2018 has plenty in store for art enthusiasts. We give U a roundup of the very best.

All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life at Tate Britain

From February, All Too Human: Bacon, Freud and a Century of Painting Life is showcased at Tate Britain. Alongside Freud and Bacon, the exhibition also features works by a selection of the nation’s most loved figurative painters, including Stanley Spencer, Walter Sickert, Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff. All Too Human draws poignant connections across generations of artists to tell the story of figurative painting in the 20th century. Through more than 100 works, drawn from international private and public collections, the exhibition reveals, in particular, how modern British artists have captured, what curators have deemed, 'the intense experience of life in paint'.

Picasso 1932- Love, Fame, Tragedy at Tate Modern

This is the first ever solo Pablo Picasso exhibition at Tate Modern. The exhibition features works from Picasso’s pivotal year of 1932, with more than 100 paintings, sculptures and drawings, mixed with family photographs and rare glimpses into his personal life. Three of his extraordinary paintings featuring his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter are shown together for the first time since they were created over a period of just five days in March 1932. Picasso believed that painting was just like a diary, and this uniquely personal show aligns the tribulations of his personal life to this crucial moment in his artistic practice. The exhibition (from March 8th) is organised by Tate Modern in collaboration with Musée national Picasso-Paris.

Fashioned from Nature at V&A

Fashioned from Nature (opening in April 2018 at the V&A) is an exhibition which both explores how fashionable dresses over the past 400 years recurrently draws on the beauty and power of the natural world, but also how pieces made from recycled material have taken on the fashion world. The V&A goes beyond the aesthetic to explore the devastating impact of the fashion industry on the environment, and the solutions it presents to reduce its carbon footprint and other unfortunate impacts. This exhibition presents fashionable dress alongside natural history specimens, innovative new fabrics and dyeing processes, inviting visitors to think about the materials of fashion and the sources of their clothes. Also make sure to check out Frida Khalo: Making Herself Up. This exhibition presents an extraordinary collection of personal artefacts and clothing belonging to the iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Locked away for 50 years after her death, this collection has never before been exhibited outside Mexico.

The Credite Suisse Exhibition: Monet & Architecture at the National Gallery

Enjoy a different perspective (from April 9th) on the artist of Water Lilies in the first ever exhibition to explore Monet’s relationship with architecture. While best known for his portrayal of the natural world, Monet painted architectural structures and urban scenes throughout his career. Over 70 paintings are on display including picturesque village settings and London vistas wreathed in mist. Highlights include works from his time in Paris when he lived near the Gare Saint Lazare, Venice, and his paintings of Rouen cathedral which have been described as ‘the climax of Impressionism’. 

Andreas Gursky at the Hayward gallery

Re-opened after a two-year refurbishment plan, Hayward Gallery celebrates, both its return to the London art scene and its 50th anniversary year, with the first UK retrospective of the work by acclaimed German photographer Andreas Gursky. Approximately 60 of the artist’s ground-breaking photographs, from the 1980s through to his most recent work, reflect Gursky's preoccupation with image-making, the limits of human perception and his ability to push documentary-photographic boundaries. Until April 29th. 

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