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Instant happiness in Hackney Wick

Artist Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa brings Moments of Joy to Unlock

Author: Michelle Tonta

A large colourful mural adorns rectangular sides of a school building.

An homage to soil: Delcy Morelos returns the Barbican to its origins

Colombian artist Delcy Morelos will feature at the Barbican with a massive, scented earthen installation that explores our primal connection to the land

Author: Julia Silverberg

Artist Delcy Morelos holding a lump of earth standing next to a huge earthen sculpture

‘Not My Type’: Inside Atom Gallery’s new group show

Thirty artists reinterpret ‘type’ in Atom Gallery’s latest exhibition

Author: Michelle Tonta

Colourful abstract painting with large strokes

‘Characters from childhood’ - Olga Regina at Brady Arts

Have you seen any rubber ducks in the Thames lately? Or mermaids in the Wharf?

Author: Ellie Waterhouse

A photograph of Canary Wharf. An animated mermaid waves from the water, while an animated crab features near one of the boats.

Nina Dellow explores' 'what is precious' at first solo exhibition

'Bona Vacantia' is on at Praxis N16 until March 31

Author: Sarah Birch

Nina Dellow explores' 'what is precious' at first solo exhibition

'Unstable and emotionally charged' - 'Of Walking on Fire' at Autograph

Senior curator Bindi Vora speaks about the gallery's new show opening 16 April

Author: Michelle Tonta

'Unstable and emotionally charged' - 'Of Walking on Fire' at Autograph

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