Here’s a guide to some of the exhibitions opening in London…
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, National Gallery: from the 14th September, the National Gallery brings together many of the artist’s famous work. The focus of the exhibition will be specifically over a period of two years he spent in the South of France in which he revolutionised his style in a symphony of poetic colour and texture, inspired by poets, writers and artists. Among the work on display will be Starry Night over the Rhône’ (1888, Musée d’Orsay) and ‘The Yellow House’ (1888, Van Gogh Museum), as well as ‘Sunflowers’ (1888) and ‘Van Gogh’s Chair’ (1889). The exhibition will be available to view until the 19th January 2025.
Michael Craig Martin, Royal Academy of Arts: from the 21st September, visitors to the Royal Academy of Arts can enjoy the works of the British artist in this new exhibition which will celebrate his sixty year career. It will include his early experimental sculpture and his landmark conceptual work An Oak Tree alongside the large-scale paintings of everyday objects. This expansive exhibition will bring together over 120 works spanning from the 1960s through to the present day. It will be displayed until the 10th December.
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It Will End in Tears, the Barbican: the work of the artist will take over the Barbican’s Curve space from the 18th September until the 5th January. This exhibition also marks her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution and will take visitors through life-size dioramas, viewing paintings in a narrative sequence, as a story unfurls of a ‘femme fatale’ film noir character living in an imagined colonial outpost. Featuring drawing, painting and installation, the artwork displayed reflects her own experiences of living in Africa.
Turner Prize 2024, Tate Britain: see the work of the four artists who have been shortlisted for this year’s prize, with the winner being announced on the 3rd December 2024. This year’s shortlisted artists include Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine Le Bas. On display from the 25th September until the 16th February 2025, this is a chance to see their work up close.