London
Emalin gallery doubles down on east London, opening second Shoreditch location
The new space will be located in an 18th-century building that is among the neighbourhood’s oldest
Gasworks contemporary art centre in London appoints Robert Leckie as new director
Former Turner Prize judge replaces Alessio Antoniolli who has been in post for 18 years
A stolen Van Gogh drawing recovered outside a public lavatory 20 years ago goes on show
The Whitworth's watercolour will be a highlight at the Royal Academy’s exhibition
UK's Royal College of Art appoints Christoph Lindner as vice-chancellor
The new president's previous roles have included a focus on the climate crisis
British Museum's ancient Greek Meidias vase will be loaned to Athens—leaving London for the first time in 250 years
The decision comes after the chairman of the UK institution reiterated his desire to reach an agreement with Greece over the Parthenon Marbles
Battle of the Henry Moore heads: rare sculptures with estimates of more than £2m go on the block
Sotheby’s is selling an alabaster piece while Bonhams’ early carving is made from ironstone
Masters curating course at Whitechapel gallery to be wound down
Joint initiative with London South Bank University shelved but collaborative PhD project is in the pipeline
Law firm sponsor for National Portrait Gallery prize sparks controversy
Herbert Smith Freehills, which runs an "oil and gas" division, replaces BP
At London's Barbican, the female body's link to nature isn’t just lyrical—it's hardcore political
And a new show opens at the city's William Morris Gallery with a focus on radical landscapes
British Museum releases further details of independent review into thefts
The review team will now liaise with the police for the criminal investigation
More than 100 artists to lose their central London studio spaces
V.O Curations, which offers affordable studio spaces, was not able to find a replacement building in time to accommodate all the displaced artists
Claridge’s new rooftop penthouse is filled with 75 works by Damien Hirst
Works are largely drawn from the artist's 2017 Venice show
Five shows to see during UK Black History Month
From Wangari Mathenge at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery to a celebration of Black British designers at Somerset House
French government hosts London reception to boost visual arts relations
Event was held during a fortnight of back-to-back art fairs in the the UK capital and Paris
Nigerian artists are at the fore at the 1-54 fair and beyond
Famous and emerging artists from the country feature at both the contemporary African art fair, with a record number of exhibitors this year, and at Frieze Masters
Natural causes: artists address climate crisis in inventive ways
With world temperatures hitting record highs this summer, a plethora of exhibitions in London and beyond explore our relationship to the planet
London's mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to build new artist studios
Khan spoke at Frieze about plans to partner with other stakeholders across the public and private sectors to build 71,000 sq. m of affordable workspaces by 2026
Despite economic headwinds, galleries continue to open in London
To the surprise of some, post-Brexit London is holding its own in the global art market, with new galleries setting up shop throughout the city, and long-term players opening new, larger venues
Serpentine Galleries will bring Barbara Kruger and Judy Chicago to London in 2024
Los Angeles artist Lauren Halsey will also unveil a new work at the Kensington Gardens space
‘Accessing culture is a right for all’: London mayor Sadiq Khan on art's role in the UK capital
As London mayor Sadiq Khan launches a creativity campaign, he discusses the artists who have brought London to life and the importance of opening up creative education for all children
Mind the (shrinking) gap: Paris gains on leading London
The debate over Europe’s art capital intensifies as post-Brexit red tape complicates business for UK art sellers and more major galleries set up shop in the French capital
Postponed Philip Guston survey finally opens at Tate Modern
The delay allowed the show's curators to travel and conduct further research about the Ku Klux Klan works, organisers say
Nicholas Cullinan wins Critics' Circle Visual Arts Award
The director of London's National Portrait Gallery receives what organisers hope will soon be seen as an “Oscar” of the art world
Private museum's collection of ancient arms and armour could bring in £22m at Christie’s
The privately-owned Mougins Museum of Classical Art closed in August for a revamp to rebrand as what has been described as Europe’s "first major museum dedicated to work by women artists"
Insurance giant Lloyd’s unveils portraits of first Black broker and trans woman manager
The works by artist Franklyn Rodgers will go on view in the historic firm's Old Library
London takes action to help hard-pressed artists
As studios disappear or become unaffordable, two housing schemes in the UK capital provide low-cost spaces—but are they ambitious enough to make a difference?
Step inside Van Gogh’s London bedroom
It's 150 years since Vincent moved to Brixton, where he fell in love
Parthenon Marbles deal still on the table despite British Museum theft scandal
Other Greek treasures would come to London in exchange for a loan of the contested sculptures
Shanay Jhaveri—the Barbican Centre’s first non-British head of visual arts—reveals his plans for the London institution
The Indian curator, appointed a year after a racism dispute at the centre, hopes to diversify audiences and expand the presence of art across the Brutalist complex
A tale of two art worlds: how Black-centred art is often relegated to outside central London
The Association of Women in the Arts's first conference near Bond Street and the 'Lagos, Peckham, Repeat' exhibition in south London are worlds—and a lengthy commute—apart