JMW Turner: Always Contemporary

Walker Art Gallery

Turner’s Legendary Works Take Centre Stage in Liverpool

25th October 2025 – Sunday 22nd February 2026

The Walker Art Gallery is celebrating the legacy of JMW Turner with a major exhibition that views his art through a fresh and contemporary lens. Turner is regarded as one of Britain’s greatest painters, a pioneer who pushed the boundaries of landscape and light. Turner: Always Contemporary showcases not only his extraordinary paintings, drawings and prints but also the ways in which his work continues to inspire and challenge artists today.

Alongside Turner’s own works, the exhibition presents pieces by artists including Claude Monet, Bridget Riley, Maggi Hambling and Jeff Koons, creating thought-provoking conversations across centuries. Themes of climate, travel, tourism and identity run throughout, showing that the questions Turner explored remain just as relevant now as they were in his lifetime.

This is not simply a retrospective. It is a reminder of how alive and urgent Turner’s art still feels. His restless creativity, bold experimentation and refusal to follow convention continue to resonate in the work of contemporary artists who share his drive for innovation.

Whether you are a long-time admirer or discovering Turner for the first time, this exhibition offers the chance to see his art in dialogue with today’s world, sparking new ways of understanding both past and present.

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