In the British world, the summer months are generally considered to be a fallow period, with collectors leaving the country for sunnier climes, and gallerists following closely behind. Yet it can be the best time to head to exhibitions in London and beyond. Whilst things are less hectic, the summer months are ideal for gallery and museum-hopping.
Here are 23 exhibitions that will take you from the Tudor court, through the Group to some of the most exciting artists working today. Klodin Erb paints mischievous mythological creatures rendered in soft watercolour hues. At the core of her work is a celebration of metamorphosis and connection; ‘for me, painting is a continuous process of thinking and realisation.
Everything comes from everything,’ she says. Since receiving the prestigious Prix Meret Oppenheim in 2022, she has been the subject of a new monograph and solo in , Zurich and Rome. Her latest exhibition takes place in Swiss dealer Maria Bernheim’s new five-story townhouse gallery.
This museum- presentation at Gagosian’s impressive Grosvenor Hill space brings together three figurative sculptors from across 20th century art movements. At its centre is a set of ideas about how we can perceive the body — both from inside and outside. Picasso’s cubism, Giacommeti’s impossibly elongated figures and Nauman’s reflections of contemporary culture each put forward a new perspective on the matter.
For her first solo exhibition in , at Alison Jacques’ new Cork Street.
