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Cecily Brown’s Picture Making at Serpentine South runs through 6 September
Serpentine South, Kensington Gardens, London · London
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Es Devlin’s participatory National Portrait stays free at NPG through 27 October
National Portrait Gallery, Room 33, Floor 0, St Martin’s Place, London · London
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Tate Britain's Whistler retrospective is listed through 27 September
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG · London
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LANZA atelier’s 25th Serpentine Pavilion remains open in Kensington Gardens through 25 October
Serpentine Pavilion, Serpentine South, Kensington Gardens, London · London
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Tate Modern's Frida: The Making of an Icon is listed through 3 January
Tate Modern, Level 3 Natalie Bell Building, Bankside, London SE1 9TG · London
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Last chance: Waldmüller Landscapes through 20 September at the National Gallery
The National Gallery, The H J Hyams Room (Room 1), Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN · London
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Tate Modern Ana Mendieta on view 14 July 2026–17 January 2027
Tate Modern, Bankside, London · London
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National Gallery reunites Monet and Renoir at La Grenouillère through mid-September
The National Gallery, Room 41, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN · London
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Intelligence
Now
Serpentine GalleriesLondonSerpentine’s official FAE R&D Fellowship page now names the 2026–27 inaugural fellows: Alice Bucknell, Reina Mun, Alfredo Salazar-Caro and Auriea Harvey. The six-month low-residency Art x Convergence programme runs September 2026–March 2027 with a £10,000 award each, London intensives, and mentorship via Glass Castle Foundation. ARTnews and Artnet report the same cohort and quote CEO Bettina Korek. Home carousel still omits the names; dedicated programme page is the lock. Did not invent project titles beyond Bucknell’s Medium Sized World as stated on the official page.
GOV.UK / Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportLondonUK export bar keeps Rembrandt’s £71m Catrina Hooghsaet in play through DecemberDCMS deferred export of Rembrandt’s 1657 Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet through 26 December 2026 inclusive, calling it the most expensive object given national-treasure status. A UK buyer would need to match £71,696,324.90 plus VAT of £754,698.15; a second nine-month deferral can follow an option agreement. The Arts Minister announcement landed 27 August and remained a major story on 28 August.
BFMTV (citing Élysée)LondonMacron to inaugurate Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum on 2 September
The Art NewspaperLondonGagosian exits London’s Burlington Arcade and plans Basel departure
The GuardianLondonNational Portrait Gallery acquires Harley Weir’s Charli xcx portraitLondon’s National Portrait Gallery announced on 27 July 2026 the acquisition of a photograph of Charli xcx by Harley Weir for its Collecting the Now fund, supported by the Bukhman Foundation. The Guardian and The Art Newspaper reported the Brat-era image is on view in the History Makers space (Room 33) on the ground floor. NPG senior curator of photographs Brandei Estes called Charli “one of the defining cultural figures of her generation.”
Fairs
Fairs in London
British Art Fair returns to Saatchi Gallery, 24–27 SeptemberLondon24 – 27 SepOpens in 18d
The Other Art Fair London 2026 — Truman Brewery, 8–11 OctoberLondon7 – 11 OctPAD London posts Berkeley Square hours, 13–18 OctoberLondon13 – 18 Oct
Affordable Art Fair Battersea Autumn 2026 — Evolution London, 14–18 OctoberLondon13 – 18 OctFrieze Masters shares Regent’s Park with Frieze London, 14–18 OctoberLondon14 – 18 OctFrieze London returns to The Regent’s Park 14–18 OctoberLondon14 – 18 Oct1-54 London returns to Somerset House, 15–18 OctoberLondon15 – 18 OctLondon Art Fair 2027, 19–24 January at Business Design Centre, IslingtonLondon19 – 24 JanPhoto London 12th edition locks 13–16 May 2027 at Olympia with VIP 12 MayLondon12 – 16 May