Art exhibitions to see in January 2026
Wes Anderson in London, Nan Goldin in Milan, Robert Therrien in LA and more shows to see now
| | Don’t miss these art exhibitions to see in January 2026From a Wes Anderson behind-the-scenes in London to intense moments with Nan Goldin in Milan and a larger-than-life Robert Therrien show in Los Angeles – there’s nothing bleak about the mid-winter art scene |
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| | 01. Celebrate Wes Anderson’s obsessive attention to detail at the Design Museum in London‘Wes Anderson: The Archives’ pays tribute to the American film director’s career – expect props and puppets aplenty in this comprehensive retrospective
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| | 02. Go dotty for Yayoi Kusama’s immersive showstoppers and some previously unseen works in SwitzerlandAt the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, there are 300 works by Kusama to discover and it’s delightfully discombobulating |
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| | 03. Discover Hassan Hajjaj’s vibrant portraits of Moroccan women in TorontoHijabs meet boxing gloves at an exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum |
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| | 04. ‘Sit, linger, take a nap,’ says Peter Doig of his exhibition at London’s SerpentineThe artist’s ‘House of Music’ rethinks the traditional gallery space, bringing in furniture and a vintage sound system |
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| | 05. Go large with Robert Therrien’s biggest-ever museum show, at The Broad in Los Angeles‘This is a Story’ unites 120 of the artist’s sculptures, paintings and works on paper |
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| | 06. Uncover a forgotten history of Italian artists affected by the HIV-AIDS crisis in TuscanyExplore the conversation around the crisis with ‘Vivono: Art and Feelings, HIV-AIDS in Italy. 1982-1996’ in Prato |
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| | 07. Help yourself to a piece of Wayne Thiebaud’s American pie at the Courtauld in LondonThe artist’s thickly painted slices of pie are some of our favourite works seen this year |
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| | 09. Delve into photographer Seydou Keïta’s portraits of West Africa, in New York‘Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens’ at the Brooklyn Museum includes 275 works by the photographer, who started out from a studio in Mali in the late 1940s |
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| | 10. Catch the most comprehensive showing of Nan Goldin’s photographs and films, in Milan‘This Will Not End Well’ is intense and emotional at Pirelli HangarBicocca |
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| | 08. Joy Gregory subverts beauty standards with her exhibition at Whitechapel GalleryUnrealistic beauty standards hide ugly realities in ‘Joy Gregory: Catching Flies with Honey’ |
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