The Mayfair Gallery Hop is upon us again, the Spring version happens on Wednesday 6th April, thirty-five galleries across the West End of London will open their doors until 8pm.  “Spring has sprung with sunshine and blossoms in London, and many of the exhibitions in the West End Gallery HOP! will provide you with a moment of reflection. From the flesh-like marble sculptures by Dorothy Cross at Frith Street Gallery to photographs by Ray Burmiston”. They might have jumped the gun with the Spring sunshine thing, fingers crossed the threatened snow and rain keeps away.  

The Gallery Hop is always great, evening openings co-ordinated so you can stroll between the galleries and explore, the only downside for those of us travelling in to the West end after work to take advantage is that an 8pm close to it all is just a little early in terms of allowing us to take in even a fraction of it, unless we can get there early enough it tends to feel like the Hop is all over before it has begun  – go on Hop people, go the extra hour like most galleries having an opening do, give those of us who have travelled in after work just a little more time.

The Hop is a kind of prelude to the Mayfair Art Weekenditself, “the annual celebration of the world’s internationally renowned gallery district”, takes place this year between 24th and 26th June, that’s the one with the green balloons (or whatever they choose to signpost the galleries taking part with this year), the Spring Hop is a smaller one night version, right now the West End galleries are rather alive at the moment, they are the establishment of course, they do mostly play it safe, they’re very rarely at the cutting edge but they are rather (politely) alive at the moment, the Hop is always rewarding if you put a little bit of legwork in… More later in week, well maybe, depending on what we find. You can find a full lsit of participating gallery with those oh so vital links right here     

“This spring galleries are presenting a balanced showcase of solo shows by male and female artist”s.

Participating Galleries:

Soho

• Amanda Wilkinson Gallery, Dorota Gawęda and Eglė Kulbokaitė, Counting Seasons(Solo exhibition), 9 March – 6 May,  Wed–Sat, 12–6pm
• Frith Street Gallery (Golden Square), Dorothy Cross: Damascus Rose, 17 February – 14 April, Tues—Fri 11am — 6pm, Sat 11am — 5pm 
• KOPPEL X, Art of London Presents ‘Take A Moment 2022″ until 6 April.

St James’s

• 3812, Re: Collection, 1 February – 16 April, Mon–Fri 11am–7pm, Sat 11am–2pm
• Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Ed Ruscha: Made in California, 10 March – 14 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm
• Grosvenor Gallery, Rithika Pandey: Only What Is, Never Another, 6–30 April,  Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
• The Weiss Gallery, Highlights from the Collection
• Skarstedt, Take a Picture Make a Picture: Koons / Prince / Stingel / Wool, Tue–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–5pm
• Stern Pissarro, Marc Chagall: Works on Paper, 24 February – 9 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–5pm
• Thomas Dane Gallery, Susan Rothenberg, 4 February– 9 April, Tue–Fri 11am–6pm, Sat 12–6pm
• White Cube, A.R. Penck: Paintings 1974–1990,  9 March – 14 April, Tues–Sat 10am–6pm

Marylebone

• Workplace, Katinka Lampe: Anima Mundi, 10 March – 29 April, Weds — Fri 12 — 6pm

Fitzrovia

• Alison Jacques, Of the Surface of Things, 24 February – 14 April, Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
• FOLD, Christopher Stead: YOU TURN ME INSIDE OUT 16 March – 23 April, Weds–Sat 12–6pm or by appointment
• Pilar Corrias (Eastcastle Street), Rachel Rose: Enclosure, 8 March – 14 April, Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat 11am – 6pm
• Tristan Hoare, Nicolas Lefebvre: Objects Montés, 18 March – 22 April, Tues–Sat 11am – 6pm
• Pop-up at NoHo Studios (46 Great Titchfield St.), Roisin Jones: Resilience, 5 – 8 April, 10am – 5pm

Mayfair

• Carl Kostyál, Jess Valice: Human, 7 April – 6 May, Sat 10am–4pm
• Hauser & Wirth, Ed Clark: Without a Doubt and Fausto Melotti. Theatre, 19 January–20 April, Tues–Sat 10am–6pm
• JD Malat Gallery, Georgia Dymock: Under our Together, 11 March – 9 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 12–6pm
• John Martin Gallery, Makiko Nakamura: Rondo, 2 March – 8 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm or by appointment
• Luxembourg + Co., Bad Manners: On the Creative Potentials of Modifying Other Artists’ Work, 1 March – 15 May, Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 12–4pm
• Mazzoleni, AGOSTINO BONALUMI. Shaped Metal, 9 March – 29 April,   Mon–Fri 10am–6pm. Saturday by appointment
• Opera Gallery, Korean Art, Cultivating the Unexpected, 11 March  18 April, https://www.operagallery.com/event/korean-art-cultivating-the-unexpected Mon–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 12–5pm
• Parafin, Secret of Lightness: Andrew Pierre Hart, Tim Head, Andrea Heller, Laurence Kavanagh, Aimée Parrott, 23 February – 14 April, Tues–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 12–5pm 
• Pilar Corrias, Rachel Rose: Enclosure, 8 March – 14 April, Mon – Fri 10am – 6pm, Sat 11am – 6pm
• Pace Gallery, Latifa Echakhch: Night Time 26 march – 4 May, Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
• Pace Gallery, Wang Guangle: Faded Colours, 1 April – 4 May,  Mon–Sat 10am–6pm
• Sapling, Christine Safa & Nathan Bertet, 10 March – 9 April, Tues–Sat: 12pm–6pm
• Sprovieri, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: Constellations, 1 April – 20 May,  Mon–Fri 10am–6pm
• Robilant+Voena, Sunneva Ása Weishappel: New Work, 25 March – 29 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat by appointment
• The Mayor Gallery, Repetitions, 2 March – 6 May, Mon–Fri 10am–5:30pm
• Cardi Gallery, Ben Vautier: Sehnsucht, and Emilio Isgrò, 1 February – 6 April, Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 11am–5pm 

The spring West End Gallery HOP! coincides with TAKE A MOMENT 2022, also presented by Art of London. The exhibition featres photographs by Ray Burmiston raising awareness for mental health throughout March. eaturing portraits of A-list stars including David Walliams, Stephen Fry, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden, Kate Moss, Richard Ayoade, Helena Bonham Carter, Ricky Gervais, Grayson Perry, Mel B, James Corden, Nish Kumar, and many others from the worlds of entertainment and sport, Art of London’s exhibition will appear on Europe’s largest advertising display, the Piccadilly Lights. For more information head here