International Programme
Current, upcoming and recent institutional exhibitions, commissions and artist projects
-
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 30 2023
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now, opening soon at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
On view 27 June–8 October 2023, the exhibition, which originated at M+ Hong Kong, features some 200 works – paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, and archive material that documents the artist's happenings and performances – examining Kusama’s work since her first drawings as a teenager, during World War II, until her most recent immersive installations. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 23 2023
Works by Kudzanai Violet-Hwami, Chris Ofili, Paula Rego and Stephen Willats feature in Tate Britain’s rehang
Tate Britain has just opened a complete rehang of its collection — the first time in 10 years that the the gallery's free displays have been presented anew. Much-loved and iconic works are joined by a host of new discoveries and additions. See works by VM artists Kudzanai Violet-Hwami, Chris Ofili, Paula Rego, and Stephen Willats among the 800 works by over 350 artists spanning six centuries. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 19 2023
On view at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art – I Am Seen… Therefore, I Am: Isaac Julien and Frederick Douglass
Isaac Julien’s immersive, multi-screen film installation Lessons of the Hour anchors this exploration of Frederick Douglass’ reflections on image-making, race, and citizenship. On view 18 May–24 September 2023. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art , Hartford, Connecticut -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 16 2023
Sarah Sze: The Waiting Room
For her long-awaited project with Artangel, Sarah Sze is transforming a large Victorian waiting room at Peckham Rye Station that has lain empty for almost 50 years. On view 19 May–16 September 2023. Peckham Rye Station, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 12 2023
Yayoi Kusama: You, Me and the Balloons, opening soon at Factory International, Manchester
Conceived especially for the soaring spaces of Factory International, the exhibition (30 June–28 August 2023) celebrates three decades of the pioneering artist's inflatable artworks, which are brought together for the first time in this major exhibition. Factory International, Manchester -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 11 2023
Grayson Perry: Smash Hits opens in Edinburgh this summer
Held at the Royal Scottish Academy, the exhibition (22 July–12 November 2023) will encompass more than 80 works from across his career. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 11 2023
Sculptures by Tal R on view in Venice
Over the summer months (18 May–27 August), three important bronze sculptures by Copenhagen-based artist Tal R will be on view in the canalside garden of Palazzo Experimental, Dorsoduro, Venice. Palazzo Experimental, Venice -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 10 2023
Opening soon at Tate Modern – Capturing the Moment, featuring Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Alice Neel and Paula Rego
Subtitled A Journey Through Painting and Photography, the exhibition (13 June 2023–28 January 2024) explores the dynamic relationship between the two mediums through some of the most iconic artworks of recent times. Tate Modern, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
May 9 2023
Paula Rego: Crivelli’s Garden opens this summer at the National Gallery
On view 20 July–29 October 2023 this free exhibiiton explores the relationship between Paula Rego’s monumental painting and the 15th-century altarpiece and National Gallery staff that inspired it. National Gallery, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
April 29 2023
On view at the Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo – Yayoi Kusama’s Self-Obliteration/Psychedelic World
The exhibition (April 29–18 September 2023) focuses on the psychedelic aspects of Kusama's work and presents rich variations of her creations from different periods. Yayoi Kusama Museum, Tokyo -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
April 26 2023
Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me at Tate Britain
This ambitious solo exhibition (26 April–20 August 2023) reveals the scope of Julien’s pioneering work in film and installation from the early 1980s through to the present day. Tate Britain -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 31 2023
Sarah Sze: Timelapse at the Guggenheim Museum
On view from 31 March 2023, Sarah Sze's site-specific installations transforms the iconic Guggenheim architecture into a tool for timekeeping and a meditation on the multitude of ways that we mark and experience the passage of time. The Guggenheim Museum, New York -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 23 2023
Now extended to July 2023 – One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection
The exhibition (on view until 16 July 2023) provides an opportunity to come closer to Yayoi Kusama through five of her artworks in the museum's collection, including two Infinity Mirror Rooms. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 17 2023
Chantal Joffe features in Finding Family at the Foundling Museum
This exhibition (17 March–27 August 2023) looks at the ways in which artists have represented and responded to ideas of family, past and present. Foundling Museum, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 17 2023
David Harrison features in Dog Show at Thames-Side Studios Gallery
On view 18th March–2nd April 2023, also featuring artists including Marcus Harvey, Matthew Collings, Richard Deacon, Shani Rhys and Zebedee Jones. Thames-Side Studios Gallery, Greenwich, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 16 2023
Jorge Pardo at SCAD Museum of Art
Jorge Pardo's solo exhibition of newly commissioned work is now on view (until 2 July 2023) at SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, where the artist is the 2023 deFINEART honoree. SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 16 2023
Flora Yukhnovich features in New British Abstraction at CICA Vancouver
The exhibition (on view until 16 April 2023) features ten works by ten artists and is curated by Louis Blanc-Francard. Vancouver, Canada -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
March 8 2023
Isaac Julien: Playtime – Works from the Wemhöner Collection, now open at the PalaisPopulaire
On view in Germany for the first time (8 March–10 July 2023), Playtime makes the real existence of capital tangible, also raising awareness of the individual, social, cultural, and ecological effects of capitalism. The PalaisPopulaire, Berlin -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 28 2023
Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined, on view at the New Museum
The New Museum presents a major solo exhibition (2 March–4 June 2023) of the work of Wangechi Mutu, bringing together over one hundred works from across her twenty-five-year career. New Museum, New York -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 16 2023
Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle at the Barbican
Organised in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, Paris, this exhibition (16 February–21 May 2023) brings together more than 70 paintings shown alongside archival photography and film, bringing to life what Neel called ’the swirl of the era’. Barbican Art Gallery, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 16 2023
Howardena Pindell: A New Language at Spike Island, Bristol
The acclaimed exhibition (18 February–21 May 2023) surveys Howardena Pindell’s six-decade-long career, from early abstract paintings to more overtly political works that tackle subjects including slavery, violence against Black and Indigenous people, and the AIDS pandemic. Spike Island, Bristol -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 16 2023
María Berrío: The Children’s Crusade, on view at ICA Boston
The exhibition (16 February–6 August 2023) will present a selection of new and existing works from Berrío’s series The Children’s Crusade. This series blends the history of the Children’s Crusade of 1212 with the contemporary mass movement of peoples across borders. ICA Boston -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 14 2023
The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby travels to The Huntington
For this exhibition (15 Feb–12 June 2023), Als and Akunyili Crosby selected collage-based paintings from “The Beautyful Ones”, the artist’s ongoing series of intimate portraits of Nigerian children, including members of her own family. The Huntington, San Marino, California -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 12 2023
Stephen Willats features in the LACMA exhibition Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952–1982
The exhibition (12 February–2 July 2023) explores how the rise of computer technology, together with its emergence in popular consciousness, impacted the making of art in the age of the mainframe. Los Angeles County Museum of Art -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 9 2023
Now extended – Two Worlds Entwined: Annie Morris and Idris Khan at Newlands House
The exhibition (now on view until 4 June 2023), featuring the artist couple’s work side by side for the first time in the UK, explores the artistic practices of Morris and Khan within the historic and intimate setting of Newlands House gallery. Newlands House Gallery, Petworth, West Sussex -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 9 2023
Stephen Willats features in A Tall Order! – Rochdale Art Gallery in the 1980s
This group exhibition is on view at Touchstones, Rochdale until 6 May 2023. Touchstones, Rochdale -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 7 2023
Now open – Sharjah Biennial 15, featuring work by Isaac Julien and Wangechi Mutu
Conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor and curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present (7 February–11 June 2023) reflects on Enwezor's visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and established an ambitious intellectual project that has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
February 3 2023
Just announced – The National Portrait Gallery’s forthcoming programme, featuring Francesca Woodman
Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In will take place in spring 2024 (21 March–30 June). National Portrait Gallery, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
January 23 2023
Just opened: Islamic Arts Biennale 2023, featuring Idris Khan
In its inaugural edition (23 January–23 April 2023) the Islamic Arts Biennale brings together centuries of faith and artistic expression. Hajj Terminal West, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah -
![]()
Commission
Posted
January 19 2023
Now on view in Ramsgate until September 2023 – Conrad Shawcross: Beacons
Commissioned by local children in Ramsgate, the interactive sculptures (on view until 30 September 2023) are made from galvanised steel, painted to reference the nautical flags used in maritime signaling. Ramsgate, Kent -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
January 11 2023
Work by Stephen Willats on display at Tate Britain
Stephen Willats, Living with Practical Realities, 1978, is currently on view at Tate Britain as part of their display Walk Through British Art. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
January 10 2023
Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross create works for Cure Parkinson’s exhibition
Works by Chantal Joffe, Idris Khan and Conrad Shawcross are included in an exhibition to raise funds for the charity Cure Parkinson’s. Curated by Artwise and presented in partnership with Bonhams. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
January 3 2023
Stan Douglas: 2011 ≠ 1848, coming soon to Remai Modern, Saskatoon
The exhibition (3 February–4 June 2023) comprises a series of works inspired by historical events of social and political turbulence. Douglas connects points of social rupture, rendering in minute detail and with technical ingenuity historic moments of protest, riot, and occupation from 2011 that echoed upheavals that swept Europe in 1848. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
January 2 2023
Isaac Julien features in Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971
On view until 16 July 2023, Isaac Julien's Baltimore is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898–1971. This three-channel installation pays homage to the late writer, director, producer, and actor Melvin Van Peebles. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
December 15 2022
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement at Philadelphia Museum of Art
On view from 28 January–29 May 2023, Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement, 2019, explores the life, work, and legacy of the Italian-Brazilian modernist architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992). Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
December 12 2022
Paula Rego: The Story of Stories at Pera Museum, Istanbul
The exhibition (23 December 2022–30 April 2023), curated by Alistair Hicks, re-affirms the importance of Rego's work in Portugal in the 1960s and focuses on her emergence as an important artist on the London scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Pera Museum, Istanbul -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
December 10 2022
Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
On view 10 December 2022–9 July 2023, Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass is an immersive and poetic meditation on the great 19th-century abolitionist. The poignant 10-screen film installation collapses time and space to bridge persistent historical and contemporary challenges of the day. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 29 2022
A major solo exhibition by Do Ho Suh announced at the National Galleries of Scotland for 2023/24
The exhibition will explore the foundational role that drawing and paper play in Suh’s artistic practice, focusing on his collaborative methods, experimental techniques, and innovative use of materials. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 28 2022
Doron Langberg at Rubell Museum Miami
An exhibition (28 November 2022–12 November 2023) featuring new and recent works by the artist. Representing a new generation of figurative painters, Langberg creates luminous, vibrant, and often large-scale works that hinge on a sense of intimacy. Rubell Museum Miami -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 15 2022
On view at the Southbank Centre until 31 January 2023: Winter Light, featuring Conrad Shawcross
Dark Heart is on display on the roof of the Hayward Gallery as part of the Southbank's Winter Light exhibition, until 31 January 2023. Southbank Centre, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 10 2022
Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now at M+, Hong Kong
M+ announces its first special exhibition (12 November 2022–14 May 2023), opening on the museum’s first anniversary. Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now comprises more than 200 works to be presented across various locations at M+, including three brand-new works. M+, Hong Kong -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 9 2022
Grayson Perry: Fitting In and Standing Out at The National Museum, Oslo
The exhibition (11 November 2022–26 March 2023) includes ceramics, sculptures in wood and metal, prints, monumental tapestries and embroideries. Oslo, Norway -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
November 4 2022
Do Ho Suh at MCA Australia
Spanning three decades, from the 1990s to now, the exhibition (opens 4 November 2022) presents emblematic works across a wide range of media that include large-scale installations, sculptures, drawings, printmaking, and video works. MCA Australia, Sydney -
![]()
Commission
Posted
November 4 2022
Do Ho Suh creates a new pocket Tube map cover
The London-based artist has created an embroidered facsimile of the iconic Tube map design focusing on the routes that he habitually uses around his home and studio. -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 30 2022
Paula Rego: There and Back Again at Kestner Gesellschaft
This major exhibition (30 October 2022–29 January 2023) is centred around the artist’s 1990 masterpiece Crivelli’s Garden. Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 25 2022
Now open at the Hayward Gallery – Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, featuring Grayson Perry
The first large-scale group exhibition (26 October 2022–8 January 2023) in the UK exploring how contemporary artists have used clay in unexpected ways, Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art features 23 international artists working across recent decades and examines the plasticity and the possibilities of ceramics. Hayward Gallery, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 14 2022
Yayoi Kusama creates a large-scale mosaic for New York’s Grand Central Madison terminal
As announced by The New York Times, Yayoi Kusama will create floor-to-ceiling mosaics for the underground Long Island Rail Road terminal opening in December. Ted Loos, The New York Times -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 14 2022
Tal R & Mamma Andersson – About Hill, at Kunsten, Denmark
For this exhibition (14 October 2022–10 April 2023) the artists have created a series of brand new works, all related to the great Swedish artist, Carl Fredrik Hill. Aalborg, Denmark -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 5 2022
Alice Neel: Un regard engagé at the Centre Pompidou
The Centre Pompidou's major retrospective (5 October 2022–16 January 2023) highlights the political and social commitment of the painter. Centre Pompidou, Paris -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 3 2022
Stephen Willats: Social Resource Project for Tennis Clubs, now open at Bonington Gallery, Nottingham
A solo exhibition (10 October–10 December 2022) featuring artwork and archive materials from the early 1970s, accompanied by a new film and photographic series. A special opening event takes place on Saturday 8 October 2022. Bonington Gallery, Nottingham -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
October 2 2022
Milton Avery: American Colourist at the Royal Academy of Arts
The first comprehensive exhibition of Avery’s work in Europe (until 16 October 2022), bringing together a selection of around 70 paintings from the 1930s–1960s that are among his most celebrated. These works typically feature scenes of daily life, including portraits of loved ones and serene landscapes from his visits to Maine and Cape Cod. Royal Academy of Arts, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
September 22 2022
The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby at Yale Center for British Art
This focused exhibition (22 September 2022–22 January 2023) of works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby is the third and final show in a series curated by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Hilton Als. The exhibition will travel to the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California, where it will go on view in February 2023. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
September 17 2022
Isaac Julien: Kaiserring der Stadt Goslar 2022 at Mönchehaus-Museum für moderne Kunst
The exhibition (8 October 2022–29 January 2023) features two important cinematic works: Looking for Langston, 1989, and Lessons of the Hour, 2019. Mönchehaus-Museum für moderne Kunst, Germany -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
September 16 2022
Conrad Shawcross: Cascading Principles: Expansions within Geometry, Philosophy, and Interference at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
This exhibition (28 September 2022–30 September 2023) brings together more than 35 sculptures realised by the artist over the last 17 years. These pieces, placed across three floors, will co-exist with the Institute’s unique architecture and the intellectual concerns of its occupants as explorers at the boundaries of knowledge. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
September 9 2022
On view at The Polygon, North Vancouver – Stan Douglas: 2011 ≠ 1848
The exhibition (9 September–6 November 2022) presents a series of works which premiered at the 2022 Venice Biennale, inspired by historical events of social and political turbulence. Douglas connects points of social rupture, rendering in minute detail and with technical ingenuity historic moments of protest, riot, and occupation from 2011 that echoed upheavals that swept Europe in 1848. The Polygon, North Vancouver -
![]()
Commission
Posted
September 6 2022
Enwrought Light by Conrad Shawcross is unveiled in Bedford Park
Shawcross's 4.5 metre Fracture sculpture, titled Enwrought Light in homage to the poet WB Yeats, was unveiled on 6 September in the grounds of St Michael and All Angels Church, Bedford Park, London. Bedford Park, Chiswick, London -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
August 24 2022
Chantal Joffe: Family Lexicon at Koo House, South Korea
The exhibition (24 August– 4 December 2022) features a selection of works that depict the artist alongside significant figures in her life. Koo House, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
August 10 2022
Alex Hartley features in Watou 2022: Sense of Place
On view until 4 September 2022, Hartley's Watou Grow Room is an abandoned ‘grow house’ in a former café in Watou. The installation shows the waste and technical paraphernalia of an abandoned cannabis plantation. Although the exact crop is not specified, ‘someone’ here has gone to great lengths to increase production and hide what is going on. Watou, Belgium -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
August 9 2022
Doug Aitken: Flags and Debris at The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
The exhibition (9 August–31 December 2022) weaves together sights and feelings that the Covid-19 pandemic produced as it left its mark on urban activity, on the body, and on the human spirit. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem -
![]()
Exhibition
Posted
July 23 2022
Yayoi Kusama: The Obliteration Room at Tate Modern
On view until 29 August 2022, The Obliteration Room is an interactive artwork for all ages. Visitors will be given a sheet of colourful ‘dot’ stickers to help bring the space to life. Tate Modern
