London's Art Scene Blooms Beyond Frieze

London's vibrant art scene extends far beyond the Frieze art fair, with numerous museums and galleries presenting diverse exhibitions. The Royal Academy of Arts features "Beyond Bedlam," an exhibition dedicated to Victorian painter Richard Dadd, exploring his intricate fairy paintings and life until Oct. 25.

Internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor's retrospective, his first at the Hayward Gallery in nearly 30 years, concludes on Oct. 18. This exhibition showcases his influential older works and new pieces, including immersive installations using materials like Vantablack.

The National Portrait Gallery is hosting "Tim Walker's Fairyland: Love and Legends" until Feb. 7, featuring 250 portraits by the fashion photographer that document 50 years of gay history with his signature fantastical style.

Other notable exhibitions include the Courtauld Gallery's "Winifred Gill: A Bloomsbury Pioneer" until Jan. 20, Winston Churchill's paintings at the Wallace Collection until Nov. 29, and "Beauty and Destruction: Wartime London in Art" at the Imperial War Museum London until Nov. 1.

Es Devlin, known for reinventing modern spectacle, has a major retrospective at the Design Museum titled "Other Worlds," running until April 4, celebrating her three decades of innovative stage and sculpture design.