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Your life in art: London exhibitions to make you swoon this summer

By CW Contributor on 23/8/2017

Summer may be drawing to a close, but there's still time to feast your eyes on the summer art that we love in London now

Detail: Alberto Giacometti, Man Pointing 1947, Tate. © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2016

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

WHEN

10 May 2017 – 10 Sep 2017, 10.00–18.00 Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–22.00 Friday – Saturday

WHERE

Tate Modern
Bankside, London, SE1 9TG

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

WHEN

13 May 2017 – 01 Oct 2017, Monday 10am–5:45pm Tuesday 10am–5:45pm Wednesday 10am–5:45pm Thursday 10am–5:45pm Friday 10am–10pm Saturday 10am–5:45pm Sunday 10am–5:45pm

WHERE

V&A
South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

The lady with the umbrella, 1911, watercolour and pencil on paper, 65 x 54 cm, Museu de Montserrat. Donated by J. Sala Ardiz. Image © Dani Rovira

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

WHEN

21 Jun 2017 – 08 Oct 2017, Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm (Last Entry 4:30pm) Monday: closed (except Bank Holiday Mondays, when we open 10am – 5pm)

WHERE

Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery Road, London, SE21 7AD

The Annunciation of the Virgin Deal, Grayson Perry. 2012 Serpentine Grayson Perry

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

WHEN

08 Jun 2017 – 17 Sep 2017, 10am - 6pm, Tuesday - Sunday, plus bank holidays.

WHERE

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens, London, W2 3XA

Cristóbal Balenciaga exhibition, V&A London 2017

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

WHEN

27 May 2017 – 18 Feb 2018, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

WHERE

V&A
South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

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.

WHEN

05 Aug 2017 – 12 Nov 2017, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Royal Academy
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD

Hans Holbein the Younger, Sir John Godsalve, c.1532-4

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

WHEN

13 Jul 2017 – 22 Oct 2017, Saturday - Wednesday 10.00 - 18.00, Thursday - Friday 10.00 - 21.00

WHERE

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Bernar Venet, 17 Acute Unequal Angles, 2016

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

WHEN

05 Jul 2017 – 08 Oct 2017, 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

Regent's Park
Online only,

Your life in art: London exhibitions to make you swoon this summer

Summer may be drawing to a close, but there's still time to feast your eyes on the summer art that we love in London now

Alberto Giacometti, Tate Modern

Pink Floyd, V&A

John Singer Sargent Watercolours, Dulwich Picture Gallery

The Most Popular Art Exhibition Ever!

Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, V&A

Matisse in the Studio, Royal Academy

The Encounter, review ★★★★★

Frieze Sculpture, Frieze and Frieze Masters, Regent's Park

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