Hayward Gallery
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road
London SE1 8XX

The Hayward Gallery, which opened in 1968, was designed in Brutalist style by a group of young architects including Dennis Crompton, Warren Chalk and Ron Herron, who worked together at London County Council. The exhibition programme centres on surveys of contemporary art and artists.

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Stephen Willets, Douglas Gordon, Damien Hirst, Susan Hiller, Gilbert and George, Richard Wentworth, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas and Anish Kapoor.

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London W2 3XA

Picturesquely situated in Royal parkland, the Serpentine Gallery’s temporary exhibition programme presents work by contemporary artists working across a variety of media.

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Stephen Willets, Susan Hiller, Douglas Gordon, Gilbert and George, Richard Wentworth, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas and Anish Kapoor.

Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York’s HQ
Kings Road
London SW3 4SQ

Charles Saatchi's private collection of contemporary art is displayed here within themed exhibitions. Originally a school for the children of soldiers' widows, the Duke of York’s HQ building was completed in 1801 after designs by John Sanders. Saatchi Gallery has occupied the site since 2008.

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracy Emin and Sarah Lucas.

South London Gallery
65 Peckham Road
London SE5 8UH

6a Architects has recently extended the purpose-built South London Gallery, which originally opened in 1891. The gallery shows a changing programme of contemporary fine and applied arts exhibitions.

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Stephen Willets, Damien Hirst, Susan Hiller, Gilbert and George, Richard Wentworth, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas.

Barbican Art Gallery
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS  

The Gallery is situated within the Barbican Centre.  Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, the Centre is arguably the best example of Brutalist architecture in London.  The gallery presents themed exhibitions, often featuring architecture, design and photography.

Exhibited artists include Stephen Willets, Douglas Gordon, Damien Hirst, Susan Hiller, Gilbert and George, Richard Wentworth, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Tracey Emin, Sarah Lucas and Anish Kapoor.

Camden Arts Centre
Arkwright Road
London NW3 6DG    

Built in 1897 as a library, the grade II listed building became an arts centre in the 1960s. In 2004, Tony Fretton Architects completed a major refurbishment scheme combining the original Victorian gothic features with their contemporary design. Exhibitions feature international artists and group shows relevant to current debate. 

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Stephen Willets, Douglas Gordon, Susan Hiller and Richard Wentworth.

Whitechapel Art Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX

Founded in 1901, the Whitechapel Art Gallery occupies a distinctive Arts and Crafts building designed by Charles Harrison Townsend. Recently the gallery was expanded and refurbished by the Ghent-based architects Robbrecht en Daern Architecten in association with the London practice of Witherford Watson Mann. The gallery exhibits contemporary national and international art.

Exhibited artists include Anthony Gormley, Stephen Willets, Douglas Gordon, Damien Hirst, Susan Hiller, Gilbert and George, Richard Wentworth, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Sarah Lucas and Anish Kapoor.

Augented Reality and Invisibility

Augmented Reality is achieved by combining three functions of a smart phone  – GPS reading, internet connection and camera – to create an image layer in front of the every day scene observed through the camera. The specific image that appears is triggered by the location. Additional information can be supplied through text panels, sound samples and maps.

“Digital software used to faithfully imitate existing media, but designers are now developing distinctive hybrid forms,” says Goto.  “Moving through space and time with strata of added information floating before our eyes is a new occurrence."

Goto's satirical series purports to be a city guide to London's contemporary art galleries. The Invisible Artist, a character whose own history and motives remain an enigma, guides the art lover from one venue to the next.

The image of a headless figure owes less to H.G. Wells' clunking novella, than childhood memories of Ralph Smart's similarly themed TV series broadcast in the late 'fifties.

In order to participate the viewer will need to download onto their Android device or iPhone the free app Layar and enter the search term 'The Invisible Artist'.