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Inside Yield Gallery: David Izzard’s Stealth Strategy in a Noisy Art Market

In a spectacle-driven art market, David Izzard of London’s Yield Gallery stands out with a discreet, trust-based approach—focusing on lasting relationships, collector vision, and curatorial integrity

Royal College of Art to Unveil RCA2025 Graduate Showcase Across London Campuses

Explore RCA2025, the Royal College of Art’s summer showcase of graduate work in art, design, architecture, and communication across London campuses

The Shed

A group exhibition exploring desire, memory, and identity through the symbolic space of the shed, featuring seven artists at Bernston Bhattacharjee Gallery.

Once Upon a Time in London

Saatchi Yates unveils Once Upon a Time in London, a sweeping summer exhibition that pays tribute to the city’s artistic legacy, blending contemporary commissions with historic works that trace the evolution of London’s cultural landscape.

Yinka Ilori Mines Fulham’s Past for New Installation 100 Found Objects at Fulham Pier

Acclaimed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori unveils 100 Found Objects, a public installation at Fulham Pier that explores local history through everyday artefacts, botanical symbolism, and community storytelling along the Thames

Parisa Azadi: ORDINARY GRIEF

A powerful photographic exploration by Parisa Azadi tracing five years in Iran, capturing the complexities of identity, exile, memory, and resilience in the face of political and personal transformation

Exhibitions To See During London Gallery Weekend

MILLY THOMPSON: My Body Temperature is Feeling Good

A retrospective of Milly Thompson’s late work explores the intersection of ageing, beauty, and female desire, highlighting her sharp wit, visual sensuality, and refusal to conform to art world or societal expectations

BEST SELF Curated by Polly Morgan

An exploration of identity, beauty, and the fragmentation of self in contemporary art, examining how societal pressures, digital culture, and historical ideals shape the pursuit of the "Best Self"—and the ways we present and conceal ourselves in its name

Childhood, solitude and protest: Yoshitomo Nara at the Hayward Gallery

Yoshitomo Nara’s first UK retrospective at the Hayward Gallery brings together 40 years of work shaped by childhood, isolation and protest, through figures that meet the viewer with defiance

At Women in Art Fair, 100 Artists Capture the Now

Discover 100 standout artworks selected for the Women in Art Fair 2025, showcasing global talent, diverse themes, and the fair’s inaugural art prize

Five Exhibitions To See In London In June 2025

Discover five must-see art exhibitions in London this June 2025—from iconic retrospectives to emerging talents, explore photography, painting, and contemporary installations across the capital’s leading galleries

At 20, VOLTA Basel Examines the Shifting Terrain of the Art World

Celebrating 20 years, VOLTA Basel returns with international galleries, solo exhibitions, and new voices from the Middle East and North Africa

Larry Fink: Sensual Empathy

A major retrospective of photographer Larry Fink explores six decades of American life, from high society soirées to rural backyard gatherings, revealing his singular ability to capture the emotional texture of a moment with empathy and intensity

Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic

actory International, the organisation behind Manchester International Festival and the city’s landmark cultural space Aviva Studios, will present the world premiere of Balkan Erotic Epic - a large-scale new work created by internationally-renowned artist Marina Abramović

Curating Collapse: Nadim Samman on Art, AI, and the Future of Cultural Systems

Curator Nadim Samman discusses AI, system failure, and the launch of the Autotelic Foundation—advocating for art that embraces risk, complexity, and collapse

Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter

Kettle’s Yard is delighted to present Another Chance Encounter, an exhibition of new works by Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska, running from 12 July – 2 November 2025. Inspired by the Kettle’s Yard house and collection

The Last Place We Felt: On the Fractured Bodies of Lala Drona

Emerging Artist Lala Drona explores the fractured body in a digital age—where sensation fades, memory glitches, and pain becomes performance

Paul Smith’s Foundation Appoints Three New Trustees

Paul Smith’s Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of three new trustees from the world of art and culture.

‘On the Other Way’: Sensity Studio’s New Open Call Supports Emerging Women Artists Across Europe and the U.K.

Sensity Studio's free open call, On the Other Way, supports emerging women artists in the UK and Europe. Apply now for curatorial and PR opportunities

What Power Tried to Hide: Stephen Shames and the Black Panthers

Stephen Shames was just 20 when he began documenting the Black Panthers from the inside. His images reveal a side of the movement often left out of the frame: women organising, children learning, and a radical politics of care

The Fascinating Role That Art Plays in Women’s Health Advocacy

Discover how art is transforming women's health advocacy by raising awareness, supporting emotional healing, and revolutionizing health education through creative expression.

Catherine Repko: Duets

Catherine Repko’s Duets at Huxley-Parlour explores the subtle emotional dynamics between paired figures in a new series of large-scale paintings

The New American West: Photography in Conversation

The New American West: Photography in Conversation explores 100 years of images, rethinking the myths and realities of the American West

MICHAEL KIDNER FROM ROTHKO TO RILEY

Flowers Gallery is pleased to present from Rothko to Riley — a retrospective exhibition of early works by the late British artist Michael Kidner, opening on 30 April and on view until 31 May 2025.

Jacob Hashimoto: Analog Death, etc.

Ronchini is excited to present Analog Death, etc., our third solo exhibition featuring new works by the New York-based artist, Jacob Hashimoto. Developed across a body of work spanning the past three years, these works see Hashimoto respond to current events

Richard Prince: Posters

Richard Prince’s ‘Posters’ at Max Hetzler brings countercultural print ephemera from magazine margins to the gallery spotlight, reclaiming a lost visual era

In the Dream Logic of Joshua Hagler, Now Æmen Ededéen, and the Meaning of Meaning

From confrontation to contemplation, Joshua Hagler’s transformation into Æmen Ededéen marks a shift toward silence, symbolism, and a deeper vision of art

Layers of Surrender: Laura Medcalf’s Organic Works Wash Over London

British-Hungarian artist Laura Medcalf is letting go of control—one dip at a time. Her debut solo show Seeing Beyond at 54 The Gallery in Mayfair sees her surrendering her work to nature

In Mike Silva’s Paintings, Photographic Memory Is Reframed in Light

London-based artist Mike Silva paints from personal photographs to create luminous, introspective works that explore memory, intimacy, and the quiet beauty of everyday life

Black Panthers & Revolution: Stephen Shames

Amar Gallery is proud to announce our exhibition Black Panthers & Revolution: Stephen Shames. This exhibition is the first London gallery show for Stephen Shames, the photographer of the Black Panther Party, whose archive of Panther images is the largest in the world.

Mike Silva at the Mead Gallery

The Mead Gallery presents new and recent works by Mike Silva, whose paintings transform personal photo archives into intimate scenes and portraits

Mr. Controversial: The Billionaires Series

Waran’s Fine Art is excited to launch a brand new body of work entitled; ‘The Billionaires Series’, an audacious solo exhibition featuring the bold emerging artist and entrepreneur, Mr. Controversial

Hanneke Beaumont: Sculpting the Universal Self

This summer, Bowman Sculpture in St James’s will present Hanneke Beaumont: Sculpting the Universal Self, a solo exhibition tracing more than three decades of work by the Dutch-born sculptor

José María Yturralde: Hyades

José María Yturralde presents his third solo exhibition, Hyades, with Ruttkowski;68 in Paris. The exhibition brings together two closely connected bodies of work – Enso and Entanglements

At the Hayward Gallery: A New Take on Empire and Childhood Lore with Freudian Typo

This summer, the Hayward Gallery will present Freudian Typo, a new exhibition by Iranian-Canadian artists Ghazaleh Avarzamani and Ali Ahadi that reconsiders Britain’s imperial past through the lens of nursery rhymes.

Echoes of Identity: A Contemporary Narrative

At a time when questions of heritage, migration, and identity are shaping global conversations, Echoes of Identity brings together a group of contemporary African and diasporic artists at the Barbican Centre

London Art Talks: Xavier Leopold in Conversation with Sarah Staton

Join artist Xavier Leopold in conversation with Sarah Staton at Dulwich Picture Gallery. A thought-provoking art talk exploring sculpture, storytelling, and social impact—part of the wider London art talks landscape

JUNGJIN LEE: UNSEEN

Huxley-Parlour is pleased to announce the first UK exhibition of South Korean artist Jungjin Lee. The exhibition presents ten large-scale photographs from Lee’s latest body of work, made in Iceland in 2024.

Book Release: ARSHILE GORKY: NEW YORK CITY

Trace Arshile Gorky’s journey from refugee to modern art pioneer in 20th-century New York, with rare artworks, archival images, and photographs by Berenice Abbott