Smaller Galleries: London's autumn goldrush

Cindy Sherman & David Salle, Skarstedt new Gallery

This October, we're treated to a very rare London exhibition from beloved American photographer Cindy Sherman. A key figure of the 80s US art scene, her conceptual self-portraits have recast culture's perception of women and men, heroes and heroines

Rodin's Dancers, Courtauld Gallery

The father of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin's hyper-realist works exude life and physicality, tried to capture the essence of the human body through the observation and representation of movement. His fascination with dance is to be the focus of a 2016 Courtauld Exhibition, Rodin's Dancers, a collection of drawings and sculpture.

Bill Viola: 'Mary', St. Paul's Cathedral

Two years ago, American video artist Bill Viola installed two giant plasma screens in London's greatest edifice, St. Paul's Cathedral, showing video work on the theme of the Martyrs. It remains in the south quire to this day. This autumn, a second permanent large-scale installation will come to the cathedral, it has been announced. Mary will show the Virgin Mother carrying Christ, and will be installed in the north quire.

Guerrilla Girls hit Whitechapel Gallery in exciting London exhibition

They dub themselves the ‘Conscience of the Art World’ and have interrogated the inequalities of a male-dominated art world for over three decades. Now radical anonymous feminist collective Guerrilla Girls are coming to London for their first dedicated UK show at the Whitechapel Gallery

Bedlam, Wellcome Collection

This upcoming Wellcome Collection exhibition will explore our changing notion of 'madness', from the notorious Bedlam to the present day. We'll also look to the future mental health treatment - a science which, compare with traditional medicine, is still very much in its infancy. This way madness lies - and we can't wait.

Tacita Dean, Frith Street Gallery

She may not be as famous as her YBA contemporaries, but the wonderfully witchy Tacita Dean was at the very heart of the 'Young British Artist' movement.

This Frith St. exhibition will see a host of new works, including meditations on clouds and videos of David Hockney smoking. Lovely.

Celia Paul exhibition, Victoria Miro

Celia Paul is often discussed in relation to the late Lucian Freud: one of his many muses, the painter is also mother to one of his 40 children. What's really remarkable about Paul, though are the quiet power of her paintings. Head to Victoria Miro this autumn and discover her seascapes and self-portraits

Bowie / Collector exhibition, Sotheby's

Trump, Brexit... has anyone else noticed that the world has sort of fallen apart since he left us?

Luckily for us, the man who fell to Earth lives on through his art collection. Now, a landmark exhibition at Sotheby’s let's us peek at his extensive private collection — before anyone else. Bowie applied his trademark eclectic aesthetic to his artistic acquisitions and the collection of around 400 works span Duchamp to era-defying pieces of 20th century design.

Picasso on Paper, Omer Tiroche

This autumn, the National Portait Gallery mount their major exhibition, a smaller, quieter exhibition is taking place. Mayfair Gallery Omer Tiroche have announced Picasso on Paper. The show's made up of intimate collection of more than thirty works on paper, from throughout the artist's career.

'Thick Time,' William Kentridge, Whitechapel Gallery

William Kentridge is South Africa's most prominent contemporary artist. Part nightmarish Goya sketch and part African tradition, his work draws on philosophy, theatre and literature to create erudite, political pieces. He's known for his draughtsmanship in pastels and charcoal, but is also noted for his expressionistic animation.