A retrospective of the work of Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), one of the most significant American artists of the twentieth century. A key member of the second generation of abstract expressionist painters, she […]
The Making of Husbands is a major exhibition that brings together works by Christina Ramberg (1946–1995), her contemporaries and younger artists to explore the urgency with which her work speaks to the current debate around gender and identity. Artists include: Alexandra Bircken, Gaylen Gerber, Allen Jones, Konrad Klapheck, Ghislaine Leung, Hans Christian Lotz, Senga Nengudi, Ana […]
Toyin Ojih Odutola proposes speculative fictions, inviting the viewer to enter her vision of an uncannily familiar yet fantastical world. Working like an author or poet, she often spends months […]
From our celebrated collection of some of Britain’s most recognised fine art painters and printmakers, this body of work, State of Being, captures and interprets the human form. Each of our artists […]
Chantal Joffe: For Esme – with Love and Squalor, explores the intimate act of painting and portraiture. Taking its name from J.D. Salinger’s short story For Esmé – with Love and […]
This exhibition is comprised of new work created by Cicely Brown in response to Blenheim's Palace’s history as an English country estate, and as the home to successive generations of the Spencer-Churchill family and their collection of paintings, tapestries and decorative arts. Rendered in her emotive, frenetic brushstrokes, Brown’s new series visually references masterpieces by Sir […]
Huma Bhabha’s exhibition Against Time, focusses on the figure. Bhabha’s work addresses themes of colonialism, war, displacement and memories of home. Her influences are wide ranging, from ancient Egyptian statuary, African art, Classicism, […]
In this exhibition, which they have curated, Christine and Jennifer Binnie use their own work to complement pieces chosen from the Gallery's collection. The exhibition guides the visitor through a […]
Train Yards, is an exhibition of paintings by Mary Weatherford. She roots abstract painting in subjective experience, evoking urban and rural environments while experimenting with internal painterly dynamics around light, color, and gesture, as well as the relationship between a painted surface and various three-dimensional addenda. Weatherford prepares each canvas with a mixture of gesso and […]
Can You Hear Me? by Nalini Malani is a commissioned work, which embodys the role of the artist as social activist. In her exhibition Malani gives voice to the marginalised through visual stories […]
This exhibition explores Nancy Holt’s use of language in her ground-breaking work of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the video installation Points of View and a selection of early concrete poems. […]
Colour, Carmen Herrera says, is always about “a dialogue”, as she has always been “curious about two colours reacting or dancing with each other”. Thus, paintings in her exhibition “Colour […]
This exhibition spans Marina Abramovic’s work – including live re-performances of iconic works, as well as brand new works. It brings together works spanning her 50-year career, along with new works […]
Most well known for her photomontage, this exhibition displays the diverse range of Linder Sterling's practice. It explores Linder as performance artist, zine-maker, musician, documentary-photographer, collaborator, muse, guru, medium and body-builder. Linder was an active figure in the punk and post-punk music scenes, and is probably best known for the album covers which she created, […]
Kiki Smith is recognized for her prolific and wide-ranging multidisciplinary career spanning over four decades, which has addressed the social, cultural and spiritual aspects of human nature. Much of Smith’s work is inspired by her own perceptions of animals and the natural world as it changes through the seasons, blended with the imagery of folklore, […]
Marianna Castillo Deball’s exhibition focuses on sharing the stories of a number of little-known female anthropologists and indigenous storytellers and makers. To do this, the artist recreates historical artefacts and reconfigures display cases to expose how museum collections both conceal and reveal historical narratives and shape our understanding of the world. Between Making and Knowing Something is […]
Through a collage-like installation featuring pottery, photography and textiles, Mariana Castillo Deball works to uncover stories and individuals often hidden in traditional museum displays. While the gallery is temporarily closed, you can still enter Mariana Castillo Deball: Between Making and Knowing Something online to discover new insights into the exhibition.
Artemisia Gentileschi challenged conventions and defied expectations to become a successful artist and one of the greatest storytellers of her time. She painted subjects that were traditionally the preserve of male artists and for the male gaze; transforming meek maidservants into courageous conspirators and victims into survivors. In this first major exhibition of Artemisia’s work in […]
Nicole Eisenman brings together a diverse multidisciplinary language through mixed media works on paper, sculpture and painting. This exhibition, Where I Was, It Shall Be, presents the fluid transition and interchangeable approach […]
Flowered Songs and Broken Currents is an exhibition of new work by María Berrío that shows her large-scale works, which are meticulously crafted from layers of Japanese paper. They often reflect on […]