Gary Hume in conversation with Martin Gayford
The Royal Academy of Arts, London
June 26, 2026
6:30–7:45pm

Gary Hume will reflect on his remarkable practice with art historian Martin Gayford upon the release of the career-spanning monograph, Begging for It, published by Lund Humphries. The conversation will be followed by a book signing.

In this discussion, Hume will explore the evolution of his practice, spanning his iconic Door paintings, his continued experimentation with high-gloss industrial paint and his recent engagements with mortality and memory. Together, they'll examine the opportunities and dilemmas that have shaped Hume's distinctive path and his remarkable contribution to contemporary British painting.

Richard Artschwager, Gary Hume
Richard Artschwager / Gary Hume
April 15–May 22, 2026
New York

Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are pleased to present a duo exhibition with works by Richard Artschwager and Gary Hume, marking the first time their work has been brought into dialogue…

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
September 13–October 19, 2024
London

Sprüth Magers is pleased to present Mirrors and other creatures, a solo exhibition of new work by Gary Hume at the London gallery. Encompassing painting, drawing and sculpture, the show presents Hume’s distinctive approach to the natural world.

The exhibition coincides with the 25th anniversary of Gary Hume representing Great Britain at the Venice Biennale, and runs concurrently with two additional shows of Hume’s work — THIS WAY / THAT WAY, Gary Hume: paintings from the 90s at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert and Gary Hume: A Selection of Prints From 1994–2022 at Lyndsey Ingram. The three galleries are within a five-minute walking radius.

GO FIGURE!?
Henni Alftan, John Baldessari, Cao Fei, George Condo, Diane Dal-Pra, Thomas Demand, Alex Foxton, Lenz Geerk, Elizabeth Glaessner, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Oscar yi Hou, Gary Hume, Clementine Keith-Roach, Karen Kilimnik, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Jo Messer, Pamela Rosenkranz, Sterling Ruby, Thomas Scheibitz, Cindy Sherman, Rosemarie Trockel, Kara Walker, Andro Wekua
May 19–May 26, 2021

GO FIGURE!? is an online exhibition in collaboration with Ed Tang and Jonathan Cheung. It presents works by artists from Sprüth Magers roster alongside a selection of emerging artists from around the globe and across various media, aiming to welcome a playful dialogue between the exhibiting artists and works.

Gary Hume
Archipelago
October 6–December 23, 2020
London

Archipelago features a new series of large-scale, gloss-on-aluminum paintings built up with from interwoven lines and swathes of uninterrupted color. In some works, the almost uniform color of the picture plane is punctuated by cells or sections of contrasting hues. Hume often stretches his imagery to the point of abstraction, and the paintings in Archipelago have a haunting, ambiguous presence, without an obvious referent. Although the subject matter of the drawings and the paintings isn’t immediately clear, together the body of work represents Hume’s response to the humanitarian crises of the present day.

Gary Hume
Double Bloom
July 21–August 30, 2020

From his breakthrough Door paintings to his most recent work, Gary Hume has often harnessed the aesthetic power of symmetry. Double Bloom introduces three new paintings of flowers that play with balance, repetition—and the beauty of conversation.

New Order: Art, Product, Image 1976 – 1995
Angus Fairhurst, Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Karen Knorr, Sarah Lucas, Olivier Richon, Peter Saville, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Gillian Wearing
July 23–September 14, 2019
London

New Order: Art, Product, Image 1976 – 1995 presents a group exhibition selected by Michael Bracewell that surveys identity and image in British art, culture and society between 1976 and 1995. The exhibition originates from a discussion about the cultural status and art historical positioning of one of Peter Saville’s best-known works for Factory Records made in the early 1980s and blurring the boundaries between art, design, pop and product.

Gary Hume
September 29–November 10, 2018
Berlin

Thirteen brightly hued sculptures and four large paintings on paper by English artist Gary Hume present the viewer with immediate colour and curves. The sculptures, all from the series Wonky Wheels, are imperfectly round, wheel-like armatures rendered in steel and brightly coloured enamel.

Gary Hume
Mum
September 30–December 23, 2017
London

After extensive renovations, Sprüth Magers reopens its London gallery on Grafton Street. It takes over the building with an expanded exhibition space occupying three floors. The gallery opens with a debut exhibition of new works by Gary Hume. His new body of works on paper mark a critical shift in his practice. Emerging from preparatory sketches, they revealed themselves as a unique and compelling body of work that has led the artist to develop an entirely new painting method.

Gary Hume
2
September 8–October 20, 2012
Berlin

For the artist’s second solo show in Berlin, the gallery will showcase an intimate series of never-seen-before works on paper, completed by the addition of gloss paint upon the glass of the frame. These multi-layered compositions will be shown alongside three recent paintings on aluminium.

Gary Hume
Bird in a Fish Tank
July 2–August 21, 2010
Berlin

For Gary Hume’s first solo exhibition in Berlin for over 15 years, he presents a selection of new work including Big Bird (2010), a major large-scale six-panel painting, a group of six paintings, four sculptures and, for the first time, five works on paper.

Spy
Thomas Grünfeld, Gary Hume, Andreas Schulze
October 2–December 8, 2001
Cologne