London spring shows
Dazed just dropped a must‑see guide to April exhibitions in London, Paris and New York that spotlights shows interrogating consumption, labor and queer history — many leaning into abstract visual languages. The piece frames London as a spring cultural hub and a can’t‑miss window for experimental abstract work this April–May. (dazeddigital.com) (londoncheapo.com)
Zoe Williams’ solo show Dirty is on at NıCOLETTı in East London from 6 March–18 April 2026, listed on the gallery’s programme. (nicoletticontemporary.com) Dazed describes Dirty as staging fetishised materials—butter, cake, satin and bronze—through a Bataille-inflected logic that turns seduction into waste. (dazeddigital.com) Global Pulse (Vol. 2), curated by Dez Amakye after a Miami debut, is running at Brunswick Art Gallery in central London as a multi-artist snapshot of urban life, ritual, unrest and intimacy. (dazeddigital.com) (brunswickartgallery.co.uk) Dazed lists Gary Lee Boas’ Celebrity Skin in London as a presentation of his 1970s–80s candid celebrity photography; Boas has amassed an archive of more than 50,000 celebrity images over his career. (dazeddigital.com) (abcnews.go.com) Queer-focused programming in the spring includes Camberwell Space’s What Was, What Is, What Could Be (Queer Youth Art Collective), running 2–22 April 2026, alongside Queer Britain’s Queer Print display on show through 3 May 2026. (culturecalling.com) (outsavvy.com) City-wide calendars and gallery listings show a dense spring roster—Ocula and other guides list multiple abstract and minimalist-leaning shows (for example a Flavin–Judd–Ryman group presentation at David Zwirner through late May), while Time Out flags three new museum openings in April–May that expand London’s capacity for temporary projects. (ocula.com) (timeout.com) Aggregate roundups from outlets including Artlyst and The Nudge compile more than two dozen major exhibitions running across the capital this spring, underscoring why coverage frames April–May as a concentrated window for experimental and abstract programming. (artlyst.com) (thenudge.com)
