London Summer 2026 Exhibitions: From Eileen Agar to David Hockney
A roundup of summer 2026 exhibitions in London features a posthumous David Hockney show at Serpentine North, a major Tracey Emin survey at Tate Modern, and over 150 works by M.C. Escher at Somerset House. At Wilder Gallery, 'While It Holds' groups eight artists including Georgia Beaumont to explore landscape as living archive. Alison Jacques presents Eileen Agar's focused retrospective, while David Zwirner hosts Steven Shearer's 'My Moody Muse' examining the muse figure. Goodman Gallery shows Ravelle Pillay's 'Revisitations' addressing colonial histories, and Cristea Roberts Gallery presents Yinka Ilori's vibrant 'Joy Through Resistance'. All exhibitions run through summer 2026.
Key facts
- David Hockney exhibition at Serpentine North runs until 23 August 2026
- Tracey Emin survey 'A Second Life' at Tate Modern until 31 August 2026
- M.C. Escher survey at Somerset House features over 150 works until 6 September 2026
- Eileen Agar retrospective at Alison Jacques until 25 July 2026
- Steven Shearer 'My Moody Muse' at David Zwirner until 31 July 2026
- Ravelle Pillay 'Revisitations' at Goodman Gallery until 4 July 2026
- Yinka Ilori 'Joy Through Resistance' at Cristea Roberts Gallery until 11 July 2026
- Group show 'While It Holds' at Wilder Gallery until 24 July 2026
Entities
Artists
- Georgia Beaumont
- Bobbye Fermie
- Beatrice Hassell-McCosh
- Rosie Harbottle
- Selby Hurst Inglefield
- Anna Kesäniemi
- Katy Papineau
- Sophie Smorczewski
- M.C. Escher
- Kit Boyd
- Eileen Agar
- Steven Shearer
- Ravelle Pillay
- Avery F. Gordon
- Yinka Ilori
- Tracey Emin
- David Hockney
Institutions
- Rise Art
- Wilder Gallery
- Somerset House
- The Guardian
- Alison Jacques
- David Zwirner
- Goodman Gallery
- Cristea Roberts Gallery
- Tate Modern
- A4 Arts Foundation
- Serpentine North Gallery
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Wilder Gallery, 77 College Road, London, NW10 5ES
- Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
- Alison Jacques, 22 Cork Street, W1S 3NG
- David Zwirner, 24 Grafton Street, W1S 4EZ
- Goodman Gallery, 26 Cork Street, W1S 3ND
- Cristea Roberts Gallery, 43 Pall Mall, St. James's, SW1Y 5JG
- Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG
- Serpentine North Gallery, West Carriage Drive, London, W2 2AR
- Normandie
- Kensington Gardens
- Cornish coast
- Netherlands
- Baarn
- South Africa
- India
Sources
- Rise Art —