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Art Galleries London: in-the-know art exhibitions

By Emily Spicer on 6/1/2020

Looking for an art-fuelled hour, but want to avoid the crowds? Here is our guide to the more intimate exhibitions opening in London this winter

Doppelgänger, Victoria Miro

Stan Douglas' video installation Doppelgänger plays out on two screens, presenting parallel stories that unfold light years apart. This sci-fi exploration of two characters, who journeys end in very different ways explores the 'slippery notion of objective truth'.

WHEN

31 January - 14 March 2020

WHERE

16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW

Catharsis, Serpentine Gallery

Jakob Kudsk Steensen's video installation Catharsis takes the viewer on a journey through an ancient forest where the wind, leafs and sunlight all follow their own speeds and time takes on a new meaning.

WHEN

14 Jan 2020 – 15 Mar 2020, Tuesday–Saturday 10am–6pm

WHERE

Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, W2 3XA

France-Lise McGurn: Percussia, Simon Lee Gallery

France-Lise's elegant drawings occupied Tate Britain's Art Now space last year and her career is on the up and up. Her debut exhibition at Simon Lee Gallery will occupy two floors and is one not to miss.

WHEN

24 Jan – 22 Feb 2020

WHERE

Simon Lee Gallery, 2 Berkeley St, Mayfair, London W1J 8DT

No realm of thought… No field of vision, Cerith Wyn Evans, White Cube, Bermondsey

In February Cerith Wyn Evans' exhibition of new work will be installed across the entirety of White Cube, Bermondsey, in what will be his largest show at the gallery to date. Wyn Evans works across a range of media, but his installations are always elegant and thought-provoking.

WHEN

07 Feb 2020 – 19 Apr 2020, Tuesday–Saturday 10am–6pm. Sunday 12pm–6pm. Closed on Mondays.

WHERE

White Cube Bermondsey, 144-152 Bermondsey Street , London, SE1 3TQ

Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper, William Morris Gallery

Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley shot to international stardom when he painted Barack Obama's official portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Now, he is turning his painterly attention to the women of Dalston.

WHEN

22 Feb 2020 – 25 May 2020, Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm. Closed Mondays

WHERE

William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road Walthamstow, E17 4PP

Ruth Asawa: A Line Can Go Anywhere, David Zwirner

Known for her voluptuous wire sculptures, artist Ruth Asawa became an influential force on the American art scene. This will be Asawa's first major exhibition outside of the US, displaying both her 3D works and her drawings.

WHEN

10 January – 22 February

WHERE

David Zwirner, 24 Grafton St, Mayfair, London W1S 4EZ

James Turrell, Pace

For this exhibition James Turrell will bring specially designed chambers to Pace Gallery to immerse visitors in hypnotic light scapes that change colour almost imperceptibly. This is the perfect exhibition for those needing a few moments to transcend the hustle and bustle of Mayfair's streets.

WHEN

11 February – 27 March 2020

WHERE

Pace, 6 Burlington Gardens, London

An-My Lê: Silent General, Marion Goodman Gallery

An-My Lê was born in Vietnam and travelled to America with her family as a political refugee in 1975. Her work explores national identity, geo politics and our engagement with history and distant wars. This exhibition of photography and film has been in the making since 2015. Started as a response to a racially motivated shooting in South Carolina, the works in part document later calls to remove confederate flags and statues from public spaces.

WHEN

24 January – 29 February

WHERE

Marion Goodman Gallery, 5-8 Lower John St, Soho, London W1F 9DY

American Pastoral, Gagosian

This group exhibition, named after Phillip Roth's famous novel, sets out challenge our nostalgic notion of the rural idyl and the American dream with a host of household names, such as Edward Hopper, Jeff Koons and Diane Arbus.

WHEN

January 23 - March 14, 2020

WHERE

Gagosian, 6 - 24 Britannia Street, London

Studio Formafantasma: Cambio, Serpentine Sackler Gallery

The Italian duo explore design's responses to ecological and political issues. This exhibition will look at wood, using 'experimental material investigations and detailed explorations of the history, context and implications of the transformation of natural resources into commodities.' Check back nearer the time, for more details.

WHEN

4 March – 17 May

WHERE

Serpentine Sackler Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA

Live in Your Head, Gagosian Gallery

The full title of this exhibition is Live in Your Head: Richard Artschwager's Cabinet of Curiosities and includes work spanning 50 years of the artist's career. Artschwager's minimal sculptures have been described as pop and conceptual, but are, above all, bold objects.

WHEN

17 January – 7 March

WHERE

Gagosian Gallery, 17-19 Davies Street, London

Patrick Staff: On Venus, Serpentine Galleries

Artist Patrick Staff brings a specially commissioned exhibition to the Serpentine Galleries, exploring gender, queer identity and dissent through a series of immersive installations. Expect a trippy combination of lighting effects and video works designed to make us question our assumptions about the human body, eco-systems and institutions.

WHEN

8 November 2019 – 9 February 2020, 10am - 6pm, Tuesday - Sunday

WHERE

Serpentine Galleries, Kensington Gardens London, W2 3XA

Lina Iris Viktor, II. For Some are born to Endless Night. Dark Matter., 2015-9. Courtesy of the artist and Mariane Ibrahim Gallery

Lina Iris Viktor: Some are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter, Autograph gallery

Looking at Lina Iris Viktor's paintings you feel as though you are looking into another realm, one that runs parallel to our own. Autograph is hosting a major exhibition of her work, which promises to immerse visitors in her cosmic world.

WHEN

13 Sep 2019 – 25 Jan 2020, Tuesday — Friday 11am – 6pm. Saturday 12pm – 6pm

WHERE

Autograph ABP, Rivington Place, Shoreditch, EC2A 3BA

John Goldblatt, Untitled, from the series 'The Undressing Room', 1968

Shot in Soho, The Photographers' Gallery

Soho is synonymous with entertainment and pleasure seeking, with bars and night clubs, theatres and sex shops. This October, The Photographers’ Gallery will stage an exhibition exploring this cultural hub of rebellion and counter-culture.

WHEN

18 Oct 2019 – 09 Feb 2020, Mon - Sat 10.00 - 18.00. Thu 10.00 - 20.00 during exhibitions Sun 11.00 - 18.00

WHERE

The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography, Photographers' Gallery

Food is not just food. What we eat and how we present it reveals so much about our time, about gender, desire, pleasure, disgust and wealth. This extensive exhibition will look at what the photography of food can tell us about ourselves, including works by Cindy Sherman, Martin Parr and Stephen Shore.

WHEN

18 Oct 2019 – 09 Feb 2020, Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm. Sunday 11am – 6pm

WHERE

The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1F 7LW

Cao Fei: Blueprint, Serpentine Gallery

This immersive exhibition will bring together video and installation to examine the future potential of our modern cities, both good and bad. Virtual reality will pay a central role in this exhibition, with a recreation of Cao Fei's Beijing studio.

WHEN

4 March –17 May

WHERE

Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London, W2 3XA

Art Galleries London: in-the-know art exhibitions

Looking for an art-fuelled hour, but want to avoid the crowds? Here is our guide to the more intimate exhibitions opening in London this winter

Doppelgänger, Victoria Miro

Catharsis, Serpentine Gallery

France-Lise McGurn: Percussia, Simon Lee Gallery

No realm of thought… No field of vision, Cerith Wyn Evans, White Cube, Bermondsey

Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper, William Morris Gallery

Ruth Asawa: A Line Can Go Anywhere, David Zwirner

James Turrell, Pace

An-My Lê: Silent General, Marion Goodman Gallery

American Pastoral, Gagosian

Studio Formafantasma: Cambio, Serpentine Sackler Gallery

Live in Your Head, Gagosian Gallery

Patrick Staff: On Venus, Serpentine Galleries

Lina Iris Viktor: Some are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter, Autograph gallery

Shot in Soho, The Photographers' Gallery

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography, Photographers' Gallery

Cao Fei: Blueprint, Serpentine Gallery

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Art Galleries London: in-the-know art exhibitions

Looking for an art-fuelled hour, but want to avoid the crowds? Here is our guide to the more intimate exhibitions opening in London this winter

Doppelgänger, Victoria Miro

Catharsis, Serpentine Gallery

France-Lise McGurn: Percussia, Simon Lee Gallery

No realm of thought… No field of vision, Cerith Wyn Evans, White Cube, Bermondsey

Kehinde Wiley: The Yellow Wallpaper, William Morris Gallery

Ruth Asawa: A Line Can Go Anywhere, David Zwirner

James Turrell, Pace

An-My Lê: Silent General, Marion Goodman Gallery

American Pastoral, Gagosian

Studio Formafantasma: Cambio, Serpentine Sackler Gallery

Live in Your Head, Gagosian Gallery

Patrick Staff: On Venus, Serpentine Galleries

Lina Iris Viktor: Some are Born to Endless Night – Dark Matter, Autograph gallery

Shot in Soho, The Photographers' Gallery

Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography, Photographers' Gallery

Cao Fei: Blueprint, Serpentine Gallery

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Mayfair

Mayfair Galleries

Contemporary Art

The best art exhibitions in London this January

Art exhibitions in London this weekend

Date ideas for art lovers

The best art exhibitions: London 2020

Best coffee table books about art

Most Instagrammable ceilings in London

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