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Philip Guston (1913-1980), Close-Up II, 1959, oil paint on paper, mounted on board, 59 x 73.6 cm. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery, London. Promised gift by Linda Karshan in memory of her husband, Howard Karshan. © The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth

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Post-War Abstraction: Works from The Courtauld

2 Jul - 12 Oct 2025

Drawn from The Courtauld's significant collection of post-war art, this display will examine forms of abstraction which emerged in the 1950s and 1960s in Europe and America.

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Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adams

20 Jun - 14 Sep 2025

This major exhibition brings together the erotic and playful aspects of the work of Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams to ask important questions about sexuality, bodies and humour.

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A marble sculpture with sweeping spherical curves, and a yellow dot in the centre. It sits on a marble plinth and dramatic lighting casts a strong shadow against a dark background.

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Hepworth in Colour

12 Jun  – 6 Sep 2026

This ambitious exhibition will be the first to explore a less familiar aspect of Barbara Hepworth's (1903 –1975) work, the artist’s lifelong fascination with colour, which she used in highly original and unexpected ways.

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Kurdistan in the 1940s

19 Nov - 12 Jun 2022

This exhibition in the Project Space features 21 compelling photographs from the collection by Anthony Kersting.

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A black and brown ink drawing on slightly aged paper. Abstract lines and parallel-like hatchings, which look slightly like either eyelashes or crosshatches, form a spiralling composition from the upper right corner of the sheet downwards. The artist marking 'K', circled, and the number '16'. are visible in the bottom left corner.

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With Graphic Intent

1 Mar - 22 Jun 2025

A focused display of highlights from The Courtauld’s collection of German and Austrian modernist works on paper.

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Research, Talks

ORLAN's Striptease: All about my Life, All about my Art

6:00pm, 16 Oct 2025

Join artist ORLAN and Professor Sarah Wilson for a special in-conversation event. ORLAN returns to London and to the Courtauld Institute, interrupting her international trajectory of exhibitions, ranging from Saint-Etienne in France (her home town), ...

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Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen

27 May – 4 Sep 2022

A major collection of works by Edvard Munch will be shown in the UK for the first time as part of a partnership between The Courtauld and KODE art museums in Bergen, Norway.

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