Symbolic Infrastructure
The new publication ‘Model City Pyongyang’ is a photographic journey through the architecture of North Korea’s ‘model’ utopia.
The new publication ‘Model City Pyongyang’ is a photographic journey through the architecture of North Korea’s ‘model’ utopia.
Paris Photo returns to the historic Grand Palais in November. The 23rd edition surveys compelling photography over nearly two centuries,
Aperture and Dawoud Bey collaborate on a new workshop publication that distils approaches, teachings and insights about photography.
Long before setting the cornerstone of any new building, Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao studies the geographical and social landscape.
Sound installation, street photography and visionary design. Recommended shows move from 20th century history to future civilisations.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries returns for 2019, highlighting the next generation of contemporary visual artists in an expansive show.
Junya Ishigami turns fairytales into reality. For the 2019 Serpentine Pavilion, he has created a sloping slate canopy that emerges organically.
Korean-born artist Nam June Paik originated the phrase ‘electronic superhighway.’ Tate’s new show opens at a time when screens are everywhere.
The Walled City of Kowloon in Hong Kong was demolished in 1994. Greg Girard and Ian Lambot captured the locale, which existed for 50 years.
The permanence of masonry – withstanding natural disasters, fires and floods – is only part of the story. Stone could be the material of the future.
The sea serves as an eloquent reminder of just how vast and profound nature can be. Four photographers respond to MKdW’s collection.
Eric Cheng is a documenter of urban landscapes. Through pastel filters and neon glow, he captures the wash of lights and colours within the city.
Recommended shows for mid-October highlight the Bauhaus centenary, emerging female artists and contemporary practice across Asia.
Step into Alfredo Jaar’s ‘The Garden of Good and Evil’ and you’ll get a jolt. Dreamy visions suddenly give way to a concealed steel cell, and another.
Aesthetica selects new publications for October. Photography, architecture, fashion and art come together in a printed celebration of culture.
“We have to see humanity as one.” Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most recognised contemporary voices. A new show opens in the USA.
Lina Benouhoud’s works – documenting real-life locations – feature subtle changes in perspective on contemporary buildings and still lifes.
Montréal-based Anne-Marie Giroux seeks to create a correlation between body, material and movement, “drifting” from shape to colour with fluidity.
Interlinked arms. Tense bodily postures. An anonymous embrace. These are the scenes described by Polish artist Joanna Piotrowska.