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Art Galleries London: in-the-know art exhibitions

By Emily Spicer on 4/11/2019

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 autumn

Nan Goldin: Sirens, Marion Goodman Gallery

This exhibition will combine the photographer's past work with three new video works set to a specially composed soundtrack. The exhibition will explore drug addiction and gender identity with images Goldin took of her transgender friends. Her newly re-edited film, The Other Side, will also be on view, serving as a 'record of the courage of the people who transformed that landscape to allow trans people the freedom of now.'

WHEN

14 November 2019 - 11 January 2020, Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm

WHERE

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

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Corporeal Materiality, Marlborough

Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz transformed humble materials, such as burlap and hemp, into monumental works. Her sculptures stand as testaments to human suffering, resilience and the power of the feminine. Ahead of the huge Tate retrospective set to open next year, this exhibition provides a perfect introduction to the artist in a more intimate setting.

WHEN

Until 21 December

WHERE

Marlborough, 6 Albemarle Street London W1S 4BY

Anselm Kiefer, White Cube Bermondsey

Anselm Kiefer, one of Germany's leading artists, comes to the White Cube with a major solo exhibition titled Superstrings, Runes, The Norns, Gordian Knot. The exhibition features large-scale paintings and installations bound together through an exploration of string theory. Kiefer, who grew up in the ruins of post-war Germany, is known for works which powerfully confront his nation's fractious past by engaging with history, myth and identity. Don’t miss the luminary’s London show.

WHEN

15 November 19 – 26 January 20

WHERE

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

Leo Villareal, Pace Gallery

Leo Villareal uses light and binary code to produce hypnotic light works that dazzle and mesmerise. This will be Villareal's first exhibition at Pace in London and it promises to be a crowd pleaser.

WHEN

22 November 2019 – 18 January 2020

WHERE

Pace, 6 Burlington Gardens

Anthony Gormley: In Formation, White Cube

If the RA exhibition of Anthony Gormley's work has whetted your appetite for more of the sculptor's offerings, White Cube is staging an exhibition of his cast iron works exploring our relationship with the environment.

WHEN

13 November 2019 – 18 January 2020

WHERE

White Cube, Mason's Yard

Other Spaces, The Store X

This autumn, London gets not one, but three immersive installations rolled into a single big-budget exhibition. The Store X The Vinyl Factory presents Other Spaces, a series of audio-visual experiences created by the multi-disciplinary collective United Visual Artists (UVA).

WHEN

01 Oct 2019 – 09 Dec 2019, Tuesday – Sunday, 12PM – 7PM

WHERE

The Store, 180 The Strand, The Store, 180 The Strand, London, WC2R 1EA

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

Helena Serrano, 1968, OSPAAAL, The Mike Stanfield Collection

Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics, House of Illustration

The House of Illustration in Granary Square is preparing for an exhibition of artworks to celebrate Cuba's 'golden age' of graphic design. The show will include 185 works by 33 designers, many of them women.

WHEN

27 Sep 2019 – 19 Jan 2020, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5.30pm, Sunday 11am-5.30pm. Closed Monday

WHERE

House of Illustration, Granary Square, London, N1C 4BH

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

Sterling Ruby: ACTS TABLE exhibition, Gagosian

German born, Los Angeles based artist Sterling Ruby works with everything from ceramics and collage to sculpture and textiles. This October he brings together two major bodies of work ACTS (2008-18) and TABLES (2015-19).

WHEN

02 Oct 2019 – 14 Dec 2019, Monday–Friday, 10am–6pm

WHERE

Gagosian Britannia Street, 6-24 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JD

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

Mary Sibande. A Terrible Beauty is Born (Long Live the Dead Queen Series) 2013 (c) Mary Sibande

Mary Sibande: I Came Apart at the Seams, Somerset House

Opening alongside the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair Mary Sibande’s exhibition I Came Apart at the Seams promises to be filled with drama. Sibande is one of South Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Through photography and installation, she explores the inner life of her supernatural alter-ego, Sophie.

WHEN

03 Oct 2019 – 05 Jan 2020

WHERE

Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

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 autumn

Nan Goldin: Sirens, Marion Goodman Gallery

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Corporeal Materiality, Marlborough

Anselm Kiefer, White Cube Bermondsey

Leo Villareal, Pace Gallery

Anthony Gormley: In Formation, White Cube

Other Spaces, The Store X

Patrick Staff: On Venus, Serpentine Galleries

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

Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics, House of Illustration

Shot in Soho, The Photographers' Gallery

Sterling Ruby: ACTS TABLE exhibition, Gagosian

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

Mary Sibande: I Came Apart at the Seams, Somerset House

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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 autumn

Nan Goldin: Sirens, Marion Goodman Gallery

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Corporeal Materiality, Marlborough

Anselm Kiefer, White Cube Bermondsey

Leo Villareal, Pace Gallery

Anthony Gormley: In Formation, White Cube

Other Spaces, The Store X

Patrick Staff: On Venus, Serpentine Galleries

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

Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics, House of Illustration

Shot in Soho, The Photographers' Gallery

Sterling Ruby: ACTS TABLE exhibition, Gagosian

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

Mary Sibande: I Came Apart at the Seams, Somerset House

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Mayfair

Mayfair Galleries

Contemporary Art

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Art exhibitions in London this weekend

Date ideas for art lovers

The biggest and best art exhibitions, London, winter 2019

Best coffee table books about art

Most Instagrammable ceilings in London

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