Things to Go See — Exhibitions for Spring
By Lucy Wilkinson
A directory of recently opened art shows to see this season.
Steve Harrison: Forty, at Modern Art, London
A chance to see Steve Harrison’s ongoing series The Loft Pots, celebrating four decades of his ceramics practice. These pieces take their name from being stored in his attic (due to their deep significance to the artist), which is where the majority have lived until now.
Grace Atkinson: all in each, at Spazio Leone, London
Grace Atkinson’s handwoven and hand-brushed textile works are studies in texture. See them shown here alongside historical design pieces from Spazio Leone’s collection.
Rose Wylie: When Found Becomes Given, at David Zwirner, London
Rose Wylie’s most recent canvases and multi-panel works embody something very human — and give an insight into her upcoming solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, opening February 2026.
Ian Hamilton Finlay: Fragments, at Victoria Miro, London
Marking the centenary of the birth of Scotland’s greatest artist and philosopher, Fragments at Victoria Miro is one of eight international exhibitions taking place simultaneously. The London iteration includes Finlay’s wall paintings, engraved stone columns and playful neons. His famous home and garden, Little Sparta, re-opens for the season in June.
ARTIST ROOMS: Helen Chadwick, at Tate Modern, London
We love women from Croydon! Helen Chadwick’s work explores ideas of the self, gender and eroticism sourced from philosophy, science and art history. Whilst in the building, don’t miss Louise Bourgeois’ Maman, which has returned to the Turbine Hall for Tate Modern’s 25th anniversary. If up north, go see Chadwick’s survey Life Pleasures which is on view at The Hepworth Wakefield until 27 October.
Jessica Woo Jung Ghil: Condensation of Memories, at Francis Gallery, Los Angeles
Paintings that are meditations. Jessica Woo Jung Ghil describes her practice as “a ritualistic process aimed at alleviating the existential burdens humans carry”. These are works we would like to live amongst.
Somaya Critchlow: The Chamber, at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
Somaya Critchlow’s debut solo show in a UK public institution. This new body of work was made in response to Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection, following a period of art historical and technical research of the Old Masters in their holdings.
Lucy Wilkinson is Arts Editor of Patter. @lucycwilkinson
