The best art exhibitions: London 2020
From Warhol to Alice in Wonderland, the best art exhibitions London 2020 has to offer
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk, V&A
To walk through this theatrical exhibition is to experience the five-hundred-year history of the kimono, from its place in the domestic sphere, to its later importance as an iconic export.
Read more ...Picasso and Paper, Royal Academy
2020 gets off to a strong start with the Royal Academy's exhibition exploring Picasso's relationship with paper. Expect drawings, cut-outs and one epic collage.
Read more ...British Baroque: Power and Illusion, Tate Britain
This exhibition explores a very British baroque, replete with swaggering monarchs, symbols of power and more velvet that than you can shake a sceptre at.
Read more ...Steve McQueen exhibition, Tate Modern
This exhibition will whip the art world up into a frenzy of excitement. Bringing together Steve McQueen's immersive film and video installations of the last 20 years, this show at Tate Modern will explore the Oscar winning auteur's output as a video artist.
Read more ...Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper, William Morris Gallery
Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley has painted the women of Dalston for an exhibition at the William Morris Gallery.
Read more ...Léon Spilliaert exhibition, Royal Academy
Get to know Belgium's answer to Edvard Munch at the Royal Academy. Léon Spilliaert was plagued by bad health and lived in an apparently perpetual state of existential angst. As a result, his art is imbued with strangeness and mystery.
Read more ...Masculinities: Liberation through Photography, Barbican Centre
Consisting of more than 300 images this exhibition promises a sweeping exploration of modern masculinity from 1960 to the present day, as captured by a diverse range of photographers.
Read more ...British Surrealism 1783–1952, Dulwich Picture Gallery
British surrealism started with William Blake and Henri Fuseli, or so curator Dr David Boyd Haycock claims. Get to grips with these purveyors of the strange at what promises to be a fascinating exhibition.
Read more ...David Hockney: Drawing from Life
David Hockney is nothing if not prolific. This exhibition will explore the octogenarian’s journey as portraitist from his school days in the 1950s to the present day. This is one for the diary.
Read more ...Aubrey Beardsley, Tate Britain
We can't wait for this exhibition. Fin-de-siècle enfant terrible Aubrey Beardsley had a reputation for being somewhat of a dandy and an eccentric. He was also an extremely talented illustrator. Tate Britain's exhibition of more than 200 of his works, will include many rarely-seen ink drawings.
Read more ...Cecil Beaton's Bright Young Things, National Portrait Gallery
Vogue photographer and social butterfly Cecil Beaton captured the bold and the beautiful of high society during a golden age of glamour and fashion. This spring, an exhibition will examine Beaton's portraits of Britain's socialites from the 20s and 30s – the actors and dancers, aristocrats and influencers of the era.
Read more ...Andy Warhol exhibition, Tate Modern
This hotly anticipated exhibition of Andy Warhol's work will run at Tate Modern for six months and will include some of his best-known works.
Read more ...Titian: Love, Desire, Death, National Gallery
You can't go wrong with Titian. For the first time since 1704, the National Gallery are reuniting five of the artist's most extraordinary paintings, which were inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Read more ...Gauguin and the Impressionists, Royal Academy
Paul Gauguin headlines this all-star exhibition, which will examine the impressionists and their impact on the art that followed.
Read more ...Zanele Muholi, Tate Modern
Visual activist Zanele Muholi utilises photography, video and installation to produce work that explores black LGBTQI identities, shining a light on the prejudice and often violent discrimination experienced by this community.
Read more ...Renaissance Watercolours: from Dürer to Van Dyck, V&A
When one thinks of the art of the Renaissance, watercolours are perhaps not the first art form that comes to mind. This exhibition will bring a collection of exquisite examples to the V&A.
Arctic: Culture and Climate, British Museum
This exhibition will explore the resilient communities of the Artic and what climate change means for their future.
Read more ...Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tate Britain
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is undoubtedly one of her generation's most intriguing painters. Her style is heavily influenced by the old masters, but her work every bit the product of a contemporary genius.
Read more ...Artemisia, National Gallery
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 – 1654 or later) is one of the most important painters of the Italian baroque and somewhat of feminist icon. She achieved the near impossible, becoming a highly successful painter in the face of overwhelming odds and possessed a formidable talent, lending a woman’s perspective to man’s world.
Read more ...Magdalena Abakanowicz exhibition, Tate Modern
You may not have heard of Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, but her public works occupy some significant sites. Born in 1930, she battled the odds to become one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.
Read more ...Unearthed: Photography's Roots, Dulwich Picture Gallery
Carrots, cabbages and garden flowers might not seem like obvious subjects for an exhibition, but Dulwich Picture Gallery wants to convince us otherwise with a show exploring the history of photography through images of plants.
Read more ...Britain and Photography: 1945-79 exhibition, Tate Britain
Post-war Britain saw incredible change. The empire collapsed, civil rights shot to the fore and the Cold War heated up. Captured on celluloid, these are some of the topics covered in what promises to be a brilliant and timely exhibition.
Read more ...Alice In Wonderland, V&A
Visitors to the V&A next year are invited to step through the looking glass and fall head first into one of the world's best-loved stories. This big-budget exhibition promises to be an 'immersive and theatrical show' that takes visitors on a 'mind-bending journey down the rabbit hole'. We cannot wait!
Read more ...Marina Abramović: After Life, Royal Academy
Marina Ambramović is the godmother of performance art. Nobody holds an audience's attention like she does. In September, an exhibition spanning her 50 year career is coming to the Royal Academy in what promises to be the hit exhibition of the season.
Read more ...Raphael exhibition, National Gallery
2020 marks 500 years since Raphael’s early death at the age of 37. He was one of the Renaissance’s most gifted painters, but had many other talents, too. This exhibition explores the full breadth of this master's artistic output, from his poetry to his tapestry designs.
Read more ...Epic Iran, V&A
Epic Iran will explore 5,000 years of art, design, and culture through 300 objects, in what will be the first major exhibition of Iranian art since a 1931 survey at the Royal Academy.
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