The Best Exhibitions in London

The capital's best exhibitions now

by TheartsdeskWednesday, 12 June 2019

Palingenesis, 1971 by Lee KrasnerCollection Pollock-Krasner Foundation © The Pollock-Krasner Foundation

Frank Bowling, Tate Britain ★★★★★ Major retrospective of one of the greatest painters alive today. Until 26 August

Dior: Designer of Dreams, Victoria & Albert Museum ★★★★★ Daring, flair and elegance over 80 year. Until 14 July

Lee Krasner: Living Colour, Barbican ★★★★★ Jaw-droppingly good Until 1 Sep

Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition, Design Museum ★★★★★ Concentrated archive show reveals the prodigious ferment of a film imagination. Until 15 Sep

Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing, The Queen's Gallery ★★★★★ Drawing was the language of thought for the greatest of Renaissance artists. Until 13 Oct

Edvard Munch: Love and Angst, British Museum ★★★★★ Norway's greatest painter revealed as a master printmaker. Until 21 Jul

Natalia Goncharova, Tate Modern ★★★★ Russian painter is overwhelming in her range and diversity. Until 8 Sep

Manga, British Museum ★★★★ Enormous exhibition on the Japanese art of graphic stories. Until 29 Aug

Van Gogh and Britain, Tate Britain ★★★★ The artist's London years provide an insight into his inner life. Until 11 August

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