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 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
Focal Point Gallery	The Forum, Elmer Square, Southend-on-Sea SS1 1NB View on map 01702 534108 [email protected] fpg.org.uk Wed-Sat 11am-5pm Southend Victoria, Southend Central	Principal Boy: Maz Murray Until Jun 15 Focal Point Gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition by Maz Murray (b. 1995) an artist filmmaker based in London and Basildon. (at Big Screen Southend)
Hastings Contemporary	Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW View on map 01424 728377 [email protected] hastingscontemporary.org Wed-Sun 11am-5pm Hastings	Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ Until Sep 8 Experience the extraordinary craftsmanship of one of Ethiopia's leading contemporary artists. 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.
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	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.
Nottingham Contemporary	Weekday Cross, Nottingham NG1 2GB View on map 0115 948 9750 [email protected] nottinghamcontemporary.org Tue-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm 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 + 6 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 Norwich Station	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 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.
Spike Island	133 Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6UX View on map 0117 929 2266 [email protected] spikeisland.org.uk Wed-Sun 12-5pm 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 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 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
Wysing Arts Centre	Fox Road, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TX View on map 01954 718881 [email protected] wysingartscentre.org Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm and by appointment Closed on bank holidays. Cambridge + bus 18