All the latest arts news from across London
Ranger’s House – the art collection you’ve probably never seen
At the top end of Greenwich Park, away from the tourists is a grand house, called a lodge, and inside is one of the UK's finest collections of art. And until last week, not the easiest or most obvious one to see.
Courtauld Gallery closing for two years
You have just a few weeks to visit the Courtauld Gallery before it closes for the next two years for a major refurbishment.
Scratched photos of asylum seekers in a church crypt
An exhibition of photos of people seeking asylum in the UK with their faces crudely scratched away.
London to get a new Science Gallery this September
A new science and art venue is opening later this year at London Bridge that aims to make scientific research accessible to visitor through installations and a programme of exhibitions and events.
Huge panorama of London goes on sale
A recently rediscovered 20 foot long panorama of Westminster from 1815, showing the old Parliament building is up for sale this week.
When a WW2 tunnel full of salads meets modern art
What happens when an abandoned WW2 under Clapham is used to grow salads, and then gives over some of the space to modern art?
A Brit lost in a haze of American landscapes – Thomas Cole at the National Gallery
The National Gallery has given over space to a British born artist, who is best known for his sweeping, somewhat chocolate box landscapes of rural America.
Modern art decorates Regent Street
You might have noticed, if you are in the area, that a large number of banners looking rather odd have gone up in the West End. It's not a cryptic advert, but part of celebrations to mark the Royal Academy's 250th anniversary.
New artworks installed by Crossrail in the Elizabeth line stations
The fabrication and installation of five of the artworks being integrated into the new Elizabeth stations in central London is now underway, ahead of the opening of the railway this December.
London Underground has covered a tube station with fried eggs
The disused platform at Gloucester Road tube station has been covered in giant fried eggs -- because, art.
Banksy’s greatest hits coming to London
A large exhibition of works by the elusive street artist, Banksy will go in display in a posh Mayfair art gallery.
Japanese prints of London in 1866… are very Japanese
What happens when you're a Japan based woodblock printer who wants to sell prints of London, but have never visited the city? London ends up looking like Japan.
Sublime Victorian pottery fills the Guildhall
For the next few months, there's a chance to see a selection of works by one of the greatest Victorian potters, William De Morgan, inside the City of London Guildhall.
Free tours of art in the Clapham WW2 tunnels
Following his six month residency at Growing Underground, a farm 33 metres underground in Clapham, Llew Watkins is presenting five sculptures in one of the uninhabited tunnels.
Vivid landscape photos of WW1 battlefields
The final in a series of a photo exhibitions about the fields of WW1 battles is currently on display in the City of London Guildhall yard.
AOP50: Images that Defined the Age
In the foyer of the a Canary Wharf skyscraper can be found a range of photos that mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Association of Photographers (AOP).
Excavated clay from London’s super sewer being used to make art
A London artist is using clay being dug up on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, the 25km super sewer, to create ceramic artwork.
Solid blocks of colour mark 20 years of Paul Catherall’s art
You've probably seen Paul Catherall's art somewhere, even if you didn't know the distinctive style was the work of one man. To mark 20 years of Linocuts, there's currently exhibition devoted to his works.
Selfridges Flipside explores the age of luxury
A derelict hotel in the centre of London has become a venue for an art exhibition that explores the nature of luxury consumption and the future of society.
Computer game style art display coming to Gloucester Road tube station
The disused platform at Gloucester Road Underground station is set to get a major new art exhibition, with the first public commission by the British artist Heather Phillipson.
Abbey Road Studios photography exhibition
There's a small exhibition at the moment in The Barbican showing off photos taken inside the famous music studios at Abbey Road.
Concrete Dreams at the Southbank Centre
To mark its reopening following refurbishment works, the brutalist heart of the Southbank has thrown open its backstage to the public for an artistic minded tour.
A multi-sensory exhibition — might be good
An empty hotel with raw concrete spaces is to become the venue for a new "multisensory exhibition" that just about sounds intriguing enough to visit.
Rare London Underground poster by Man Ray up for sale
If your pockets are deeper than the Mariana Trench then you might be excited to know that the iconic Man Ray poster design for London Underground is being sold by an auction house.
