Top 5 London exhibitions in London 27th June - 4th July

Happy weekend one and all! Come rain or shine you should get outside this week to feast you eyes on not only our summer bonanza, but the lest that London has to offer.

 

(60) Days of Summer

It's that time of year again! It's our summer show, and this year we're in our new home of 173 Whitecross Street with 60 artworks on display- one for each day of the show.  Painting, collage, prints and steel plates will come together in our salon hang.

PV Thursday 3rd July 6-9

3rd July - 30th August

Curious Duke Gallery 

173 Whitecross Street

London 

EC1Y 8JT

Opening hours when exhibiting: Monday- Friday 11:30- 6:30, Saturday 12-4

Nearest stations: Old Street exit 6 and Barbican

Free

 

Serpentine Pavilion

This annual commission opened this week with the work of Chilean architect Smiljan Radic. Overtaking 514 square metres, Radic has created a social space  with a café inside that raised capsule. 

Now - 19th October

Serpentine

Kensington Gardens

London

W2 3XA

Open all day

Nearest station: South Kensington

Free

 

 

 

Making Colour 

Not only a look at how colour has been used in art from Renaissance to modern day art practices, but how we make and collect colours from crushed insects and gem stones.

Now- 7th September

National Gallery 

Trafalgar Square

London

WC2N 5DN

Open daily 10-6, Friday 10 – 9

Nearest stations: Charing Cross and Leicester Square

Tickets ï¿¡8, concessions apply. Book here

 

The Human Factor 

Quite simply, 25 internationally renowned artists from over 25 years have been selected for their work that uses the human figure to explore issues that affect us, from political landscapes, human rights and relationships. Names such as Urs Fischer, Isa Genzken and Thomas Hirschhorn will be on show.

Now - 7th September

Hayward Gallery 

Southbank Centre

Belvedere Road

London

SE1 8XX

Open Monday 12-6, Tuesday- Sunday 10-6, Thursday – Friday 10-8.

Nearest stations: Waterloo and Southwark

Tickets ï¿¡12, concessions apply here.

 

 

 

Stratford Rooftop Film Club

Break up your weekend with a trip to the cinema with a twist.  With Friday,  The LEGO Movie and The Grand Budapest Hotel all showing this weekend, soak up the sun (hopefully not the rain). Don't fear South Londoners, you can get your fix in Peckham.

Level 8, Stratford Multistorey Car Park

Great Eastern Way

Stratford

E15 1XE

Times vary

Nearest station: Stratford Overground and Underground.

Tickets here .

 

Happy weekend!- Sinéad x