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The best free exhibitions in London right now: culture at no cost

Want to have a fun day out but also save those pennies? These free London art exhibitions are perfect

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The Serpentine Pavilion: Lina Ghotmeh’s À table is a bland dish

Wasn’t the idea of the pavilion to celebrate and encourage innovation and experimentation?

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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: faith restored (after a test)

This display of depressing mediocrity is only saved by the work of a few true greats, like beacons in the mist

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London Gallery Weekend: the highlights of London’s biggest art weekend

Galleries across London join forces for one of the biggest art events of its kind in the world

Books

Tracey Emin at Hay Festival: ‘Keir Starmer has no edge’

The artist took part in a candid conversation with the Standard’s incoming editor-in-chief Dylan Jones at the literature festival

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Chris Ofili’s Seven Deadly Sins at Victoria Miro: phew, what a show

Oh my. These are among the best paintings he’s ever made

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Tomás Saraceno in Collaboration: Web(s) of Life: the anger is palpable

Interesting and necessary thinking abounds here, but that doesn’t always translate into effective art

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Hunterian Museum reopening: man alive it’s SO WEIRD

The Hunterian, with its fantastic and fantastical collection of curiousities, has reopened after six years

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Artist Lindsey Mendick on the National Gallery show The Ugly Duchess

The rising star artist visits an exhibition that raises questions of just how much our attitudes to women have changed in the last 400 years

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Saint Francis of Assisi at the National Gallery review – remarkable

An excellent exploration of representations of the saint by artists from Caravaggio to Antony Gormley

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Radio Ballads review: affirms the transformative power of art

The show, featuring multiple films and video installations from four artists, takes a few hours to see - but it’s really worth the time

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Isaac Julien exhibition at Tate Britain: a sensual and beautiful show

The British artist’s survey show needs time to be seen properly, but it’s worth every moment

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Saint Francis of Assisi: the man behind the new National Gallery show

The wildly popular saint should guarantee the museum a hit

London

Curtain’s nearly up on London’s new museum of Shakespeare

Predecessor to the Bard’s Globe redeveloped as tourist site

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Ai Weiwei: “We’re building a society on greed and selfishness”

‘I always pay attention to all the refugee situations, not because I’m a refugee, but I’m trying to see where our humanity is going to be... those boats carry our trust in humanity’

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Steve McQueen: Grenfell at the Serpentine: you must see this film

This relentless, devastating, surveillance-style approach feels necessary. Nothing happens, and nothing needs to: you just have the evidence

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The Rossettis at Tate Britain review: sensuousness and big hair

There’s poetry on the walls in this fascinating examination of these mainstays of the Pre-Raphaelite movement

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How indie video games are pushing the boundaries of what gaming can be

From a game about pick-up artists to a tender gay romance in South Korea. A new exhibition at Somerset House celebrates how indie designers are changing how video games are played

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Crown to Couture at Kensington Palace: Heaven for A-list devotees

With outfits of Kendall Jenner, Lizzo, Beyoncé, Timothée Chalamet (and more) alongside the decadence of 18th century court attire this is surely the starriest fashion exhibition London has ever seen

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Titanosaur at the Natural History Museum - it’s totally rooaarsome

How big? Awe is the aim of this exhibition’s game, and it delivers

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Portraits of Dogs at the Wallace Collection: a doggie treat

This exhibition of art featuring man’s best friend spans centuries, from a second century sculpture to David Hockney and Lucian Freud

Fashion

5 things to know about the major Chanel exhibition coming to London

The Victoria and Albert Museum will pay homage to the legendary French couturière in September

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After Impressionism at the National Gallery: an artistic explosion

This was a time when art really was everything everywhere all at once

UK

National Portrait Gallery shines light on colour photography pioneer

Yevonde: Life and Colour will exhibit over 150 works by the revolutionary artist

Culture

Hysterical at Bermondsey Project Space: a cathartic look at misogyny

After a successful debut last year, Eliza Hatch and Bee Illustrates have returned with a second instalment of their Women’s History Month exhibition celebrating art as a form of protest

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The Ugly Duchess at the National Gallery: gives her the last laugh

This tiny exhibition – just five paintings, with some magnificent drawings – makes a point about Renaissance humour, which could be cruel to age and ugliness.

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Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers review: an essential show

Artists like Lonnie Holley, Thornton Dial and Joe Minter are finally getting due attention, but this exhibition will leave visitors wanting more

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Evelyn de Morgan, The Gold Drawings at Leighton House: shines bright

It’s just one room of works on paper but this exhibition is rich and intriguing

Culture

8 paintings to help you practice mindfulness in London

Looking to find a little inner peace? These gentle paintings might help you on your way

Culture

12 of the biggest art mysteries in the world

From Caravaggio to The Girl with the Pearl Earring, we break down some of the art world’s biggest enigmas

London

Bowie’s Aladdin Sane celebrated at Southbank on 50th anniversary

Aladdin Sane: 50 Years will feature a two-month long exhibition opening on April 6