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Robert Ryman survey opens at the Barbican Art Gallery until 28 February 2027

The Real Thing is curated by Wells Fray-Smith. Katherine Hubbard has also unveiled the latest version of The Great Room at Studio Voltaire.

Robert Ryman survey opens at the Barbican Art Gallery until 28 February 2027
Photo: The Art Newspaper

Key facts

  • Robert Ryman: The Real Thing is at the Barbican Art Gallery from 9 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
  • The Ryman survey is curated by Wells Fray-Smith
  • Katherine Hubbard's The Great Room is at Studio Voltaire until 10 January 2027

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing, a survey exhibition of work by the US painter, opened at the Barbican Art Gallery on 9 October. It runs until 28 February 2027.

Robert Ryman at the Barbican: dates and curator

The exhibition is curated by Wells Fray-Smith. Details of opening times and tickets are on the Barbican’s website.

Visitors have almost five months to catch it, as the show stays open through the winter and closes at the end of February 2027.

Katherine Hubbard’s The Great Room at Studio Voltaire

Also new in London this week, the US artist Katherine Hubbard has unveiled the latest version of The Great Room at Studio Voltaire. Hubbard began the work in 2020 and is still adding to it.

It uses several kinds of photographic work to respond to LATE, a progressive brain disease, and what it has done to her mother, Antonette Berger. The piece also deals with the feelings involved in clearing out a home before a move into residential care.

The Great Room is on show until 10 January 2027, so it closes well before the Ryman survey does.

Key questions

When is the Robert Ryman exhibition at the Barbican?

Robert Ryman: The Real Thing runs at the Barbican Art Gallery from 9 October 2026 to 28 February 2027.

Who curated the Robert Ryman exhibition?

Wells Fray-Smith is the curator.

How long is Katherine Hubbard's The Great Room at Studio Voltaire?

It is on show until 10 January 2027.