Katy Hessel

First up – we're in Kennington, south of the river, at green grassi to visit a show by the American artist, Moyra Davey. It's called 'Horse Opera' and centres on a film that brilliantly captures the atmosphere of New York City's nightlife – think loft parties to dance floors – juxtaposed with footage from Davey's home and animals (inspired by the photographer, Peter Hujar). Next up, we're walking across Westminster Bridge, through the park, and onto St James's to see Caragh Thuring at Thomas Dane Gallery. I first saw Thuring's work at Chisenhale Gallery back in 2014, and am always mesmerised by her paintings that are steeped in a language of rolling volcanic landscapes that intersect with all sorts of smaller images – must be witnessed in the flesh!

Through Piccadilly – maybe I'll stop by the Royal Academy, or my favourite bookshop, Hatchards! – and I'm on Bolton Street, at Timothy Taylor, to see new paintings by Sahara Longe. Always drenched in luminous colours, Longe's paintings often centre on joyous or complex conversations between myriad figures. She was trained in a classical tradition in Florence, so I'm always fascinated by her dichotomy between the historical and the contemporary.

Ok – it's time for lunch! Let's grab a bite at Maison Francois before heading to Savile Row to Pilar Corrias's gallery (in a former tailoring studio, no less!) which is showing Sabine Moritz. The German-born artist is hailed for her vibrant paintings that hover between that magic space of abstraction and figuration. They feel steeped in an art history – reminding me of the chaotic excitement of the Italian Futurists and the aliveness of the Neo-Expressionists. Around the corner on Heddon Street at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery are Qualesha Wood’s tapestries that merge traditional craft techniques and contemporary technology, and just before we get too further afield let's pop by TJ Boulting to see one of my favourite photographers, Maisie Cousins.

For our final stop, we'll be heading to Shoreditch to Emalin to see Kate Spencer Stewart’s paintings, but on the way, we’ll obviously stop off at my favourite family-run Italian restaurant, Ciao Bella, for an aperol spritz and a vongole!