Your life in art: London exhibitions to make you swoon this summer
From Giacometti and Fahrelnissa Zeid at Tate Modern, to Pink Floyd and Balenciaga at the V&A – here's our pick of the best art in London
Alberto Giacometti, Tate Modern
Long, eerie and existential – dive into the world of Giacometti: Tate exhibition explores the life and work of a modern master
Read more ...Pink Floyd, V&A
Pink Floyd return to the stage at the V&A’s latest blockbuster retrospective, 50 years after they recorded their debut single Arnold Layne
Read more ...John Singer Sargent Watercolours, Dulwich Picture Gallery
In the first major London exhibition to celebrate his watercolours, Singer Sargent is set to enchant the capital once again
Read more ...The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!
He calls himself 'The Transvestite Potter', everyone else knows him as the nation's favourite contemporary artist – don't miss this Grayson Perry Serpentine exhibition
Read more ...Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, V&A
The V&A's latest fashion exhibition focusing on Balenciaga's output from the 50s and 60s will have you cooing over cocoon coats, baby doll dresses, and magnificent hats
Read more ...Matisse in the Studio, Royal Academy
This is the only major opening in August, so make a beeline for the Royal Academy to see Matisse in the Studio, the first exhibition to consider how the artist's personal collection of objects inspired his art.
Read more ...The Encounter, review ★★★★★
Bringing together drawings from the Renaissance to the Baroque, The Encounter at the National Portrait Gallery breathes life into the Old Masters in a compact show for young and old
Read more ...Frieze Sculpture, Frieze and Frieze Masters, Regent's Park
Ahead of Frieze Fair in October, Frieze Sculpture rolls into town with a major summer exhibition. The best thing? It's free and open all summer long
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