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Best exhibitions on in London, September highlights

By CW Contributor on 21/8/2017

New York darling Jean-Michel Basquiat makes his UK debut at the Barbican, ancient Siberian warriors settle at the British Museum, and the Royal Academy showcases the best of 20th-century American heavyweight Jasper Johns: the art world is finally back in full swing this September. Here are the best exhibitions on in London this month to book now

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (Pablo Picasso), 1984, Private collection, Italy. © The Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York

Basquiat, Barbican Centre

Truly one of the greats: at long last the late New York artist Basquiat gets the recognition he deserves, with this massive Barbican retrospective

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WHEN
21 Sep 2017 – 28 Jan 2018, Sunday to Wednesday, 10am – 6pm Thursday to Saturday, 10am – 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)
WHERE
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Jasper Johns, 0 through 9 (1961) (Tate, London 2016. © Jasper Johns / VAGA, New York / DACS, London 2016)

Jasper Johns, Royal Academy

20th century American heavyweight Jasper Johns is one of the most famous living creators. Drink in his remarkable works at this very rare UK exhibition

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WHEN
23 Sep 2017 – 10 Dec 2017, Mon - Sun 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am - 10pm
WHERE
Royal Academy
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
Nadja Michael as Salome Royal Opera House, London, 2008 ROH © Robbie Jack - Corbis. Corbis Entertainmen. Getty Images

Opera: Passion, Power and Politics at the V&A

400 years, 7 operas, and a display spanning geography, history and art: the V&A and Royal Opera House collaborate to stage the first blockbuster exhibition on opera

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WHEN
30 Sep 2017 – 25 Feb 2018, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
WHERE
V&A
South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL
A gold plaque depicting a Scythian rider with a spear in his right hand; Gold; Second half of the fourth century BC; Kul’ Oba. © The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 2017

Scythians, Warriors of ancient Siberia, British Museum

In this long overdue retrospective, the monumental power of the Scythian warriors will reign once more

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WHEN
14 Sep 2017 – 14 Jan 2018, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
British Museum
Great Russell St, London, WC1B 3DG
Jean Dubuffet, Les données de l'instant, 1977, © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2017

Jean Dubuffet, Theatres of memory, Pace Gallery

Jean Dubuffet's Theatres of memory paintings are to be displayed in the first non-selling exhibition dedicated to the series in three decades

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WHEN
13 Sep 2017 – 21 Oct 2017, Tues- Sat, Fri 10-4, from 7-29 July 2017 only
WHERE
Pace Gallery
6 Burlington Gardens , London, W1S 3ET
Open House London 2017: What to expect

Open House London 2017: What to expect

Open House London invites the curious to explore the city's private buildings for one weekend only: from bronze mosquitoes to the Shard, London has it all

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WHEN
16 Sep 2017 – 17 Sep 2017, Times vary between events
WHERE
Various Locations
© Rachel Whiteread, Ghost, 1990 exhibition rachel whiteread

Rachel Whiteread exhibition, Tate Britain

Explore the work of Rachel Whiteread: Tate Britain welcomes this UK Turner Prize-winning artist for exciting Autumn exhibition

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WHEN
12 Sep 2017 – 04 Feb 2018, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
Tate Britain
Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG
Joseph Lee, Pinkslip , 2017

START Art Fair 2017, Saatchi Gallery

Discover the brightest rising stars of the contemporary art market at the fourth edition of Saatchi Gallery's START Art Fair

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WHEN
14 Sep 2017 – 17 Sep 2017, Sunday 17th September 11:00 - 17:00
WHERE
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London, SW3 4RY
Antonio Pereda y Salgado, Tobias Restoring his Father’s Sight, 1652 © The Bowes Museum

El Greco to Goya – Spanish Masterpieces from The Bowes Museum

Spanish Old Masters from The Bowes Museum come to The Wallace Collection this autumn in a once-in-a-lifetime collaborative exhibition

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WHEN
27 Sep 2017 – 07 Jan 2018, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
WHERE
The Wallace Collection
Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN
Suzan Frecon, 'Red Oxides Presenting Enigmas', 2014. Photo courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner Gallery, New York.

Suzan Frecon, David Zwirner Gallery

Vivid colour, meticulous composition: unsung artist Suzan Frecon comes to the David Zwirner Gallery

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WHEN
01 Sep 2017 – 22 Sep 2017, Open Monday - Friday
WHERE
David Zwirner
24 Grafton Street, London, W1S 4EZ
London Design Festival, 2017

London Design Festival, 2017

Celebrating London as the design capital of the world, London Design Festival returns for its fifteenth year

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WHEN
16 Sep 2017 – 24 Sep 2017, Times vary between events
WHERE
Various Locations
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