From Victorian fairy tales to century-spanning American cityscapes, there’s a pleasant mixture of artwork exhibitions at your fingertips in London this month. Listed below are 4 standouts opening within the later half of July which might be value a go to:
Ana Mendieta at Tate Fashionable (15 July – 17 January 2027)
The Tate Fashionable present presents the pioneering work of the Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta alongside remastered movies and late sculptural items beforehand unfamiliar to the UK viewers. Intriguingly, the exhibition will proceed exterior of the gallery partitions in reflection of the artist’s engagement with the pure world. The present marks the primary in-depth UK present of Mendieta’s artwork in over ten years.
Richard Dadd: Past Bedlam at Royal Academy of Arts London (25 July – 25 October 2026)
The Royal Academy of Arts presents unique works of Richard Dadd, the Victorian artist celebrated for his fairy work that mix legend and reminiscence of their distinctive worlds. Dadd skilled on the Royal Academy and was a promising expertise when a visit throughout the Jap Mediterranean modified the course of his life; quickly after returning, he started experiencing delusions and killed his father. He spent the remainder of his life in Bethlem and Broadmoor psychiatric hospitals, the place he continued to color putting, richly detailed works. Dadd’s artwork continued to encourage artists in wide-reaching methods: Queen even named a track after one among his work, The Fairy Feller’s Grasp-Stroke. This exhibition brings collectively over 100 of his works.
Portrait of a Metropolis: A Century of American Images at Dulwich Image Gallery (28 July – 4 October 2026)
Dulwich Image Gallery presents Portrait of a Metropolis: A Century of American Images, tracing 100 years of American city life by means of the individuals who constructed and formed it. That includes 34 influential photographers – together with Alfred Stieglitz, Dorothea Lange, Diane Arbus and Walker Evans – the exhibition spans New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco, capturing mass immigration, counterculture and protest. Tickets are £16.
Clare Woods: Backyard With out Season at Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery (29 July – 8 November 2026)
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery hosts Clare Woods’ newest physique of labor, spanning work, prints, and collage. The present centres on flowers and on a regular basis objects — topics Woods turned to throughout lockdown, when strange issues took on new meanings. Her paint sits thick and moist on the floor, putting her nonetheless lifes within the blur between recognisable and summary.
