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Art in London | Installations, exhibitions, sculptures and street art

All of Memoirs of a Metro Girl’s blog posts on art in one place:

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Exploring the stories behind the art | Inspired! exhibition launches at Guildhall Art Gallery

22 Mar 202229 Apr 2022

Lost photographs of The Beatles to go on display in London

7 Dec 202121 Mar 2022

The Art of Banksy exhibition extended until Spring 2022

21 Nov 202129 Apr 2022

A visit to the Summer Exhibition 2021 at the Royal Academy

7 Nov 202121 Mar 2022

Sculpture in the City 2021/2022 | Alfresco art exhibition is back in the Square Mile

24 Sep 202129 Apr 2022

Chila Burman’s neon installation lights up Covent Garden

18 Sep 20218 Nov 2021

Tusk Lion Trail: Prowl around London with a big cat sculpture trail

30 Aug 20213 Oct 2021

The giant Earth sculpture ‘Gaia’ is returning to the Painted Hall

8 Apr 20211 May 2021

White Hart Dock | Boat sculptures pay tribute to a lost riverside hub

31 Mar 20212 Aug 2021

Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) 2020 © Paul Samsome/www.tpoty.com

Appetise your wanderlust at the Travel Photographer of the Year awards 2020 exhibition

23 Apr 20212 Aug 2021

‘Remembering a Brave New World’ lights up Tate Britain

16 Dec 202024 Feb 2021

New artwork inspiring hope unveiled at King’s Cross

21 Oct 202016 Dec 2020

The End Heather Phillipson © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2020

THE END finally lands on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth

4 Aug 20203 Oct 2021

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Iguanodon © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2020

Travel to the ancient world with the Crystal Palace dinosaurs

13 Aug 202016 Nov 2020

Step into Picasso’s studio with an immersive art experience at BASTIAN gallery

2 Aug 20201 Nov 2020

TRIPTYCH exhibition © Bael Ben Oakley Gallery

Explore the 3D art exhibition Triptych at the Ben Oakley Gallery

13 Jun 202021 Jul 2020

Spanish Steps Wembley © Amanda Rose

New art installation ‘One in Four’ on the Spanish Steps in Wembley Park

28 May 202029 Jun 2020

Elfin Oak © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2020

The Elfin Oak | A whimsical visit to fairyland in Kensington Gardens

24 May 20201 Jul 2020

Scenes in the Sq Bugs Bunny © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2020

Scenes in the Square: Meet icons of cinema on Leicester Square’s art trail

14 Mar 202010 May 2022

Follow the words of Virginia Woolf with ‘Around The Corner’ from Culture Mile

2 Jan 202015 Jun 2020

Walking with the Snowman © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Walking with The Snowman: Follow the festive art trail at London Bridge City

2 Dec 201913 Feb 2020

William Blake’s Ancient of Days projected on to St Paul’s Cathedral

28 Nov 201921 Feb 2020

Where Light Falls: A spectacular sound and light show on St Paul’s Cathedral

13 Nov 20192 Dec 2020

Antony Gormley review: Artist pushes the boundaries of the Royal Academy with his huge sculptures

5 Nov 201929 Jun 2020

Seven Dials’ final Artist’s Artist Project highlights the importance of mental health

14 Oct 201929 Jan 2020

Olafur Eliasson – In Real Life review: An interactive, sensory journey through colours and tricks

8 Oct 201911 Feb 2020

Ship of Tolerance © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Photo Friday | The Ship of Tolerance for Totally Thames

20 Sep 201928 Apr 2020

Frieze Sculpture 2019: Step into Regent’s Park outdoor gallery of contemporary art

15 Sep 201911 Feb 2020

Rene Gonzalez Seven Dials art © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Anniversary of Seven Dials’ Sundial Pillar marked in new artwork

27 Jul 20196 Mar 2020

Sculpture in the City 2019/2020: Free art exhibition returns to London

13 Jul 201928 Feb 2020

Photo fun for music-loving ‘grammers with ‘Massive Choon’ art installations at Wembley Park

3 Jul 201924 Oct 2019

Gaze up at the ‘Lunch Break’ angels for the London Festival of Architecture

23 Jun 201916 Dec 2021

Dulwich Pavilion Colour Palace © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Step inside the Colour Palace as the Dulwich Pavilion returns for 2019

21 Jun 201911 Oct 2019

A look at the Summer Exhibition 2019 at the Royal Academy of Arts

17 Jun 201911 Feb 2020

Fearless Girl statue visits the City of London for the spring

6 May 201931 May 2019

New Inn Broadway © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Romeo & Juliet mural marks the site of original Shakespearean theatre (before the Globe)

28 Mar 201914 Nov 2021

Agatha Christie art Iona Rowland © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Agatha Christie artwork celebrates 90th anniversary of the Seven Dials Mystery

25 Mar 20196 May 2019

Winter Lights © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Winter Lights festival 2019: Ghost whales, mazes and trees as Canary Wharf is lit up in neon

22 Jan 201910 Jan 2020

Berlin Wall London © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2019

Did you know there’s a piece of the Berlin Wall in London?

11 Jan 20196 Mar 2020

PsychoBarn © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

PsychoBarn at the Royal Academy: A slice of Hollywood horror on Piccadilly

2 Jan 201920 Aug 2019

Gloucester Road © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

There’s an egg-cellent art installation at Gloucester Road tube station!

27 Oct 20184 Aug 2020

Bridging Home © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Bridging Home by Do Ho Suh for Sculpture In The City

22 Oct 201819 Oct 2020

Poppies Imperial War Museum © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

The Poppies return to London as the Weeping Window comes to the Imperial War Museum

12 Oct 201822 Oct 2020

Croydon Street art © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Explore the street art of Croydon at the RISEfestival 2018

14 Sep 201817 Aug 2021

Rhino Trail Covent Garden © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Conservation and colours as the Tusk Rhino Trail comes to the capital

3 Sep 201813 Feb 2020

Sculpture In The City © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Sculpture In The City 2018/2019: Contemporary art lights up the Square Mile

10 Jul 201814 Jul 2019

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

A wall of colour amongst the green | The London Mastaba on the Serpentine

7 Jul 201829 Apr 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Photo Friday | Tracey Emin’s ‘I Want My Time With You’ at St Pancras station

22 Jun 20185 Aug 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

‘The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist’ comes to the Fourth Plinth

17 Apr 20182 Aug 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Harmonics in Space by Fred Butler review | Lift your spirits at this multi-layered, sensory experience

10 Apr 20181 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Lumiere London 2018: The capital becomes a gallery of neon

19 Jan 201810 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Gods Own Junkyard | A trip to Walthamstow’s neon wonderland

2 Jan 20181 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Sculpture In The City 2017/2018: Contemporary art comes to the Square Mile

11 Dec 201711 Feb 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

A rare chance to get up close to the painted ceiling at the Old Royal Naval College

6 Aug 20178 Apr 2021

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Pavilion Lates 2017 review | After hours fun at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

19 Jun 20171 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

‘They shall not pass’ | Fighting the fascists on the Battle of Cable Street mural

2 Apr 201729 Apr 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Exploring Dulwich’s street art with the Dulwich Festival

26 Mar 201717 Aug 2021

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Winter Lights festival 2017: Angels, giant eggs and a lot of neon

5 Feb 201710 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2017

Bringing contemporary art to the Big Smoke: Sculpture In The City 2016/2017

29 Jan 201711 Feb 2020

Fourth Plinth Really Good Trafalgar Square © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

David Shrigley’s Really Good comes to the Fourth Plinth

9 Oct 20164 Aug 2020

© Demakersvan

Lighting up Old Street: The Art Wall installation at The Bower

6 Sep 201626 Sep 2019

St Pancras John Betjeman © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2018

Tribute to the man who saved St Pancras station | The Sir John Betjeman statue

19 Aug 201629 Apr 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Serpentine summer houses: Explore four very different structures in Kensington Gardens

11 Aug 201610 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Mirror, mirror, on Covent Garden’s walls: The new Reflect London installation

23 Apr 201628 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Photo Friday | Tribute to our ‘special relationship’ with Allies on Bond Street

11 Mar 201628 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Tripping the light fantastic at the Magical Lantern Festival 2016

19 Feb 201628 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Artist Julian Opie creates new permanent artwork for Carnaby as Lumiere London kicks off

13 Jan 201627 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Curiouser and curiouser! Visiting the Alice In Wonderland exhibition at the British Library

12 Jan 201629 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Confuse your senses at Ann Veronica Janssens’ States Of Mind installation yellowbluepink

20 Dec 201528 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Up in the air | 100,000 giant balloons fill Covent Garden Market for Charles Petillon’s installation

11 Sep 20151 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Carsten Höller – Decision review | Interactive art, flying machines and slides

12 Jul 20151 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Lose your head in a good book | False Ceiling at Leadenhall Market

13 May 20151 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

Don’t look a Gift Horse in the mouth: The new sculpture on the Fourth Plinth

8 May 20152 Aug 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Nice to see ewe: Follow the Shaun In The City trails around London

29 Mar 201513 Feb 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2015

Hop along: Giant rabbits ‘Intrude’ upon the Southbank

11 Jan 201510 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Celebrating the light art of a neon genius: Gods Own Junkyard pop-up in Soho

16 Dec 20147 Nov 2018

Soho mural © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Spirit Of Soho mural | Celebrating the history and characters of Soho

8 Dec 201427 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2016

The South Bank Lion | A historic big cat looking a bit off colour…

14 Nov 201429 Apr 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Lego art is Awesome! The Art Of The Brick exhibition at Old Truman Brewery

4 Nov 201428 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Take My Lightning But Don’t Steal My Thunder in Covent Garden

19 Oct 201410 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Remembering the fallen | Marking the WW1 centenary with poppies at the Tower Of London

28 Sep 201422 Oct 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Books About Town 2014 | Follow a literary trail around London

10 Sep 20141 May 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Travel through the Tunnel of Love at the Southbank’s Festival Of Love

10 Aug 201410 Jan 2020

Oscar Wilde Maggi Hambling © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

‘We are all in the gutter…’ Oscar Wilde memorial near the Strand

4 Jul 201411 Feb 2021

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2014

Momentum @ The Curve: Feel out of this world as you travel through sound and light

22 Apr 201410 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Every which way: Endless Stair by the Tate Modern

25 Sep 20131 Nov 2019

Blue cock Fourth Plinth © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Cock a doodle doo! A blue cockerel takes residence on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth

19 Aug 201310 Jan 2020

Stik South bank © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Stik hits the South Bank: Street artist brings colour to Hungerford Bridge

12 Aug 20138 Nov 2019

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

A different kind of street art: Painter on Hungerford Bridge

5 Aug 201329 Jun 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Ice, ice baby! A frozen wonderland at the London Ice Sculpting Festival 2013

15 Jan 201330 Apr 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Taking a walk down memory lane at 8 Bit Lane, Spitalfields

14 Jan 201316 Jan 2020

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2013

Rain Room @ The Curve, Barbican

11 Jan 201310 Jan 2020

Wenlock London trail 2012 © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2012

Follow the Wenlocks | Olympic discovery trails around London

6 Aug 201217 Dec 2021

© Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2012

London Calling | BT Artbox celebrates 25 years of Childline

18 Jul 201217 Dec 2021

Warhol sign © Memoirs Of A Metro Girl 2012

15 Minutes of Fame – Andy Warhol comes to Dulwich Picture Gallery

11 Jul 201228 Jun 2020

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