{"id":758,"date":"2015-04-06T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/4-artistic-reasons-to-visit-london-right-now\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T09:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T13:28:17","slug":"4-artistic-reasons-to-visit-london-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/4-artistic-reasons-to-visit-london-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Artistic Reasons to Visit London Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

At any given moment, there\u2019s great art on view in London<\/a> \u2013 and for whatever reason there are some especially amazing shows on right now. Here\u2019s a look at four ace exhibitions I\u2019ve come across recently that are currently running and worth your viewing considerations next time you visit London.
\nAnish Kapoor<\/strong>
\nLisson Gallery<\/a>, 27-29 and 52 Bell Street, London, NW1 5DA (the exhibition is at the 52 Bell Street space)
\nThe nearest London Underground station is at Edgware Road.<\/em><\/p>\n

This eponymously titled show by popular sculptor Anish Kapoor includes a series of \u201cvast, seething red and white resin and silicon paintings\u201d alongside two smooth and mostly rounded (but with chipped and jaggy edges) pink onyx floor-based sculptures as well as a couple of ultra sleek and reflective wall-mounted stainless steel elliptical sculptures.<\/p>\n

The exhibition run May 9. Admission is free.<\/p>\n

Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album<\/strong>
\nCourtauld Gallery<\/a>, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN
\nThe nearest London Underground station is at Temple.<\/em><\/p>\n

Reuniting for the first time all the known drawings from one of Goya\u2019s most celebrated private albums, Witches offers an extraordinary chance to closely admire and inspect some of the Spanish artist\u2019s most fascinating works. All the pieces are drawings made with a watercolour brush and black carbon ink from when the artist was in his late 60s\/early 70s (1819-1823).<\/p>\n

Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album is on until May 25. General admission full adults is \u00a38.50 (about $12).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Syngenta Photography Award 2015: Scarcity-Waste <\/strong>
\nEast Wing Galleries<\/a>, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
\nThe nearest London Underground station is at Temple.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe a minute\u2019s walk across the Somerset House courtyard from the above mentioned Goya exhibition, the Syngenta Photography Award 2015: Scarcity-Waste exhibition explores the \u201cfundamental social, political and environmental issues of our time\u201d through award winning photography.<\/p>\n

The show is open to the public now and runs until April 10. Admission is Free.
\nFrom Her Wooden Sleep \u2026 <\/strong>
\nInstitute of Contemporary Arts<\/a>, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH
\nThe nearest London Underground station is at Charing Cross<\/em><\/p>\n

From Her Wooden Sleep \u2026<\/em> by German-born Canadian artist Ydessa Hendele is a major new work described by the artist herself as a \u201ccultural composition.\u201d The exhibition marks the first time Hendeles\u2019 art has been shown in London and is comprised of more than 150 wooden antique manikins from the artist\u2019s own collection arranged alongside an assortment of historic objects, the exhibition casts a distinctive mood and presents the chance to browse the thoughtfully paused moment of an intriguingly situatedtableau vivant.<\/p>\n

From Her Wooden Sleep \u2026<\/em> is on now and runs until May 17 at the Entry to the ICA is with Day Membership, set at \u00a31. Day Membership includes access to all art exhibitions and displays, as well as use of facilities such as the caf\u00e9 bar and free WiFi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At any given moment, there\u2019s great art on view in London \u2013 and for whatever reason there are some especially amazing shows on right now. Here\u2019s a look at four ace exhibitions I\u2019ve come across recently that are currently running and worth your viewing considerations next time you visit London. Anish Kapoor Lisson Gallery, 27-29 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,61,71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-featured","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98907749,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions\/98907749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}