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The Best Art Exhibitions to See in Europe 2024

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Words Steph Wade Curated by Marcin LiwarskiDate 21 March 2024

2024 is an exciting year for art. But what exactly is showing, and where can you see it?

Across Europe’s best galleries and public spaces, new and influential artists are pulling in unprecedented crowds, igniting passionate debates, and sparking virality across the internet. With this in mind, our in-house art lover Marcin Liwarski has assembled a collection of the most exceptional, can’t-miss art exhibitions to captivate art enthusiasts all across the continent.

Amsterdam

01 Art Exhibitions 24 Cahn

Miriam Cahn, Dentata, 2020. Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. © Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

02 Art Exhibitions 24 Abramovic

Marina Abramović, The Hero, 2001. Courtesy of the Marina Abramović Archives. © Marina Abramović

Marina Abramović

Stedelijk Museum
16 March - 14 July 2024

Marina Abramović's retrospective at Stedelijk Museum showcases over 60 works spanning five decades, tracing the evolution of this performance art pioneer. Utilizing her body as a medium, Abramović invites visitors to engage with photos, videos, sculptures, and live reperformances of iconic works, offering a unique opportunity to participate in two of the performances.

Miriam Cahn Reading Dust

Stedelijk Museum
3 Oct - 26 Jan 2025

Miriam Cahn's feminist-inspired art addresses past and present genocidal wars, human habitat destruction, and mass displacement, portraying bodies in extreme states—from violence and exile to hope, pain, and pleasure. Stedelijk Museum, having recently acquired two paintings, will showcase Cahn's first substantial exhibition in the Netherlands.

Where to stay in Amsterdam

Sir Albert Hotel, Sir Adam Hotel

Barcelona

04 Art Exhibitions 24 Manifesta2

El Prat: Casa Gomis © Manifesta 15 Barcelona and Nomad Studio

03 Art Exhibitions 24 Manifesta1

Sant Adrià de Besòs: Tres Xemeneies (Three Chimneys). © Manifesta 15 Barcelona and Eva Carasol

The European Nomadic Biennial Manifesta 15

Various locations and exhibitions
8 Sep - Nov 2024

Taking place this year in Barcelona, over the course of three months, Manifesta is a European biennial of contemporary culture, and one of the most prestigious art projects in Europe. It will feature an extensive array of cultural offerings across the city, focusing on social change through art and architecture.

Where to stay in Barcelona 

Sir Victor Hotel, Hotel Granados 83

Basel

05 Art Exhibitions 24 Flavin

Dan Flavin, untitled (to Barnett Newman) one, 1971. Copyright: © Stephen Flavin / 2024, ProLitteris, Zurich. Courtesy David Zwirner Gallery

06 Art Exhibitions 24 Seeus

Zandile Tshabalala, Two Reclining Women, 2020, courtesy Maduna Collection. © Zandile Tshabalala Studio

Dan Flavin Dedications in Lights

Kunstmuseum Basel
2 March - 18 Aug 2024

The exhibition of pioneering minimal artist Dan Flavin focuses on the sensory exploration of light and color in a series of large-scale installations. Flooded in light, viewers will see themselves become part of the works. The spaces, along with the objects within it, are set in relation to each other and thus become immersive experiences.

When We See Us A Century of Black Figuration in Painting

Kunstmuseum Basel
25 May - 27 Oct 2024

From Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, South Africa, the Kunstmuseum Basel presents a groundbreaking exhibition featuring 156 artists, showcasing a century of Black figurative painting under six thematic categories. Inspired by Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” the exhibition shifts the perspective, emphasizing the artists’ lived realities as subjects of their own art, and brings into focus the diverse narratives within Black figuration over the last 100 years.

Art Basel

Messe Basel
13 - 16 June 2024

Arguably the world’s most prestigious art event, Art Basel 2024 will present art from over 250 selected galleries across the globe, with works created by more than 4,000 artists. With its significant influence on the art market, Art Basel sets new trends, impacts pricing, and contributes to the discourse that shapes the global art landscape.

Where to stay in Basel 

Art House Basel

Berlin

08 Art Exhibitions 24 Goldin

Nan Goldin, Mark H. and Mark M., Boston, 1978, © Nan Goldin

07 Art Exhibitions 24 Goldin

Nan Goldin, Self-portrait with eyes turned inward, Boston, 1989. © Nan Goldin

09 Art Exhibitions 24 Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich, Kreidefelsen auf Rügen, 1818/1819, Kunst Museum Winterthur, Stiftung Oskar Reinhart. Image courtesy SIK-ISEA, Zürich (Philipp Hitz)

10 Art Exhibitions 24 Holt

Nancy Holt, Electrical System, 1982, Locating Perception (installation view). © Holt/Smithson Foundation, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023. Courtesy Sprüth Magers, photo by Robert Wedemeyer

Nancy Holt Circles of Light

Gropius Bau
22 March - 21 July 2024

With Circles of Light, Nancy Holt works with natural and artificial light to probe our quest to comprehend our existence on Earth. The exhibition spans 25 years of film, video, photography, sound works, concrete poetry, sculptures, installations, drawings, and documentation. 

Caspar David Friedrich Infinite Landscapes

Alte Nationalegalerie
19 April - 4 Aug 2024

A must-see for classic art lovers, marking Caspar David Friedrich’s 250th anniversary. The exhibition showcases over 60 paintings and 50 drawings, making it Berlin’s largest display of the renowned German Romantic movement painter. Friedrich is celebrated for his mastery in capturing light, atmosphere, and pioneering modern art.

Gallery Weekend Berlin

Various galleries and exhibitions 
26 - 28 April 2024 

Gallery Weekend Berlin is a premier event in Germany for contemporary art, beckoning visitors to explore Berlin’s dynamic creative milieu with the participation of 50 galleries and the showcasing of 80 artists, both from international and national realms.

Berlin Art Week

Various galleries and exhibitions 
11 - 15 Sep 2024 

Berlin Art Week 2024 will feature myriad exhibitions, events, and installations that showcase the city’s artistic pulse. With a diverse array of participating artists and venues, it will provide a comprehensive exploration of contemporary art in Berlin. 

Nan Goldin This Will Not End Well 

Neue Nationalgalerie 
23 Nov 2024 - 23 Feb 2025 

Nan Goldin’s emotionally charged exhibition arrives in Berlin after Stockholm and Amsterdam. Divided into six rooms, it features thousands of personal and haunting photos. One room delves into Goldin’s deceased sister’s tragic suicide, narrated by Goldin herself. A profoundly impactful experience that lingers for weeks.

Where to stay in Berlin

Provocateur, Wilmina, Sir Savigny Hotel, The Mandala Hotel

Bregenz

11 Art Exhibitions 24 Imhof

Anne Imhof, EMO, Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, 2023. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy the artist and Sprüth Magers. © Anne Imhof

Anne Imhof

Kunsthaus Bregenz 
8 June - 1 Sep 2024  

As one of the most important contemporary artists of our time, Anne Imhof will provide an immersive audiovisual experience at KUB. Shifting focus to painting, sculpture, and the architecture of the building, a new world of sound and visual impressions will show the evolution of her practice beyond her renowned performative works.

Cologne 

12 Art Exhibitions 24 Ronihorn

Roni Horn, Untitled (“The tiniest piece of mirror is always the whole mirror.”), 2022. Photo by Stefan Altenburger, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. © Roni Horn

Roni Horn Give Me Paradox or Give Me Death 

Museum Ludwig 
23 March - 11 Aug 2024

Discover Roni Horn’s diverse body of work at Museum Ludwig, spanning the 1970s to today, and exploring themes of nature, identity, and language. The exhibition showcases prints, drawings, sculptures, and self-portraits, offering a unique perspective on nature as being both threatening and threatened.

Where to stay in Cologne

The Qvest Hotel

Copenhagen 

13 Art Exhibitions 24 Ronihorn

Roni Horn, Untitled (Weather), 2010-2011, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo by Alex Delfanne. © Roni Horn

14 Art Exhibitions 24 Ronihorn

Roni Horn, Untitled (“The sensation of longing for an eclipse of the moon”), 2013, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Roni Horn

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art 
2 May - 1 Sep 2024 

In the first major solo presentation of Roni Horn in the Nordics, the influential artist’s works are showcased alongside iconic movies, revealing subtle undertones, secret messages, and erotic signals. Renowned for her solid glass cylinders with rounded edges, Horn’s sculptures play with transparency, presenting an interplay between solidity and intangibility depending on the viewer’s perspective.

Where to stay in Copenhagen

Nobis Hotel Copenhagen

Hamburg 

16 Art Exhibitions 24 Stankievech

Charles Stankievech, Desert Turned to Glass, 2012/2023, copyright and courtesy the artist

15 Art Exhibitions 24 Macuga

Goshka Macuga, Who Gave Us a Sponge to Erase the Horizon?, 2022, courtesy Goshka Macuga. © Goshka Macuga

Survival in the 21st Century 

Deichtorhallen 
17 May - 3 Nov 2024 

“Survival in the 21st Century” grapples with some of humanity’s biggest issues: climate change, digital revolution, global injustice, and the crisis of democracy. How can we live differently, eat differently, and use technology differently? The exhibition house will become a school for the new century, embracing the changes in education and learning as essential.

Where to stay in Hamburg

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Hydra 

17 Art Exhibitions 24 Hydra

DESTE Project Space Slaughterhouse, photo by Marcin Liwarski

18 Art Exhibitions 24 Condo

George Condo, Double Head on Red, 2014, Acrylic, metallic paint, charcoal and pastel on linen. Image courtesy Deste

George Condo The Mad and the Lonely  

DESTE Project Space Slaughterhouse  
18 June - 31 Oct 2024

Each summer, the DESTE Project Space Slaughterhouse hosts contemporary art exhibitions, with George Condo set to exhibit in 2024. Known for his psychological Cubism, fractured portraits, and recontextualization of Old Masters’ paintings.

London

19 Art Exhibitions 24 Mitchell

Tyler Mitchell, Simply Fragile, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Tyler Mitchell

20 Art Exhibitions 24 Yokoono

Yoko Ono, PEACE is POWER, 2017, photo © Filipe Braga.

21 Art Exhibitions 24 Bacon

Francis Bacon, Study for a Self-Portrait, 1979. © The Estate of Francis Bacon

Yoko Ono Music of the Mind 

Tate Modern 
15 Feb - 1 Sep 2024  

Tate Modern presents the UK’s largest exhibition of Yoko Ono’s groundbreaking work. With over 200 works, including instruction pieces, installations, films, and photography, the exhibition reveals Ono’s radical approach to language, art, and participation, resonating with the present moment.

Fragile Beauty Photography from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection  

Victoria & Albert Museum  
18 May - 5 Jan 2025 

Featuring over 300 rare prints from 140 photographers, many displayed publicly for the first time, this exhibition at Tate Modern presents a diverse narrative of modern and contemporary photography. With works by renowned artists such as Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, and Ai Weiwei, it explores themes like fashion, reportage, celebrity, and American photography, capturing iconic moments from history and showcasing acquisitions from Sir Elton John’s personal collection.

Francis Bacon Portraits 

National Portrait Gallery  
10 Oct 2024 - 19 Jan 2025 

This exhibition explores Bacon’s deep connection to portraiture, with a collection of bold, abstracted figurative paintings with their powerful, and at times tormented, view on humanity.

Where to stay in London

Town Hall Hotel, Boundary Hotel, Inhabit Southwick Street, Inhabit Queen's Gardens, Firmdale Hotels

Munich 

23 Art Exhibitions 24 Uddenberg

Anna Uddenberg, Climber (warcraft), 2019, courtesy the artist; Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin

22 Art Exhibitions 24 Warhol

Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, undated, © The Keith Haring Foundation Collection

Andy Warhol and Keith Haring Party of Life  

Museum Brandhorst 
28 June 2024 - 26 Jan 2025  

The groundbreaking exhibition “Party of Life” is the world’s first comprehensive showcase of Andy Warhol and Keith Haring. Exploring their friendship, artistic identity, and inclusive ethos through the lens of MTV, discos, voguing, hip-hop, New Wave, and graffiti, the exhibition features over 120 works, collaborations, and items from the 1980s cultural landscape.

Eccentric The Aesthetics of Freedom 

Pinakothek der Moderne  
25 Oct 2024 - 27 April 2025 

Eccentric, showcasing international artists like Anna Uddenberg, Maurizio Cattelan, and Yayoi Kusama, presents paintings, sculptures, installations, and videos celebrating eccentricity as an aesthetic of freedom. The show encompasses art, fashion, design, film, and architecture, highlighting themes such as nature, beauty, intimacy, and humanism.

Where to stay in Munich

Cortiina Hotel, Louis Hotel, The Flushing Meadows Hotel & Bar

Paris

24 Art Exhibitions 24 Doig

Peter Doig, Pelican (Stag), 2003-2004, oil on canvas, Pinault Collection. © Peter Doig / ADAGP, Paris, 2023.

25 Art Exhibitions 24 Barney

Matthew Barney, Secondary, image courtesy Fondation Cartier

Le Monde comme il va 

Bourse de Commerce  
20 March - 2 Sep 2024 

The Bourse de Commerce will host a display of iconic works from the Pinault Collection under the theme “Le monde comme il va” (“The World As It Goes”), capturing the tumultuous nature of current events. The exhibition features artists like Maurizio Cattelan, Cindy Sherman, Luc Tuymans, and others, offering a profound exploration of societal challenges and complexities.

Brancusi 

Centre Pompidou 
27 March - 1 July 2024  

Constantin Brancusi’s art takes center stage with nearly 200 sculptures, photographs, drawings, films, and archives. This retrospective offers a unique perspective on the 20th-century artist, utilizing major loans from international museums to present original ensembles of sculptures, marking a significant event for the museum’s collection.

Matthew Barney Secondary 

Fondation Cartier  
8 June - 8 Sep 2024  

A five-channel video installation captures eleven performers, primarily dancers with older bodies, abstracting actions on an American football field. The exhibition at Fondation Cartier will extend across all galleries, featuring the video installation and showcasing a new sculpture.

Where to stay in Paris

Le Pigalle, Le Roch Hotel & Spa, La Maison Champs Élysées, Le Cinq Codet

Stockholm 

26 Art Exhibitions 24 Cattelan

Maurizio Cattelan, La Nona Ora, 1999. Photo by Zeno Zotti. © Maurizio Cattelan 2024

Maurizio Cattelan The Third Hand  

Moderna Museet Stockholm 
24 Feb 2024 - 12 Jan 2025  

Who has the power over art, society, life, and death? Using satire, humor, provocation, and seriousness, Maurizio Cattelan questions the conventions of society in general and the art world in particular.

Where to stay in Stockholm

Hotel Skeppsholmen, Nobis Hotel Stockholm, Miss Clara by Nobis, Blique by Nobis, Hotel J, Stallmästaregarden

Venice

27 Art Exhibitions 24 Biennale

Foreigners Everywhere (English), 2005, © Studio Claire Fontaine, courtesy of Claire Fontaine and Galerie Neu, Berlin

28 Art Exhibitions 24 Aloise

Aloïse (Lausanne, Switzerland, 1886 – 1964, Gimel, Switzerland), Gloria in excelsis Deo - Chanteuse Bornod (1951-60), courtesy Jean-David Mermod

29 Art Exhibitions 24 Sekoto

Gerard Sekoto, Self Portrait (1947), Oil on canvas on board. Photo by Kristian Tobin Photography / The Kilbourn Collection

Venice Biennale Foreigners Everywhere

Various galleries and exhibitions 
20 April - 24 Nov 2024  

In its 60th edition, the Venice Biennale marks a historic moment with the first Latin American curator, Adriano Pedrosa. Titled “Foreigners Everywhere”, the 2024 Biennale will center on artists who embody the experiences of foreigners, immigrants, expatriates, diaspora, émigrés, refugees, and outsiders, including queer and folk artists.

Vienna 

31 Art Exhibitions 24 Roy2

Roy Lichtenstein, Knock Knock, 1961, ©️ Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/Bildrecht, Vienna 2024

30 Art Exhibitions 24 Roy1

Roy Lichtenstein, We Rose Up Slowly, 1964, Museum MMK for Modern Art, photo by Axel Schneider, © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/Bildrecht, 2024

Roy Lichtenstein A Centennial Exhibition 

Albertina Museum  
8 March - 14 July 2024  

The exhibition on Roy Lichtenstein, known for his iconic comic-inspired art, begins in the 1960s with early works like Look Mickey and Popeye. Featuring his influential black-and-white paintings, enamel landscapes, and a monumental Brushstroke sculpture, the showcase highlights Lichtenstein’s role as one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century.

Where to stay in Vienna

Do&Co Hotel Vienna

Warsaw 

32 Art Exhibitions 24 MSN1

The interior architecture of MSN’s New Building, photo courtesy Marta Ejsmont

33 Art Exhibitions 24 MSN1

The exterior facade of MSN’s New Building, photo courtesy Marta Ejsmont

Opening of Museum of Modern Art  

Museum of Modern Art 
Scheduled to open Autumn 2024  

The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw is set to open in a new facility in the city center. Designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners, the new building has sparked public debate, and to commemorate its opening the museum will host its largest exhibition to date, featuring artworks from its steadily growing collection over the past 20 years.

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