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Art Galleries London: The best in-the-know art exhibitions to see this spring

By Emily Spicer on 15/4/2019

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

(Detail) Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait with Two Circles, c. 1665 Oil on canvas, 45 × 37 inches (114.3 × 94 cm), English Heritage, The Iveagh Bequest (Kenwood, London). Photo: Historic England Photo Library

Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now, Gagosian ★★★★★

Rembrandt's Self-Portrait with Two Circles is the focal point of Gagosian’s new exhibition, commemorating 350 years since the master's death. With the painting on loan from Kenwood House, Visions of the Self marks a new partnership with charity English Heritage which hopes to invite parallels between some of the greatest works of art history and more modern masterpieces.

WHEN

12 Apr 2019 – 18 May 2019, Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 – 18:00

WHERE

Gagosian Grosvenor Hill, 20 Grosvenor Hill, London, W1K 3DL

Living Colours, Japan House

Japan is famous for its seasonal colours, for the delicate pink cherry blossoms that line the streets in spring and the fiery reds of the maple trees in autumn. This exhibition at Japan House in Kensington celebrates the country’s love of vibrant natural shades with swathes of silks dyed by the Yoshioka Workshop in Kyoto.

WHEN

15 Apr 2019 – 19 May 2019, Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm. Sundays 12pm – 6pm

WHERE

Japan House, London, 101-111 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SA

Gerhard Richter, MV. 94, 2011 Lacquer on colour photograph

Gerhard Richter: Overpainted Photographs, Gagosian

Gagosian explores the German artist Gerhard Richter's experiments with paint applied directly to the photographic surface. They capture the ebb and flow of visitors to the Tate throughout the course of a single day, and are over-painted with marbled swirls of colours.

WHEN

09 Apr 2019 – 08 Jun 2019, Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 6pm

WHERE

Gagosian Davies Street, 17-19 Davies Street, London, W1k 3DE

NS Harsha Reclaiming the Inner Space, 2017 (detail). © NS Harsha Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro, London/Venice (photography Mallikarjun Katakol)

NS Harsha, Victoria Miro, London

Indian artist NS Harsha is perhaps best known for his paintings of miniature figures that interact with animals, each other and the wider universe in a tangle of relationships. He is an observer of people, interested in the macro and the micro, technology and tradition, manufacturing and global interconnectedness. His latest show at Victoria Miro will include a large wall-mounted work consisting of 1400 hand carved elephants

WHEN

11 April – 18 May 2019. Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

WHERE

Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road , London, N1 7RW

Chantal Joffe

At the beginning of 2018 Chantal Joffe resolved to create a self-portrait every day for the next twelve months. Victoria Miro presents a selection from this series across its Mayfair and Warf Road galleries. LAso included are paintings of family and friends.

WHEN

11 April – 18 May 2019. Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

WHERE

Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road London N1 7RW and 14 St George Street London W1S 1FE

Anish Kapoor's installation at Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing

Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery

It has been three years and £3 million in the making, but John Soane's former home is reopening to the public with an inaugural exhibition by the Turner Prize winning artist Anish Kapoor.

WHEN

16 Mar 2019 – 18 Aug 2019, Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4.30pm. Saturday 10am – 3pm. Sunday 10am – 4.30pm

WHERE

Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Mattock Ln, London, W5 5EQ

Tom Hammick: Night Animals

Tom Hammick's lusciously colourful paintings capture fantasy landscapes imbued with a wistful melancholy. His latest exhibition will explore the romance of the night.

WHEN

4 Apr – 18 May 2019, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am - 6pm

WHERE

Flowers Gallery, Cork Street

Christian Marclay. Look 2016-2019. Single-channel animation, silent Continuous loop. © the artist. Courtesy White Cube

Christian Marclay, White Cube, Mason's Yard

Christian Marclay is perhaps best known for The Clock (2010), a 24-hour video composed of clips from a range of well-known films. His current exhibition at White Cube in Mason's Yard continues to explore his interest in the moving image.

WHEN

15 Mar 2019 – 15 May 2019, Tuesday - Saturday 10am – 6pm

WHERE

White Cube Mason's Yard 25-26 Mason's Yard , London, SW1Y 6BU

Art Galleries London: The best in-the-know art exhibitions to see this spring

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

Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now, Gagosian ★★★★★

Living Colours, Japan House

Gerhard Richter: Overpainted Photographs, Gagosian

NS Harsha, Victoria Miro, London

Chantal Joffe

Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery

Tom Hammick: Night Animals

Christian Marclay, White Cube, Mason's Yard

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Art Galleries London: The best in-the-know art exhibitions to see this spring

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

Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now, Gagosian ★★★★★

Living Colours, Japan House

Gerhard Richter: Overpainted Photographs, Gagosian

NS Harsha, Victoria Miro, London

Chantal Joffe

Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery

Tom Hammick: Night Animals

Christian Marclay, White Cube, Mason's Yard

Things To Do

Mayfair

Mayfair Galleries

Contemporary Art

Best London art exhibitions to see this spring

Review: Pierre Bonnard exhibition, Tate Modern ★★★★★

Gilbert & George Interview: 'We're the darlings of the lower classes'

Jeff Koons exhibition, Ashmolean

Grayson Perry's Brexit Vases at V&A

Kaleidoscope, Saatchi Gallery review ★★★★★

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