Silent Tension

Chrissy Lush’s figures are often set within domestic and suburban environments, responding to external pressures located just outside the picture frame.

Radiant Horizons

Linda Westin brings methods from neuroscience into artworks. These pictures present forest canopies like portals into other worlds, where the skies glow.

Sights Reframed

In portraiture, Senay Berhe demonstrates a considered approach to framing and lighting, whilst also emphasising the depths of human emotion.

Building the Future

A new publication highlights BIG’s two-decades-long pursuit of innovative architectural forms that surprise, engage and transform the way we live.

A Legacy Visualised

West African symbolism, cinematic storytelling and personal history come together in a celebration of Côte d’Ivoire’s photographic landscape at ICP.

Sculpting with Light

Harold Ross’s long exposure Night series, in which trees and clearings are bathed in a bright white glow, evokes a feeling of enchantment and mystery.


Uncovering Meaning

Sainsbury Centre brings together work by artists Kalliopi Lemos, Marina Abramović and Gillian Wearing to reflect on the passage of time

Max Mara Prize Winner Announced

The 2026 winner of the Max Mara Prize for Women is Yogyakarta-based artist Dian Suci, whose work was selected from an impressive shortlist of finalists.

Rediscovered Archives

John Baer: The Extraordinary Ordinary is a remarkable collection of images of postwar Europe and 1950s New York City, bursting with new optimism.

Constructing Portraiture

The 14th edition of Portrait(s) in Vichy, France brings together David LaChapelle, Paul Graham, Yohanne Lamoulère, Julia Gat and Patrick Tournebœuf.

Reinventing Tradition

A new book from Damiani celebrates the youth culture of Mexico, where individuals are reimagining expression, gender, identity, culture and tradition.

Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places

Vancouver Art Gallery is now home to the work of Stephen Shore, offering audiences the chance to explore his most iconic series, Uncommon Ground.

Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons

Harewood House presents over 60 photographs which explore how Beaton reshaped 20th-century portraiture across monarchy, stage and screen.

Top Exhibitions for May

This May, exhibitions around the world interrogate pressing themes, from the importance of proper representation to the future of our natural spaces.

Julianknxx:
Movement & Language

LUMA Arles showcases a powerful exhibition from Julianknxx, where sculpture, film, sound, and found objects form a living architecture of memory.

Es Devlin: Layered Histories

Es Devlin’s The Everythingists, a new 10-metre-wide installation at V&A Storehouse, is made in response to Natalia Goncharova’s spectacular Firebird.

The Queering of Photography

Stills in Edinburgh presents The Queering of Photography, which explores the relationship between queer identity and photography.

Mediations on Presence

Two parallel exhibitions at Moderna Museet in Malmö place people at the centre of images marked by presence, atmosphere and timelessness.

Hidden Realities

A new book from Magnum photographer Sohrab Hura documents the three stages of winter in Kashmir, capturing life under military occupation.

Diana Markosian:
Between Presence & Absence

Gallerie d’Italia presents a new body of work by photographer Diana Markosian, which confronts the relationship between love and heartbreak.

Frida Kahlo: Making an Icon

This summer, Tate Modern will present a new major exhibition exploring how Frida Kahlo became a global icon and lasting influence on a generation of artists.

Enter Art Fair: Dynamic Curation

The latest edition of Enter Art Fair presents 80 leading galleries, connecting international audiences with some of the most exciting artists working today.

Tilda Swinton:
Experimental Cinema

Tilda Swinton, an iconic, daring performer and subversive visual artist, takes center stage in a personal exhibition of her artistic collaborators.

Five Images from
All About Photo Award 2026

We spotlight five photographers from the All About Photo 2026, which this year were selected by Magnum photographer Steve McCurry.

Nhu Xuan Hua: Of Walking on Fire

Vietnamese multidisciplinary artist Nhu Xuan Hua reflects on the fragility of how shared stories are communicated – or withheld – across generations.

Turner Prize 2026:
Shortlist Announced

The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize are Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau, and Tanoa Sasraku, representing the best of visual art.

Exhibitions for Earth Day

We celebrate Earth Day 2026 with five exhibitions that highlight the beauty of our natural environment, as well as the urgent need for sustainable action. 

Ai Weiwei: Art as Witness

A unique 24-hour performance piece by artist and activist Ai Weiwei will be at Aviva Studios, the home of Factory International, between 3 and 4 July

Ed van der Elsken:
Pioneering Street Photography

Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam celebrates the legendary street photographer Ed van der Elsken with a major exhibition spanning decades of his renowned career

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