This week, we’re heading across the pond, where the UK’s largest city is gearing up for Masterpiece London. In anticipation of this event, we are providing you with a list of must-see shows to jump-start your art itinerary. A few highlights from this month’s gallery exhibitions include photographs by Ruud van Empel at Beetles and Huxley, marking the artist’s debut in London. Or else check out Philip Guston, whose characteristically cartoonish works are on view at Timothy Taylor. A few galleries are doubling up on exhibitions, with Simon Lee presenting solo works by Sherrie Levine, as well as a series of sculptures and works on paper by Japanese artists affiliated with the Mono-ha (School of Things), including Koji Enokura, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, and Noboru Takayama. At Lisson Gallery, solo shows by Brazilian sculptor Sergio Camargo and mixed-media artist Shirazeh Houshiary are on display. For museum-lovers, don’t miss Agnes Martin at the Tate Modern. This broad-ranging exhibition covers Martin’s early experiments with different media, and follows her development from biomorphic abstraction to her trademark grid and striped canvases. Also at the Tate Modern is the acclaimed “EY Exhibition,” by celebrated modern artist Sonia Delaunay.
From seasoned collectors to art novices, London’s cultural scene offers something for everyone.
Exhibition: “William Tillyer – The Palmer Paintings, (Clouds that Drop Fatness on the Earth)”
When: May 1–June 20, 2015 (last call)
Where: Bernard Jacobson Gallery, 28 Duke Street, St James’s, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “John Byrne: A Matter of Life & Death”
When: June 3–25, 2015
Where: The Fine Art Society Contemporary, 148 New Bond Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Fiona Tan: Inventory”
When: May 1–June 26, 2015
Where: Frith Street Gallery, 17-18 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JJ, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Francesco Clemente: Emblems of Transformation”
When: April 29–June 27, 2015
Where: Blain|Southern, 4 Hanover Square, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Ruud van Empel”
When: June 2–27, 2015
Where: Beetles and Huxley, 3-5 Swallow Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Marianne Spurr: Today”
When: June 13–27, 2015
Where: Andor Gallery London, 237 Hackney Road, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Joseph Lacasse: A Universe in the Universe”
When: June 5–July 3, 2015
Where: Whitford Fine Art, 6 Duke Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Sergio Camargo: Mármore”
When: May 22–July 4, 2015
Where: Lisson Gallery, 27 & 52 Bell Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Shirazeh Houshiary: Smell of First Snow”
When: May 22–July 4, 2015
Where: Lisson Gallery, 27 & 52 Bell Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Olivia Stanton”
When: June 24–July 4, 2015
Where: Jonathan Clark Fine Art, 18 Park Walk, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Günther Förg: Lead Paintings”
When: June 3–July 11, 2015
Where: White Cube, 25-26 Mason’s Yard, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “R.B. Kitaj: Survey Exhibition”
When: June 10–July 11, 2015
Where: Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., 6 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Philip Guston”
When: June 10–July 11, 2015
Where: Timothy Taylor, 15 Carlos Place, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Jamil Naqsh: The Muse, Messengers & Miniatures”
When: June 11–July 11, 2015
Where: Albemarle Gallery, 49 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Donald Urquhart: 1978”
When: June 9–July 12, 2015
Where: Maureen Paley, 21 Herald Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: Jason Brooks: Origins
When: June 10–July 18, 2015
Where: Marlborough Contemporary, 6 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Elizabeth Corkery: Pictures of Pieces”
When: June 5–July 25, 2015
Where: Beers London, 1 Baldwin Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Sherrie Levine: African Masks After Walker Evans”
When: June 9–July 25, 2015
Where: Simon Lee, 12 Berkeley Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Five Decades – Sculpture and Works on Paper: Koji Enokura, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Noboru Takayama”
When: June 9–July 25, 2015
Where: Simon Lee, 12 Berkeley Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Taste of Korea“
When: May 22–July 29, 2015
Where: Omer Tiroche Contemporary Art, 21 Conduit Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Katrín Sigurðardóttir: Supra Terram”
When: June 12–August 8, 2015
Where: Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art, 14 Wharf Road, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “The EY Exhibition: Sonia Delaunay”
When: April 15–August 9, 2015
Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “She Came To Stay”
When: June 25–August 22, 2015
Where: Rook and Raven, 7 Rathbone Place, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Sophia Vari: Le Desir de la Forme”
When: June 12–August 30, 2015
Where: Contini Art UK, 105 New Bond Street, London, United Kingdom
Exhibition: “Agnes Martin”
When: June 3–October 11, 2015
Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, United Kingdom