Aftermath:Art in the wake of World War One – a new show at Tate Britain marks 100 years since the end of the First World War with images which capture the conflict, the memorials, the anger, injury, resolution and legacy of this appalling conflict.
In celebration of 250 years, the Royal Academy of Arts has bridged the great divide and linked the magnificent Burlington House with the mansion on Burlington Gardens creating stunning new spaces and the chance to show some sensational art.
Shape of Light: 100 years of Photography and Abstract Art at TATE Modern. A fascinating look at the relationship between painted art and photography and the evolution of abstract art.
Monet & Architecture at the National Gallery; a fascinating exhibition of paintings which shows how Monet was drawn to the built environment – from the picturesque to the modern.
Immersed in Merce at the mercy of the projector! Visitors can find themselves in the picture at the Landscape, Portrait, Still Life shows at the National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery and, coming soon, the Royal Academy. Tacita Dean is having a mega-moment across three galleries with a retrospective of work as well as new, previously unseen, film portraits.
Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography – a dazzling exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which shows how the artists of the mid 19th century took the new-fangled camera to their hearts and used the lens to capture a fascinating range of portraiture and adventurous images.
Matthew Day Jackson creates fascinating collage reinterpretations of flower paintings from the 16th and 17th century made with artificial, manufactured and contemporary materials on show at Hauser & Wirth.
All Too Human – Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life. New show at Tate Britain which traces 100 years of life painting and shows the evolution of artists’ fascination with the human figure and the way it is depicted.
