Galleries & Museums – New Exhibitions

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Aspex Portsmouth	The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth PO1 3BF View on map 023 9277 8080 [email protected] aspex.org.uk Wed-Sun 11am-4pm Open 11am - 4pm on bank holidays Open now Portsmouth Harbour Station The Hard Interchange	Sorry I’m Not Sorry, Lauren Joy Kennett Until Jun 30 Aspex Portsmouth in partnership with Photoworks present Lauren Joy Kennett’s first solo show, an exploration of living with undiagnosed autism. I Saw You in Blue…, Laxmi Hussain Until Jul 14 Aspex Portsmouth is pleased to present I Saw You In Blue…, a new exhibition from London-based artist Laxmi Hussain
Compton Verney	Compton Verney, Warwick CV35 9HZ View on map 01926 645500 [email protected] comptonverney.org.uk Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Open now	Landscape and Imagination: From Gardens to Land Art Until Jun 16 Explore the relationship between art, gardens, and landscape through a range of beautiful loans by major artists such as JMW Turner, Nicolas Poussin, Ian Hamilton Finlay and Anya Gallaccio. A Spirit Inside Until Sep 1 Exploring how women and non-binary artists have grappled with the notion and sense of ‘spirit’, the themes range from mythology and internal contemplation to external, often political, expression. + 2 upcoming Exhibitions
FACT Liverpool	88 Wood St, Liverpool L1 4DQ View on map 0151 707 4444 [email protected] fact.co.uk Tue-Sun 11am-6pm Open now Liverpool Central, Liverpool Lime Street	On the other side Until Jun 2 Melanie Crean, Katrina Palmer and Pilvi Takala consider the impact of systems of control on those who design them, those who administer them, and those who are subject to their enforcement. Ain Bailey Just opened Until Jul 7 Ain Bailey presents an immersive installation that explores the concept of ‘sonic autobiographies’ through collaboration with imprisoned men and their families at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale.
The Fitzwilliam Museum	Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RB View on map +44 1223 333230 [email protected] fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Open now Cambridge (approx. 20 mins walk)	William Blake’s Universe Until May 19 Discover William Blake’s universe and a constellation of European artists seeking spirituality in their lives and art in response to war, revolution and political turbulence. + 1 upcoming Exhibition
Hastings Contemporary	Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW View on map 01424 728377 [email protected] hastingscontemporary.org Wed-Sun 11am-5pm Open now Hastings	Quentin Blake: A Hundred Portraits Until Sep 8 This spring, the legendary artist Sir Quentin Blake returns to Hastings Contemporary with an exhibition of one hundred portraits. Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ Until Sep 8 Experience the extraordinary craftsmanship of one of Ethiopia's leading contemporary artists.
The Lightbox Gallery	Chobham Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 4AA View on map 01483 737800 [email protected] thelightbox.org.uk Tue-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm Open now	The Vanity of Small Differences by Grayson Perry Until Jun 2 Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences is on display for the first time in Surrey and tells the story of Tim Rakewell, embarking on a journey of social mobility.
Modern Art Oxford	30 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP View on map 01865 722733 [email protected] modernartoxford.org.uk Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-5pm Open now	Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness Until May 26 Intricately embroidered multi-panel paintings which remix iconography from western art history with indigenous techniques to subvert and challenge dominant power structures and historical narratives.
Nottingham Contemporary	Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB View on map 0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm Open now Nottingham, 5 min walk Lace Market tram	Dora Budor Until May 5 Dora Budor’s first UK institutional exhibition features a series of newly commissioned works concerned with techniques of the built environment and the forms of psychosocial control induced by it. Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Exposure Until May 5 A major monographic exhibition by the Los Angeles-based artist, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, bringing together over 40 works in his first institutional presentation in the UK. + 4 upcoming Exhibitions + 7 Events
Sainsbury Centre	University of East Anglia, Norfolk Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ View on map 01603 593199 [email protected] sainsburycentre.ac.uk Tue-Sun 9am-6pm Open now Norwich Station	Jeffrey Gibson: no simple word for time Until Aug 4 In his first solo exhibition at a UK museum, American artist Jeffrey Gibson (b.1972) will create a new site-specific installation for the Sainsbury Centre. In Event of Moon Disaster Until Aug 4 Using AI to tell an alternative history, this show brings to light how an event as influential as the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing could be manipulated, and how doubt can be cast on well-known of facts
Spike Island	133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX View on map 0117 929 2266 [email protected] spikeisland.org.uk Wed-Sun 12-5pm Open now Bristol Temple Meads M2 to Cumberland Road	Olu Ogunnaike Until May 5 A site-specific commission by Olu Ogunnaike transforms Spike Island’s eight-metre-high gallery space to investigate social and historical properties embedded in the materiality of wood. Young In Hong: Five Acts Until May 5 A new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong. + 2 Events
Towner Eastbourne	Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ View on map 01323 434670 [email protected] townereastbourne.org.uk Tue-Sun 10am-5pm Open now Eastbourne	Florence Peake: FACTUAL ACTUAL Ensemble May 9 – Jun 16 Internationally renowned choreographer & visual artist Florence Peake presents a monumental painting installation that embodies her distinctive gestural, movement-marking techniques. + 2 more Exhibitions
The Whitworth	The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER View on map 0161 275 7450 [email protected] whitworth.manchester.ac.uk Tue-Wed 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm Open now Manchester Piccadilly 147,18,41,42,43	Traces of Displacement Until May 12 This exhibition uses the Whitworth’s collection to address one of the major humanitarian concerns of the 20th and 21st centuries – forced displacement. Exchanges Until Nov 24 A vibrant display of new art and textiles from the Whitworth’s collection. Shirley Craven Until May 11 2025 Vivid, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven (b. 1934) + 3 upcoming Exhibitions