Vivid Histories

Julie Cockburn’s delicate embellishment of photographs is the focus of a new exhibition at London’s Flowers Gallery this September.

Monochromatic Visions

Sanne De Wilde delves into the visions of the people of Pingelap and Pohnpei, two islands where a high percentage of the population have achromatopsia.

Centenary Style

The Grand Palais in Paris celebrates the centenary of the birth of photographer Irving Penn in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Reflective Documentation

Saatchi Gallery and Huawei’s #SelfExpression competition invites anyone with a smartphone to turn their gaze away from the self to the world.

Evolving Aesthetics

In An Incomplete History of Protest, Whitney Museum, New York, explores its collection and archive with a focus on activism and politics.

Spatial Environments

Ambienti/Environments centres on Lucio Fontana’s pioneering work in the realm of installation art, along with a selection of his seminal Ambienti spaziali.

Vintage Highways

Photographer Josef Hoflehner’s sleek and stylish yet unstaged imagery takes viewers back in time, focusing on car designs from the 1960s and 1970s.

Sublime Landscapes

Adam Jeppesen searches for the silence and spirituality in desolate landscapes and the physical elements in his latest exhibition, Out of Camp.

Exuberant Youth

Having presented Malick Sidibé’s first solo exhibition outside of Africa in 1995, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain now pays tribute to the artist.

Sequential Urbanity

Swedish photographer Mårten Lange has released a The Mechanism, a despondent sequence that forms a sci-fi story about contemporary life.

Artistic Soul

Tate Modern’s Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power is a rare opportunity to see era-defining artworks that changed the face of art in America.

Thematic Multiplicities

As August approaches, the Online Viewing Room at David Zwirner has curated a selection of images that express the notion of summer.

Design Materials

Plywood: Material of the Modern World at the V&A, London, explores how a frequently overlooked material, plywood, has revolutionised design and creative practices over the past 150 years.

CWA: Inspirational Narratives

The 2017 Creative Writing Award closes for entries on 31 August. Submit your work and become part of a wider network of literary visionaries.

Nostalgic Engagement

For the conceptual artist Mike Mandel, the 1970s was a time of enrichment; the ensuing productivity is celebrated in Good 70s at SFMOMA. 

AAP: Lasting Recognition

It’s the last month to submit to the 2017 edition of the Aesthetica Art Prize. Enter your installation, sculpture, painting, design or video by 31 August.

Progressive Imagery

Generation Loss constitutes a shimmering cave where mirrored projections, overlapping screens and digital shields choreograph steadily and firmly.

New Discoveries

Centre Pompidou offers a unique retrospective of Walker Evans, developing a new perspective on a feat that has been considered by many.

The Emotive Lens

Ed van der Elsken favoured the street over any other subject. His images evoke a sense of modernity, “hunting” for moments that represented the city.

Social Representation

Opening as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, The Autry Museum of the American West is mounting a new show dedicated to the archives of La Raza.