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Best exhibitions on in London, July highlights

By CW Contributor on 30/6/2017

Sculpture in the City, floral showstoppers at Hampton Court Palace and an exploration of black art during the Age of Black Power: Here's the best of London art this month

Detail: Frank Bowling, Who’s Afraid of Barney Newman 1968, Tate. © Frank Bowling, Black Power exhibition

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, Tate Modern

What did it mean to be a black artist in the US at the height of the civil rights movement? How did the birth of Black Power affect the perception of black art? What was black art’s purpose and who was its audience? Tate Modern's upcoming exhibition explores all.

WHEN

12 Jul 2017 – 22 Oct 2017, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

WHERE

Tate Modern
Bankside, London, SE1 9TG

The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is one of the highlights in the nation's horticultural calendar. This year's floral displays come courtesy of nearly 100 specialists who have created world-class tableaux for indoor marquees and the extensive palace grounds.

WHEN

06 Jul 2017 – 09 Jul 2017, 10:00am - 7.30pm except July 9th: 10.00am - 5.30pm (plant sell-off begins at 4.30pm)

WHERE

Hampton Court Palace
East Mosley , KT8 9AU

The City comes to life with contemporary sculpture

Contemporary art stars fill the City of London with the best public art in town for the seventh edition of Sculpture in the City.

WHEN

27 Jun 2017 – 28 Jun 2018, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Gherkin
30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8EP

Nathalie Du Pasquier, Pace Gallery

Nathalie du Pasquier, an original founder of design group Memphis, comes to London's Pace Gallery with an exhibition of new multi-disciplinary artworks

WHEN

27 Jun 2017 – 29 Jul 2017, Tuesday - Saturday, Closed Sundays and Mondays

WHERE

Pace Gallery
6 Burlington Gardens , London, W1S 3ET

Bruce Nauman La Brea/Art Tips/Rat Spit/Tar Pits 1972 ARTIST ROOMS © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2017

Bruce Nauman: ARTIST ROOMS, Tate Modern

Coming next to the Tate's ARTIST ROOMS series: Bruce Nauman's sculptures, installations and video works come to the Tate Modern Switch House

WHEN

24 Jul 2017 – 01 Jul 2018, Sunday to Thursday 10.00-18.00 Friday to Saturday 10.00-22.00

WHERE

Tate Modern
Bankside, London, SE1 9TG

The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt, National Portrait Gallery

A major exhibition exploring the interaction between master painter and subject arrives this summer at the National Portrait Gallery

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

Best exhibitions on in London, July highlights

Sculpture in the City, floral showstoppers at Hampton Court Palace and an exploration of black art during the Age of Black Power: Here's the best of London art this month

Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, Tate Modern

The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

The City comes to life with contemporary sculpture

Nathalie Du Pasquier, Pace Gallery

Bruce Nauman: ARTIST ROOMS, Tate Modern

The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt, National Portrait Gallery

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