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PATRICK HERON: Early Works, 1950-54
NewsApr 23, 2026

PATRICK HERON: Early Works, 1950-54

Hazlitt Holland‑Hibbert is mounting a second solo show of Patrick Heron, focusing on his 1950‑54 output, a period when the British modernist moved decisively from figurative interiors toward colour‑driven abstraction. The exhibition assembles works from the artist’s estate—including several never‑exhibited...

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Onya McCausland: Tailings
NewsApr 22, 2026

Onya McCausland: Tailings

British artist Onya McCausland opens "Tailings" at CLOSE Gallery, a solo show running from April 25 to May 30, 2026. The exhibition presents 30 paintings that employ bespoke pigments derived from mining waste, delivering a palette of ochres, rusts and...

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Jasper Johns: Night Driver Opens at Guggenheim Bilbao with Major Retrospective
NewsApr 22, 2026

Jasper Johns: Night Driver Opens at Guggenheim Bilbao with Major Retrospective

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has opened "Jasper Johns: Night Driver," a sweeping retrospective that showcases roughly 140 works spanning six decades of the artist’s career. Running from May 29 to October 12, 2026, the exhibition traces Johns’ evolution from his...

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Wangechi Mutu Awarded National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship in Landmark UK Collaboration
NewsApr 22, 2026

Wangechi Mutu Awarded National Gallery Contemporary Fellowship in Landmark UK Collaboration

Kenyan‑American artist Wangechi Mutu has been awarded the National Gallery’s second Contemporary Fellowship, a two‑year program run with Art Fund and the Whitworth in Manchester. The fellowship runs from 2026 to 2028, during which Mutu will develop new work that...

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Miranda Lee and the Ethics of Attention
NewsApr 18, 2026

Miranda Lee and the Ethics of Attention

Curator Miranda Lee challenges the fast‑paced art market by designing exhibitions that prioritize slower, more reflective attention. Her physical show RECRAFTED introduced intentional pause points, while digital projects like MULT Coexistence and MULT Island embed layered narratives that require exploration...

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William Wegman: Video Works, 1970-1977
NewsApr 14, 2026

William Wegman: Video Works, 1970-1977

Huxley‑Parlour in London is mounting *Video Works, 1970–77*, a showcase of ten early videos by American artist William Wegman. The exhibition traces Wegman’s blend of language play, visual puns and deadpan humor, and presents the first public appearances of his...

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Osman Yousefzada: A Home That Will Not Behave
NewsApr 13, 2026

Osman Yousefzada: A Home That Will Not Behave

British‑Pakistani interdisciplinary artist Osman Yousefzada opens his solo show "A Home That Will Not Behave" at Bolanle Contemporary, No.9 Cork Street, London, from April 10 to April 26, 2026. The exhibition reimagines the domestic interior as a volatile space, drawing...

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Shaniqwa Jarvis: Only Love Can Break Your Heart
NewsApr 13, 2026

Shaniqwa Jarvis: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Shaniqwa Jarvis’s first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom opens at London’s Public Gallery on 30 April 2026, running through 7 June. The show, titled Only Love Can Break Your Heart, presents twelve new works that combine silk, mirrored surfaces,...

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Samuel De Saboia: The Aesthetics of Possibility
NewsApr 13, 2026

Samuel De Saboia: The Aesthetics of Possibility

Brazilian artist Samuel de Saboia opens his second solo exhibition, The Aesthetics of Possibility, at Maruani Mercier in Knokke from April 4‑26, 2026. The show features large‑scale paintings that blend sweeping gestures, layered figuration and a richer palette to explore...

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Tate Liverpool Brings Steve McQueen’s Grenfell to Liverpool
NewsApr 13, 2026

Tate Liverpool Brings Steve McQueen’s Grenfell to Liverpool

Steve McQueen’s film installation *Grenfell*, created after the 2017 London tower fire that killed 72 people, is arriving at Tate Liverpool from 16 May to 21 June 2026. The work, first shown publicly at the Serpentine in 2023, captures the...

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Godfried Donkor: It’s a Numbers Game
NewsApr 13, 2026

Godfried Donkor: It’s a Numbers Game

Firstsite in Colchester is mounting Godfried Donkor’s first UK institutional exhibition, "It’s a Numbers Game," running from May 23 to August 30, 2026. The show assembles new collages, paintings, embroideries and installations that juxtapose archival photographs, Financial Times text, Ghanaian Adinkra...

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Sir Peter Blake’s Studio Comes to Pitzhanger Manor in a Landmark West London Exhibition
NewsApr 13, 2026

Sir Peter Blake’s Studio Comes to Pitzhanger Manor in a Landmark West London Exhibition

Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery will host "Peter Blake: In the Studio," a landmark exhibition running from 25 November 2026 to 4 April 2027. The show recreates Blake’s West London studio in full scale, giving visitors an intimate look at the...

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SARAH MORRIS: Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers
NewsApr 13, 2026

SARAH MORRIS: Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers

Sarah Morris opens "Snow Leopards and Skyscrapers" at White Cube London from March 11 to May 9, 2026, pairing a fresh series of diagrammatic paintings with two films—Midtown (1998) and Chris Rock (2025). The paintings abstract multinational corporations into geometric, glossy surfaces that...

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Down the Rabbit Hole
NewsApr 12, 2026

Down the Rabbit Hole

Katya’s Space CIC presents “Down the Rabbit Hole” at London’s The Crypt Gallery from April 17‑19, 2026. The group exhibition features more than 30 artists working in painting, sculpture, film and immersive installations within the venue’s vaulted underground chambers. Central...

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