‘Thinking of somewhere else’
The Approach
Until 4th April
1st Floor, 47 Approach Rd, Bethnal Green, London E2 9LY
Richard Avedon ‘Facing West’
Gagosian
Until 14th March 2026
Grosvenor Hill, London W1K 3QD
‘Facing West’ brings us a different side of Avedon. Curated by his granddaughter, Caroline Avedon, we move away from the lives of Hepburn and Monroe and into those of 1980s working-class America. Faithful portraiture at its best. – Livia Magyar
Karimah Ashadu, ‘Tendered’, Camden Arts Center
Until 22nd March 2026 Arkwright Rd, London NW3 6DG
Making use of both film and sculpture, Ashadu presents a softened image of hyper-masculine archetypes in a climate of polarised gender identity narratives. Shots of soft-spoken muscle bros, saddled cowboys, and red-tinted industry workers give insight into the post-colonial climate of Nigeria, where self-image and capital are intrinsically linked. – Isaac Dymond
‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’
Sadie Coles HQ
Until 21st March 2026
17 Savile Row W1S
Who doesn’t love a good crime story? Particularly when it’s by Oscar Wilde, and even more so when it’s the basis of an art show. With artists including Cecily Brown, Guglielmo Castelli, Andrew Cranston, Peter Doig, Alexandra Metcalf, Elizabeth Peyton, Jamian Juliano-Villani and Joseph Yaeger, the show takes its cues from the newly acquired gallery and its surrounds; the artists, characters and social quirks that defined Wilde’s satirical take on Victorian Mayfair. – Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Nan Goldin, ‘The Ballad of Sexual Dependency’, Gagosian
Until 21st March, 2026
17-19 Davies St, London W1K 3DE
I was recently given Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency photobook. I remember the excitement I felt as I turned its pages, each one revealing a deeply intimate and raw scene from 1970-80s New York. Now, for the first time, the series is on view in London in its entirety. – Livia Magyar
