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WHITE CUBE: SHAO FAN, THROUGH 27th JUNE 26′.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2026
A large monochromatic ink painting by Shao Fan depicting the face of a rabbit emerging from thousands of delicate hair-like brushstrokes on xuan paper, its eyes and muzzle slowly materialising from a soft grey surface.
Rabbit Portrait 1025, 2025

White Cube presents Shao Fan (Yu Han) “Refrain”, on view at the Mason’s Yard gallery from 22 May – 27 June 2026. As the first UK solo exhibition of the artist, the show presents his recent works: rabbits, mushrooms, cabbages and other mythological forms emerge through thousands upon thousands of hair-like strokes. The muses settle slowly; time is unavoidable here.

TATE MODERN: TRACY EMIN, THROUGH 31ST AUGUST 26′.

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Installation view of My Bed by Tracey Emin. An unmade bed with tangled white sheets sits in a dark gallery space, surrounded by personal objects scattered across a blue rug, including bottles, tissues and clothing. Above the bed, a white neon text work glows against the black wall.
My Bed (1998), installation view at Tate Modern.

Tate Modern’s Tracey Emin: A Second Life is on view until the 31st of August 2026. The exhibition traces 40 years of practise, showing canonical works alongside pieces never exhibited before. Through textiles, neons, paintings, video and installations, Emin turns her experience into objects.

AO ARTIST INTERVIEW: ROSE WYLIE, THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026

Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First is on view at the Royal Academy of Arts from 28 February to 19 April 2026, bringing together over 90 works. The first to spotlight a British female artist across all main galleries. Her giant canvases make no concessions.

London: Jon Rafman at Zabludowicz Collection Through December 20th, 2015

Saturday, November 28th, 2015

Jon Rafman (Installation View) at Zabludowicz Collection, London. Photo: Thierry Bal
Jon Rafman (Installation View) at Zabludowicz Collection, London. Photo: Thierry Bal

For his first major exhibition in the UK, multimedia artist Jon Rafman is exploring the differing spheres of reality and existence at the Zabludowicz Collection in London.  The Montreal-based artist is typically known for his practice focusing on the relationship between technology and human consciousness.  Here he takes his practice to a new dimension and scale, manipulating the space to create an interactive environment where viewer’s are able to ponder the real and the virtual, exploring technology with contemporary consciousness. (more…)