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Baroque / Rococo at New Art Projects – recalling art history in a new way

Artist Charles Williams brought together artists he admires to create works inspired by 17th and 18th century artists

Author: Sarah Birch

Baroque / Rococo at New Art Projects – recalling art history in a new way

'Acts of destruction form the foundation' - artist Emily Tracy ahead of her Wilton Way solo exhibition

Hackney-based artist Tracy navigates the relationship between human action and the natural world in her upcoming exhibition, ‘Slip Stream’

Author: Elspeth Rees

'Acts of destruction form the foundation' - artist Emily Tracy ahead of her Wilton Way solo exhibition

Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery – a harrowing history in pop art hues

The late Colombian artist's six-decade career is laid out in a vibrant retrospective this spring

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery – a harrowing history in pop art hues

Women’s History Month arts programme shines spotlight on 'extraordinary' East London figures

Alternative Arts’ programme of workshops, exhibitions, talks and performances begins on 1 March and takes place across the East End

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Women’s History Month arts programme shines spotlight on 'extraordinary' East London figures

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

Artists Lynda Benglis and Alberto Giacometti may not be a natural pair on the surface, but in an exhibition at the Barbican, the parallels are plain to see

Author: Sarah Birch

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

Fresh from winning the 2025 East London Art Prize, Hoque's solo show at the Nunnery Gallery explores the turbulent moments national identities and pasts intertwine

Author: Sarah Birch

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

The German-American artist’s first solo show in the UK is a haunting experience, but it is well worth it

Author: Sarah Birch

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

This blurry, dystopian volume imagines a city altered by the climate crisis, and puts the fate of Londoners front and centre

Author: Sarah Birch

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

Freda Osayuki Igiogbe's joint exhibition at The Residence Gallery tackles 'memory, identity, and fear'

The British-Nigerian artist hopes 'Ember & Ether' will be “healing to other people”

Author: Julia Silverberg

Freda Osayuki Igiogbe's joint exhibition at The Residence Gallery tackles 'memory, identity, and fear'

Finding beauty in the everyday — artist Kuda Mushangi on his debut solo exhibition in Hackney

Architect turned artist Kuda Mushangi seeks to find beauty in the mundane at his first solo exhibition, 'Familiar Spaces'

Author: Michelle Tonta

Finding beauty in the everyday — artist Kuda Mushangi on his debut solo exhibition in Hackney

Whitechapel Gallery marks 125-year anniversary

The gallery has been a cornerstone of London's cultural scene since it opened on Whitechapel High Street in 1901

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Whitechapel Gallery marks 125-year anniversary

V&A East Storehouse offers glimpse of major project by London artist honouring Caribbean heritage

'Look What I Found' documents the creative process of multimedia creative Jazz Grant, the recipient of Hackney Council’s Windrush Amplified Art Grant

Author: Lizzie McAllister

V&A East Storehouse offers glimpse of major project by London artist honouring Caribbean heritage