London Named World's Best Art City, With Gorillaz's 'House of Kong' Cited as Evidence

London has topped Time Out's latest global culture survey as the world's best art city, drawing an 81.1% approval rating for its galleries from more than 24,000 respondents worldwide — well ahead of Paris (67.9%) and New York (67.7%). The report specifically cites Gorillaz's immersive art exhibition House of Kong, staged in London last year (2025), as a representative example of the city's artistic energy.

Survey details and London's cultural standing

For museums, 88.4% of London respondents gave positive ratings, placing the city third globally behind only Paris and Madrid. In Time Out's overall "Best Cities" ranking for the same year, London placed fourth — but jumps back to the top spot when only cultural categories are counted.

The report points to London's recently opened institutions — including V&A East, V&A East Storehouse, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, and the Museum of Youth Culture — as concrete investments reinforcing this status. Tate Modern is also currently hosting a major Tracey Emin solo exhibition, A Second Life, running through August 31, 2026.

Where Gorillaz's 'House of Kong' fits in

In Far Out Magazine's coverage, House of Kong is listed as one of London's art highlights. The immersive exhibition, built around Gorillaz's history as a band, ran in London last August and September. The report also references another music-crossover case: the 360° audiovisual immersive show You're Not Alone, themed around David Bowie — evidence, it suggests, that London continues to find intersections between music and visual art.