Six Artists in the Spotlight at London Gallery Weekend

More than 120 of London’s leading commercial galleries and non profits are coming together for this year's London Gallery Weekend. Here are six, standout solo shows in the capital, as the event launches today, June 5.

Ida Ekblad - EAT AN EGGPLANT

The Norwegian artist's debut show in London with her gallery features new paintings, enamel-on-steel works, hand-painted bronze sculptures, and a large glass lantern that riff on sources that range from snakeskin patterns to 90s rave flyers.

Galerie Max Hetzler, until August 8

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Reginald Sylvester II - Until Then

Fresh from his solo museum show in Accra, the US artist presents new abstract paintings that he builds by stretching rubber over an aluminium substrate and then adding layers of discarded military pup tents.

Maximillian William, until August 1

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Steven Shearer - My Moody Muse

The exhibition, the Canadian artist’s first solo presentation in London in nearly two decades, features his signature, classically inspired figurative paintings and portraits.

David Zwirner, until July 31

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Anna Freeman Bentley - Conduits

The British artist turns to plush interiors—think swag curtains, gilded furniture and conspicuous consumpton—to create atmospheric paintings for her debut show with the gallery in London.

Lehmann Maupin, until August 14

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Lonnie Holley - Coming Through the Doors

It’s the last chance to catch Lonnie Holley’s solo show featuring three painting on quilt that launched the gallery space in St James’s.

Edel Assanti, until June 7

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Hayv Kahraman - What cannot be said will be wept

The exhibition, which draws on Kahraman’s history as a Kurdish-Iraqi refugee and the loss of her home in the Los Angeles wildfires, features new paintings evoking the therapeutic power of water.

Pilar Corrias Gallery, until September 5

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