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The Best Exhibitions in London
The Best Exhibitions in London
From Murillo to Monet and beyond: our favourite shows to see now
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Monet's 'Waterloo Bridge, Overcast Weather', at the National Gallery
All Too Human, Tate Britain ★★★★ Bacon and Freud dominate but don't overwhelm in a fleshy century of painting. Until 27 Aug
Another Kind of Life, Barbican ★★★★★ Intense encounters with marginal lives in international photography anthology. Until 27 May
Drawn in Colour: Degas from the Burrell Collection, National Gallery ★★★★ How pastel became a truly modern medium. Until 30 Apr
Joan Jonas, Tate Modern ★★★★ Work as elusive as it is beautiful from the pioneer of performance art who disguises her presence. Until 5 Aug
Mark Dion: Theatre of the Natural World, Whitechapel Gallery ★★★ Handsome installations feature the artist as explorer manqué. Until 13 May
Michael Rakowitz: The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square ★★★★ Mythical Assyrian guardian deity occupies square commemorating battle. Until Mar 2020
Monet and Architecture, National Gallery ★★★★★ The king of the blockbuster seen in a new light. Until 29 Jul
Murillo: The Self-Portraits, National Gallery ★★★★★ Exquisite exhibition prompted by Murillo's two self-portraits considers what can survive time's wreckage. Until 21 May
Picasso 1932: Love Fame Tragedy, Tate Modern ★★★ Biography prevails in a compelling account of the artist's year of wonders. Until 9 Sep
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