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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
Beaconsfield	22 Newport St, Vauxhall, London SE11 6AY View on map 020 7582 6465 [email protected] beaconsfield.ltd.uk Wed-Sat 12-5pm and by appointment Vauxhall, Kennington, Lambeth North 360, 77, 344	Memories of the Five Administrations Private view May 15 May 15 – Jun 22 British artists Simon Bedwell and Stephen Sutcliffe present a collaborative exhibition of ceramics, video and painting.
The Box	The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX View on map 01752 304774 [email protected] theboxplymouth.com Tue-Sun 10am-5pm The Box is open from 10am-5pm on Easter, May and August Bank Holidays. It's closed on the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays. The Cottonian Research Room is available by appointment Tuesday to Saturday. Plymouth All stops to Royal Parade, Coburg Street and Drake Circus	John Akomfrah: Arcadia Until Jun 2 The UK première of a new multi-screen film by artist John Akomfrah. 'Arcadia' is about the settling of the 'New World' and the invisible forces that are always at play regardless of human ambition. Beyond the Page: South Asian Miniature Painting and Britain, 1600 to Now Until Jun 2 This major exhibition explores how the traditions of South Asian miniature paintings have been reinvented by modern and contemporary artists. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA: End of Empire Until Jun 23 This large-scale sculpture comments on the balance of power at the outset of the First World War, making a striking visual connection between the conflicts of the West, globalisation and empire. Planet Ocean Until Feb 23 2025 Immerse yourselves in an exhibition that explores pivotal moments in our past and present relationship with the sea. + 1 upcoming Exhibition
Camden Art Centre	Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG View on map 020 7472 5500 [email protected] camdenartcentre.org Tue-Wed 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sun 11am-6pm Finchley Road, Finchley Road and Frognal	Matthew Krishanu: The Bough Breaks Just opened Until Jun 23 This major solo exhibition will present a body of new work, including paintings and works on paper that form the expansive world of Krishanu's artistic practice. Andrew Omoding: Animals to Remember Uganda Just opened Until Jun 23 Camden Art Centre is delighted to announce a major solo exhibition by Andrew Omoding (b. 1987, Uganda), following the success of his residency at the Centre in 2019.
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.
Jupiter Artland	Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston EH27 8BY View on map 01506 889900 [email protected] jupiterartland.org Wed-Sun 10am-5pm	Andrew Sim: two rainbows and a forest of plants and trees May 11 – Sep 29 Jupiter Artland is delighted to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Andrew Sim will open on 11 May 2024. + 1 more Exhibition
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 Jul 7 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. Kofi Perry: Remnants From a Distant Future Until Jul 21 2023 Ingram Prize winner Kofi Perry presents a solo exhibition of his recent work.
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange	Newlyn Art Gallery, New Road, Newlyn TR18 5PZ View on map 01736 363715 [email protected] newlynartgallery.co.uk Tue-Sat 10am-4pm WINTER TUE – SAT, 10.00 – 16.00 SUMMER DAILY, 10.00 – 17.00 The Mousehole bus	Sophie Harding Just opened Until Jun 8 The Picture Room, Newlyn Art Gallery OPEN: TUE - SAT,10.00 - 16.00 CLOSED: SUN & MON + 2 upcoming Exhibitions + 3 Events
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 Final week 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 Final week 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
The Photographers’ Gallery	16-18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW View on map 020 7087 9300 [email protected] thephotographersgallery.org.uk Mon-Wed 10am-6pm, Thu-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm Oxford Circus	+ 3 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	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
San Mei Gallery	39A Loughborough Road, London SW9 7TB View on map +44 20 7095 9771 [email protected] sanmeigallery.co.uk Wed-Sat 11am-6pm Stockwell, Brixton Loughborough Junction 3,59,133,159,415,P5	Tawfik Naas: Chaos is a Flower Until Jun 1 San Mei Gallery presents Chaos is a Flower, a new exhibition by Libyan artist Tawfik Naas featuring a newly commissioned body of work including sculpture, wall and installation-based artworks.
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 Final week 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 Final week Until May 5 A new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong. + 2 Events
TACO!	2 Cygnet Square, Thamesmead, London SE2 9FA View on map [email protected] taco.org.uk Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-11pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm Opening hours Gallery- 10:00-17:00 Cafe -10:00-16:00 Bar - until 23:00 Elizabeth Line to Abbeywood South Eastern trains from Cannon Street, London Bridge, Waterloo to Abbeywood	something where before there was nothing Private view May 30 May 31 – Jul 7 New works by British Artist Hannah Lees that consider ideas of the ‘parent’ and the latent meaning of materials. + 1 Event
V&A	Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL View on map 020 7942 2000 [email protected] vam.ac.uk Mon-Thu 10am-5.30pm, Fri 10am-10pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5.30pm South Kensington C1,14,74,414	Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence Until Sep 22 + 1 upcoming Exhibition + 4 Events
V&A Dundee	1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ View on map +44 1382 411611 vam.ac.uk/dundee Mon 10am-5pm, Wed-Sun 10am-5pm	Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World Until Oct 20 Look through the lens at how photography frames the way we experience our cities
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