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Visual Arts

The best new exhibitions in London this month: May 2022

By Eleonore Dresch on 6/5/2022

Two stunning exhibitions at Tate Britain, Andreas Gursky's reflections on Covid at the White Cube, a Dreamachine experience and fun immersive openings at 180 the Strand and the Serpentine Galleries…

May brings an exciting selection of art to see.

EXHIBITIONS OPENING THIS MONTH

Cornelia Parker, Perpetual Canon 2004 © Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker exhibition, Tate Britain

Tate Britain launches the first major exhibition of Cornelia Parker’s works in London. The show will include more than 90 works, including installations, sculptures, film, photography and drawing, stretching back to the 1980s when the artist first rose to prominence.

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Wednesday 18 May – Sunday 16 October
WHERE
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Dreamachine review, Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Dreamachine, Woolwich Public Market review ★★★★★


We all experience the world slightly differently yet we know very little about the diversity of our inner world.

The Dreamachine is a new kind of immersive experience that explores the deep mystery of consciousness. Created by Collective Act, it brings together Turner Prize-winning artists Assemble, Grammy-nominee composer Jon Hopkins and a team of technologists, scientists and philosophers.


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WHEN
09 May 2022 – 24 Jun 2022, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Liam Young, Planet City, Our Time on Earth, Exhibition Barbican

Our Time on Earth ★★★★★

An important and optimistic exhibition on the climate emergency and how we can live more sustainably.

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WHEN
Thursday 5 May – Monday 29 August 10am – 6pm
WHERE
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
ASMR Design Museum Review

Weird Sensations Feels Good: The World of ASMR at Design Museum ★★★★★

Time for some euphoria and deep calm as Design Museum’s interactive exhibition introduces us to the world of ASMR.

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WHEN
13 May 2022 – 16 Oct 2022, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
WHERE
Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London, W8 6AG

JUST-OPENED EXHIBITIONS THAT WE LOVE

Walter Sickert Brighton Pierrots 1915. Tate.

Walter Sickert exhibition, Tate Britain, review ★★★★★

Tate Britain's major exhibition on Walter Sickert sheds light on this provocative and influential artist of London life.

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WHEN
Until Sunday 18 September
WHERE
Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG
Caroline Walker, photo Peter Mallet

Lisa by Caroline Walker ★★★★★

The beauty of our everyday: Caroline Walker's work conveys an intimate and contemporary take on women's position in society.

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WHEN
Until Saturday 28 May, 10am – 5pm
WHERE
Stephen Friedman Gallery, 25-28 Old Burlington St, Mayfair, London W1S 3AN
Kreuzfahrt, Andreas Gursky, 2020

Andreas Gursky, White Cube Bermondsey ★★★★★

Size, perfection, anonymity and the inexorability of time: Andreas Gursky’s endless reflections on modern society are on display at the White Cube.

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WHEN
Until Sunday 26 June, 10am –5pm
Future Shock at 180 the Strand <span class="star-block"><span class="star">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;</span>&#9733;</span>

Future Shock at 180 the Strand ★★★★★

Science meets art: the latest immersive audio-visual exhibition at 180 the Strand reimagines our future through
installations from leading international artists and collectives working in audiovisual technology.

It is not quite as deep and mindblowing as Ryoji Ikeda’s exhibition presented last year but some installations are absolutely mesmerising.

WHEN
Until Sunday 28 August
WHERE
https://www.180thestrand.com/future-shock
Alienarium 5 at the Serpentine Gallery <span class="star-block"><span class="star">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;</span>&#9733;</span>

Alienarium 5 at the Serpentine Gallery ★★★★★

How does it feel to be an alien or to meet aliens? It is worth going to the Serpentine Gallery to find out. There, artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster imagines possible encounters with extra-terrestrials through visual and performative fiction. Some of her work features outside the gallery – be prepared to come across a statue representing an alien. Inside you will meet and smell characters that feel oddly familiar. But the best part is probably the VR work where you will literally impersonate an alien. Thrilling!

WHEN
Until Sunday 4 September
WHERE
Serpentine Galleries, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
Raphael exhibition, National Gallery

Raphael exhibition, National Gallery review ★★★★★

An exhibition of Raphael’s paintings and drawings is always quite an extraordinary event for his works are extremely fragile and seldom travel. So you can’t quite believe your eyes when you walk across the rooms of the National Gallery.


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WHEN
Until Sunday 31 July, open daily 10am – 6pm, Fridays until 9pm
WHERE
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
Radio Ballads at the Serpentine Gallery [STAR:5]

Radio Ballads at the Serpentine Gallery ★★★★★

There is something quite mystical in watching Radio Ballads' films that artists Sonia Boyce, Helen Cammock, Rory Pilgrim and Ilona Sagar created through collaboration with Barking's local residents.


Reflecting on lockdown and urban daily struggles, each ballad represents an experience. Beautifully curated, it is worth sitting through these 60-minute films, listening to those moving testimonies and finding solace.

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WHEN
Until Sunday 29 May
WHERE
Serpentine Galleries, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA
Inspiring Walt Disney at The Wallace Collection review

Inspiring Walt Disney, The Wallace Collection review ★★★★★

The whole idea of a Disney movie is to escape into a fantastical realm, but much of Disney’s inspiration is rooted in the reality of French art, architecture and design from the Rococo period in the 18th century.



The Wallace Collection has brought the two together and the similarities are so obvious visitors will wonder how they’ve never spotted it before.

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WHEN
Until Sunday 16 October, 10am – 5pm
WHERE
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, W1U 3BN
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