London’s unmissable art exhibitions in 2023
A round up of London’s most intriguing art exhibitions this year
A round up of London’s most intriguing art exhibitions this year
A round up of London’s most intriguing art exhibitions this year
One of the masters of the Renaissance, Donatello is often regarded as history’s greatest and most influential sculptor. The V&A will be hosting the UK’s first major exhibition dedicated to the artist, examining his life, work and cultural impact. Highlights include his early marble “David”, “An Adoring Angel” and other pieces sculpted from bronze, wood and terracotta on loan from esteemed museums around the world, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Bargello National Museum, Florence.
From 11th February
Coming to The National Gallery in spring, this exhibition aims to trace the lasting influence of three great painters from the 1880s to World War One: Paul Cezanne, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. Examining subsequent generations of European artists, such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky, visitors will see vibrant artistic movements unfold in pieces on loan from distinguished galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
25th March to 13th August
Featuring works from accomplished artists such as Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Louise Lawler and Andy Warhol, this exhibition will realise the century-long relationship between photography and painting, two distinct mediums that these artists have used in tandem to create new and compelling artistic methods.
14th June, 2023 to 28th January, 2024
Discover unique artistic traditions that have been developed by 20th Century by Black artists from the American South, throughout their painful history. The exhibition will bring together sculptures, paintings and quilts from periods of time that witnessed slavery, segregation legislation dubbed the Jim Crow laws and institutionalised racism. It is a collaboration with the Souls Grown Deep foundation in Atlanta, which promotes art by Black artists.
17th March to 18th June
Discover great artists throughout history in London’s best exhibitions while staying at The Carlton Tower Jumeirah and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel.