KCR Summer 2025 Mag V2 - Flipbook - Page 17
Unmissable Exhibitions This Summer:
The Best Art & Culture Events
in London
As summer wanes into early autumn, London’s galleries and museums
continue to stage inspiring and boundary-pushing exhibitions. From
immersive installations and avant-garde retrospectives to intimate
design showcases, here’s your cultural itinerary for August and early
September.
Tai Shani: The Spell or The Dream – Somerset House
7 August – 14 September 2025
A mesmerising, free commission at Somerset House’s Edmond J Safra
Fountain Court, Tai Shani presents a 10-metre glass-encased sleeping
昀椀gure accompanied by an immersive soundscape and a global 24/7
radio broadcast entitled The Dream Radio. Live talks and performances
enrich this explorative piece, which invites viewers to re昀氀ect on dreaming as radical imagination.
Do Ho Suh: Walk the House – Tate Modern
Until 19 October 2025
South Korean artist Do Ho Suh recreates architectural spaces from his
past using translucent fabric, producing an immersive installation that
interrogates themes of memory, home and identity amidst Tate Modern’s grand space.
Learn more:
www.jameshallam.co.uk
Discover more at:
www.somersethouse.org.uk
“Interior Motives” – Hauser & Wirth
22 August – 20 September 2025
A group exhibition showcasing contemporary artworks in a domestic
dialogue. Visitors encounter pieces that examine the art of living—from
object design to spatial storytelling—staged within Hauser & Wirth’s
re昀椀ned gallery environment.
Millet: Life on the Land – National Gallery
More info:
www.ocula.com
7 August – 19 October 2025
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Jean-François Millet’s death,
this evocative showcase highlights paintings and drawings of rural life,
including L’Angelus. Celebrated for his poignant depictions of peasant
toil, Millet’s work o昀昀ers emotional resonance and artistic presence.
“Derek Jarman: The Black Paintings: A Chronology Part II” –
Amanda Wilkinson Gallery
Find out more:
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
Until 20 September 2025
A deeply personal and haunting series o昀昀ering insight into the late artist-昀椀lmmaker’s 昀椀nal works. These powerful paintings re昀氀ect his singular
vision and emotional depth.
“Not a House but a Memory” – Rosenfeld
Further details:
www.ocula.com
6 August – 12 September 2025
A poetic group show exploring memory and place through evocative
installation and 昀椀ne art. Located in central London, this exhibition
invites emotional re昀氀ection through thoughtful curation of spatial and
conceptual work.
Mona Hatoum: Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum –
Barbican
Details at:
www.ocula.com
From 3 September 2025 – 11 January 2026
A compelling dialogue between Giacometti’s sculptural language and
Mona Hatoum’s radical sensibilities. This exhibition at the Barbican
explores form and space through dual artistic lenses.
Alex Da Corte: Summer Song – Sadie Coles HQ
Discover more:
www.ocula.com
6 August – 27 September 2025
This vibrant solo exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ brings Alex Da Corte’s
signature blend of bold colour, pop culture reference and surreal storytelling to life. Expect playful compositions and visual wit.
Booking & info:
www.ocula.com
Ernest Edmonds: Networked – Gazelli Art House
1 August – 6 September 2025
A compelling show of digital and interactive art by pioneer Ernest
Edmonds. Networked explores the intersection of analogue forms and
algorithmic creation, o昀昀ering viewers a dynamic visual experience.
Visit:
www.ocula.com
Image: Darya Sannikova
