Every year in January, I pull together a list of the best exhibitions to see in London. This year I couldn't help but notice something that gave me a rush of joy. Amid the Francis Bacons and the Frank Auerbachs, the Michelangelos and the Yinka Shonibares, something is bubbling up; something is changing. From the Tate to the Whitechapel Gallery, 2024 is the year of women artists.
Just look at it all! In February, Barbara Kruger – who made memes before memes were invented – is getting her first solo institutional exhibition in London in over 20 years at the Serpentine. She's the first of a trio of female American contemporary artists being shown at the gallery – she'll be followed in May by the pioneering feminist artist Judy Chicago, then by rising African-American star Lauren Halsey in October.
