Wonderful place, amazing exhibition and lots of interesting people around at the opening.
Will definitely come back another day to this place when less crowded to enjoy artworks in full.
Highly recommend.
John Carr (Corinne and John)
+5
Great contemporary art gallery on the Southbank. The current exhibition of the work of Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is excellent and runs until 7 January 2024.
Well located nr Waterloo/ south bank. Good environment (nice cafe) and we'll laid out. Sometimes challenging exhibitions but always worth a look. Free entry for South bank members.
The Hayward Gallery is always worth a visit despite the cavernous exhibition spaces many areas still feel intimate. The current show on until January 5th featuring a Hiroshi Sugimoto retrospective is no exception. Beautiful photographs perfectly curated across 3 floors it’s the perfect setting to see these amazing immersive images.
Firstly, we are spoiled by free entry these days and the Hayward Gallery is not free, so be prepared to pay for entry! However, once inside, it is a magical, modern, concrete labyrinth of well curated and beautifully displayed art. Highly recommended.
The hayward gallery is a really special place. They do amazing installations inside and outside. It is a brutalist building for cutting edge modern art displays. It is located on the southbank in an exciting area. You do have to pay for entry however there are discounted rates and it is worth it as the displays are very very well done and large.
Good gallery to visit with great exhibitions on display. Went on a hot day so it was very crowded outside of the building with a lot of kids playing around the fountains. The exhibition room is a good spacious layout with a different variety of rooms to gander around.
The Hayward Gallery is full of surprises and I always enjoy the exhibitions. I have just been to the Mike Nelson exhibition with machines that are no longer in use and offices and rooms from the 70s. I was expecting a self righteous display of the end of planet earth. What a relief.
Interesting and inspiring exhibition by Hiroshi Sugimoto
It was very good, the art was stunning but make sure to bring a jacket, it's cold inside.
Strange Clay exhibition was very strange as advertised. Well laid out and sensible timed entry. Good exposition of the myriad Clay forms and techniques.
Wonderful! The restoration of this beautiful modern gallery was worth the wait. Large versatile rooms which give the art and the viewer space to look and be appreciated. Natural light floods the upper galleries. There is a new cafe and shop and a knowledgeable team of hosts working there. It's riverside setting and proximity to all that the Southbank Centre offers makes it a great gallery to visit.
Beautiful gallery space. The Sugimoto exhibition currently running (fall 2023) is a masterpiece that must not be missed.
That building! That show! Absolutely loved the friendly staff, beautiful space, amazing architecture and exhibit of Louise Bourgeois: very well curated, great explanations (although you have to download the app and the connection in the building is terrible). Original things in the giftshop.
Among the Trees is a brilliant exhibition focusing individual pieces rather than the bigger environmental issue. It's a slightly subtler way of getting the message across but perhaps underplays the scale of the crisis. Having said that, the works on display are beautiful and evocative. Well worth a visit.
I visited the among the trees exhibition and it was malicious and calming, smoothing background music and wonderful artwork pieces!
Exhibition wasn't too crowded as they have a system, social distancing signs and wear a mask sign is in place unless you're exempt and have a badge then you won't need to wear one . A very organised system during the pandemic in the Hayward Gallery.
A bit late on my review, came to see the Louise Bourgeois The Woven Child. Amazing exhibit with a lot to take in. Very moving. We’ll set up
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