Best exhibitions on in London, August Highlights
From the Summer Exhibition at the RA to Picasso's minotaurs at Gagosian, these are the shows you might have missed this summer. Catch them before they close this autumn
Matisse in the Studio, Royal Academy
This is the only major opening in August, so make a beeline for the Royal Academy to see Matisse in the Studio, the first exhibition to consider how the artist's personal collection of objects inspired his art.
Read more ...Review: Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave, British Museum ★★★★★
Hokusai: Beyond the Great wave casts a refreshing new light on the last 30 years of Hokusai's life and work. At long last we see that he's so much more than just waves and water.
Read more ...Review: Summer Exhibition 2017, Royal Academy ★★★★★
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is renowned for its chaotic, non-hierarchical 'Salon Hang', glamorous visitors and flourishing emerging arts scene.
As the world's biggest open submission art show, it's London's most anticipated showcase of contemporary art. Catch it before it disappears for another year.
Picasso: Minotaurs and Matadors review, Gagosian Gallery ★★★★★
Corrida de toros, mythology and an ancient Iberian bloodlust – this London show plumbs Picasso's sense of national identity, pitting his radical vision against the ancient mythology and traditions of Spain, the land of his birth.
Read more ...Chris Ofili review: Weaving Magic, National Gallery ★★★★★
In a solo show for Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili, tapestries come to the National Gallery. Expect the unexpected in this triptych of massive cloths that show a twilit sexual liaison.
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