiyana Mitchell about memory, family archives and the making of her debut UK solo show, Conversations Across Time.

In the Studio: A New Book Series from Hauser & Wirth Publishers

In the Studio is a new book series from Hauser & Wirth Publishers offering an intimate look at the creative spaces, methods, and lives of influential modern and contemporary artists.

Nastja Säde Rönkkö: Survival Guide for a Post-Apocalyptic Child

In a new installation at Fort Burgoyne in Dover, Finnish artist Nastja Säde Rönkkö explores survival in a collapsing world through film, sculpture and sound

Chris “DAZE” Ellis: Dark Green Daze

Legendary New York graffiti artist Chris “DAZE” Ellis makes his Ibiza debut with Dark Green Daze, a private contemporary art exhibition curated by Dark Green Studios. Featuring new paintings, large-scale installations, and exclusive design pieces, the show is viewable by appointment only in San Rafael, Ibiza.

Tiyana Mitchell: Conversations Across Time

Tiyana Mitchell’s debut UK solo exhibition at Larkin Durey explores memory, migration, and family history through paintings inspired by archival photographs and a cross-continental upbringing.

Master the Art of Giclee Printing: A Complete Guide

Discover the art of giclée printing with our complete guide. Learn how pigment-based inks and high-resolution inkjet technology produce vibrant, archival-quality fine art prints.

Enchanted Forest: The Melody of Spirits

Enchanted Forest: The Melody of Spirits invites visitors to revive a silent forest through interactive music and real-time collaboration, all set within the world’s largest wraparound screens at Outernet London

Summer Exhibition exploring colour and its perception opens at Halcyon

Discover Halcyon Gallery’s Summer Exhibition on New Bond Street, featuring vibrant works by Hockney, Warhol, Chihuly, and more — a celebration of colour as both substance and symbol. On view until 31st August

Do Ho Suh Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Kingston University

Korean-born artist Do Ho Suh has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Kingston University. Best known for his fabric installations exploring home and displacement, Suh reflects on creative education and shares advice with graduating art students

A Conversation with Laura Medcalf: Painting with the Earth, Water, and Time

An intimate look at artist Laura Medcalf’s nature-based practice, where painting, photography, and performance converge through soil, water, and time to create quietly powerful works rooted in the earth

A Sneaker Reimagined: Nigel VMU’s Concrete Tribute to Nike’s Digital Past

Artist Nigel VMU transforms Nike’s 90s Air Sunder sneaker into a striking concrete sculpture at Offspring’s Kings Cross store in London — blending art, design, and digital nostalgia in the AirMax Table installation

Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms

Discover Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms at the Toledo Museum of Art, a groundbreaking exhibition running from 12 July to 30 November, showcasing 24 artists who explore visual expression through systems, repetition, and algorithmic processes

Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins

Open-air exhibit at Wembley Park shows rare early photos of Liam and Noel Gallagher, taken by Kevin Cummins before Oasis’s rise to stardom.

The New Vanguard: The Programme Giving Young Artists a Real Way Into the Arts

Art Meets Culture and Wingstop UK launch The New Vanguard, a 6-week programme empowering UK artists aged 18–25 with funding, mentorship, and a Frieze Week showcase.

Material Moves

To mark Singapore’s 60th year of independence, STPI presents “Material Moves”, a landmark exhibition featuring new and rare works on paper by Han Sai Por, Goh Beng Kwan, Ong Kim Seng and Chua Ek Kay

The Art Market Isn’t Failing - It’s Shifting, Sharply

Despite growing speculation of decline, the art market isn’t collapsing — it’s adapting. From elite circles to online discourse, a quiet transformation is underway

Betty Ogun: LOVE/FIGHT

Betty Ogun’s LOVE/FIGHT at Tache Gallery explores Black womanhood and resilience through bold painting, textiles, sculpture and abstraction.

The People’s Cup: How The FA and Nigel VMU Reimagined the Game Through Art

Discover how The FA and artist Nigel VMU reimagined the FA Cup experience with Cup Culture — a creative initiative blending football, art, and community across Manchester and South London.

Djofray Makumbu’s Journaliste Acquired by the Government Art Collection

The Government Art Collection acquires Journaliste (2024), a portrait by British-Congolese artist Djofray Makumbu featuring journalist Paul Bazakana Bayete and Pan-African leader Patrice Lumumba