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Basquiat makes his UK debut, ancient Siberian warriors settle at the British Museum, and the Royal Academy showcases American heavyweight Jasper Johns: Here's the best of London art this month
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National Gallery breaks stalemate to reunite five Van Gogh Sunflowers – in a world-first Facebook Live relay
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Visual Arts
Hokusai: Beyond the Great wave casts a refreshing new light on the last 30 years of the artist’s life. Hokusai is so much more than waves and water
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As we wait with baited breath for Rachel Whiteread's upcoming retrospective at Tate Britain, we round up the best female sculptors you've never heard of, but definitely should have
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Bruce Nauman's sculptures, installations and video works are now on display in Tate Modern's ARTIST ROOMS series
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Prints, please! Celebrate an evergreen empire at this Orla Kiely exhibition, coming in Spring 2018
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Blast off into outer space with the spectacular Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition in Greenwich: Winner announced this September
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Design
Cartier takes flight at the recently renovated Design Museum with a new exhibition exploring the luxury designer's legacy over the past 100 years
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The blockbuster exhibitions start to close in August, so it's time to start snooping around the best London galleries: here's our guide
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From time to time — an exhibition of new works by Milan-based French artist Nathalie du Pasquier — extends its run at Burlington Arcade's Pace Gallery
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Vivid colour, meticulous composition: unsung artist Suzan Frecon comes to the David Zwirner Gallery
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Kids
Dive into the wonderful world of whales this summer with the Natural History Museum’s new exhibition Whales: Beneath the Surface
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Design
Plywood takes centre stage at the V&A's upcoming exhibition on the evolution of modern design
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Ahead of Tate Modern's upcoming exhibition exploring black art at the height of the US civil rights movement, here are the major movements you need to know
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Visual Arts
Discover another side to celebrity portraitist John Singer Sargent in a new exhibition showcasing his watercolours at Dulwich Picture Gallery
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In this multi-sensory Somerset House exhibition, perfume is stripped of its commercial mystique
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Tate's new exhibition of works by Turkish-born artist Fahrelnissa Zeid places one of the 20th century's most important female artists back in the spotlight
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He calls himself 'The Transvestite Potter', everyone else knows him as the nation's favourite contemporary artist – don't miss this Grayson Perry Serpentine exhibition
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A dream for photographers, a nightmare for their lenses: dust. Now the micro-menace is explored in all its photogenic glory in David Campany's upcoming exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery
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Visual Arts
The work of American Modernist Milton Avery will grace the walls of Victoria Miro in his first UK exhibition for more than 10 years
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Design
Wildly inventive and sometimes downright surreal, Mattia Bonetti's newest body of work goes on display at one of London's most prestigious galleries
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Festival
Out-of-this-world festival-exhibition hybrid, with new art and archive material focusing on all things sci-fi and sci-real
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Don't let the best shows on in London remain well-kept secrets: these are the shows galleristas are flocking to this week
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At 96, Wayne Thiebaud is as sweet as ever: savour the first UK solo exhibition of his work spanning the past 50 years
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Visual Arts
Stephen Friedman Gallery kicks off its summer season with two exhibitions exploring radical approaches to painting over the last fifty years
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Design
California comes to London this summer with the Design Museum's showcase of the very best in art and design from the golden state
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Visual Arts
Relive your favourite adventures with Hetty Feather at the Foundling Museum exhibition
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This summer Our/London showcases Brutalist-inspired works by contemporary artists Joe Clarke and George Stevens
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Pace Gallery showcases the starkly geometric work of American sculptor Joel Shapiro
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The trends, the rivalries, the last-minute panics: as the greatest flower show on earth takes root in SW3, we bring you the ultimate insider's guide
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As Their Mortal Remains exhibition opens at the V&A, let us take you on a trip through Pink Floyd's musical journey. Lysergic acid diethylamide not included
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Portraits of the artists: Whitechapel Gallery's first ISelf Collection exhibition, including Self-Portrait as the Billy-Goat, explores how leading international artists depict their selfhood