Top 5 Art Exhibitions London - May 2022
Rana Begum: Dappled Light at Pitzhanger
Artienda chooses the #Top5 art exhibitions in London to visit during May 2022
London’s galleries and art event venues have really picked up the pace now and with Covid restrictions increasingly less noticeable, the art world is back in full swing. To help you find the best art exhibitions in London during May 2022, we’ve picked out 5 exhibitions here that caught our eye. As ever, send us your feedback if you go and see any of these and if you gain any inspiration for something you’d like to do or create in your own space, get in touch with our team and let’s make it happen together.
Sending you all lots of love for 2022 xxx
‘Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View’ created in 1991 by Cornelia Parker and on display now at the Tate Britain.
#1 Cornelia Parker | Tate Britain | Art Exhibitions London
Location: Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Dates: 19th May to 16th October 2022
Description: Cornelia Parker is one of Britain's best loved and most acclaimed contemporary artists. Always driven by curiosity, she reconfigures domestic objects to question our relationship with the world. Using transformation, playfulness and storytelling, she engages with important issues of our time, be it violence, ecology or human rights.
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#2 Whistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan
Location: Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
Dates: 26th February until 22nd May 2022
Description: Joanna Hiffernan’s relationship with Whistler ran deeper than artist and muse. In this rich exhibition the RA explores her life and role as a friend, model, lover and collaborator. Her close professional and personal relationship with the artist lasted for two decades, yet little about her role or influence in his life has been explored – until now.
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Whistler met Joanna Hiffernan in London, an Irish model who would become his muse, confidante and more.
Celebrating the life and work of one of the best loved children's authors of the 20th century.
#3 Beatrix Potter: Drawn To Nature | Art Exhibitions London
Location: Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL
Dates: On now until Sunday 8th January 2023
Description: This family friendly exhibition takes visitors on a journey to discover Potter's life as a scientist and conservationist and explores the places and animals that inspired her most beloved characters. In collaboration with the National Trust.
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#4: Dappled Light by Rana Begum | Art Exhibitions London
Location: Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery, Mattock Ln, London W5 5EQ
Dates: 25th March to September 2022
Description: Pitzhanger presents a solo exhibition of work by artist Rana Begum RA, with striking works which explore the perception of light, colour and form and blur the boundaries between sculpture, architecture, design and painting. Dappled Light sets up a dynamic dialogue with John Soane’s design of Pitzhanger as the works respond to the Manor’s architecture, sightlines, and intricate interior decorative schemes. Several works are displayed beyond the Gallery around the Manor, responding strikingly to its spaces.
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#5: A Century of the Artist’s Studio: 1920–2020 | ART EXHIBITIONS LONDON
It is the artist’s studio where the great art of our time is conceived and created.
Location: Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High St, London E1 7QX
Dates: 24th February until 5th June 2022
Description: Ever wonder where artists make the magic happen? The new multi-media show at the Whitechapel Gallery is the result of a 100-year survey of international artists and the spaces they use to let their creative juices flow. Look out for pieces from icons including Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Pablo Picasso, Egon Schiele and Andy Warhol, and more contemporary artists such as Walead Beshty, Lisa Brice and Kerry James Marshall, plus photos and recreations of studios in all their messy glory.
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