12 Unmissable Artworks to See in London
It’s pretty difficult to sum up all of London’s must-see art into a list. With galleries as diverse as they come, any list is going to have exceptions. Let’s not forget the art that’s not hanging on a wall, the amazing sculptures and street art in London, all of which have impacted and changed the city in various ways across the centuries. Consider this a starting point.
1. La Loge, Pierre Auguste Renoir
Art Gallery
2. The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger
Museum
See it at the National Gallery.
3. This is a graffiti area, Banksy
Building
5. Trafalgar Square Lions, Edwin Landseer
Building
6. A Conversation with Oscar Wilde, Maggi Hambling
Not all of London’s sculptures are historic and military based. Maggi Hambling’s half bench, half sculpture was erected in 1998 and the expressionist painter imagines a conversation with the famous Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. He is rising out of the bench halfway like you are sitting on his coffin for a chat.
Adelaide Street, London
7. ArcelorMittal Orbit, Anish Kapoor
Building, Park
Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit has divided critics and the public since its installation on the Olympic Park site near Stratford in 2012. The 115 metre sculpture twists and turns, it has a bar at the top and as of 2016, it’s also home to one of the longest slides in the world by Belgian artist Carsten Höller.
8. The Water Lily Pond, Claude Monet
Bridge
Monet‘s water lilies are some of the most famous flowers in the world. He built a Japanese garden in his estate in France and he painted various different aspects and views of the lilies and the bridge.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London +44 020 7747 2885
9. A Bullet from a Shooting Star, Alex Chinneck
Building, Park
10. Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh
Museum
11. A Bigger Splash, David Hockney
Museum
12. William Shakespeare, John Taylor
Museum
13. Marilyn Diptych, Andy Warhol
Museum
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