It's hard to keep on top of London. Every day, a new opening rears its lovely head. But the art world hibernates in August, giving you a chance to catch the shows you might have missed.
Whether you're after a date idea or a dreamy afternoon, these are the shows (and the one new opening) you can't afford to miss this summer. Go, go, go! Catch them while you still can.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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