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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

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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
Review: Pink Floyd, V&A [STAR:5]

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

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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

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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

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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

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WHEN
27 May 2017 – 18 Feb 2018, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
V&A
South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
Matisse, Music, Royal Academy

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.

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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

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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

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WHEN
05 Jul 2017 – 08 Oct 2017, 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
WHERE
Regent's Park
Online only,
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