London exhibitions

The exuberantly illustrated world of John Booth pops up in Mayfair

John Booth is as cheerful and optimistic as his art. Sitting outside his east London studio, flicking through a scrapbook bulging with sketches and designs, it’s clear that the irrepressible energy of his work is an extension of Cumbrian-born Booth’s...

From Hong Kong to Rome, the unmissable design exhibitions in November from around the globe

We’ve scoured the globe to find the most captivating, uncanny and memorable design exhibitions to see in 2018; from retrospectives and major blockbusters to thematic exhibitions and solo shows. So here’s our list of must-see design events this month... ‘Notturno...

Video artists tap into the future with immersive installations in a brutalist London building

‘Strange Days: Memories of the Future’, an off-site exhibition by New York’s New Museum at The Store X, London, takes its name from a 1995 science fiction film by Kathryn Bigelow and James Cameron. Set at the turn of the...

Design Museum asks, ‘What does domestic design’s past tell us about the future?’

What has the past got to tell us about the future? That’s the question posed by the Design Museum’s upcoming show: ‘Home Futures’. Curator Eszter Steierhoffer puts 20th century prototypes up against the latest innovations in domestic living, allowing visitors...

In the frame: standout designs from around the globe

All year round, we journey through design weeks, fairs and galleries scouring for the most refined, innovative and spectacular designs from across the globe. From sublime exhibition sets and nifty product launches to compelling collaborations and sophisticated new brands, we...

The design endeavour behind Margaret Howell’s latest London exhibition

From bus stop signs to flight food trays, tennis rackets to milk bottles and Ercol chairs – the pages of the Design Folios produced by the Council of Industrial Design feel familiar and nostalgic, classic and contemporary; representing what was...

The Anni Albers retrospective at Tate Modern anticipates 100 years of Bauhaus

‘Where do the creative spheres of the technician and the artist meet?’ asked Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius in 1926. For artist, teacher and textile pioneer Anni Albers, the meeting point was a weaving loom – a humble tool that...

Thomas Ruff reimagines 1850s India and Burma at the V&A Photography Centre

A major new body of work by German artist Thomas Ruff bridges digital manipulation with one of the earliest important achievements in analogue photography. Commissioned to celebrate the opening V&A’s brand new Photography Centre on 12 October, the series...

Discover contemporary visual culture on the St James’s Art and Design Walk

Georgian architecture, opulent arcades and gentlemen’s clubs have traditionally been the main draw in London’s St James’s, though recent years have seen an influx of contemporary art and design galleries, joining more historic institutions such as Christie’s and the ICA...

Elmgreen & Dragset take the plunge at Whitechapel Gallery

Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset have been disrupting white cube architecture since the 1990s, but their recently unveiled installation at London’s Whitechapel Gallery may be one of their most sagacious transformations yet. The site-specific commission – a ghostly derelict swimming...

Frieze 2018: your essential guide to the London art fair

A textbook of inspirations features the words of Abramović, Eliasson, Gormley and 278 more

Artist Ryan Gander and critic Jonathan P Watts have spent the last year and a half delving into 281 of the most interesting creative minds of our time. They’ve gathered their findings into book form (or, more accurately, USB-book form)...