Art to Know: 1-54
Contemporary African Art Fair

1-54 celebrates a decade of providing visibility to creatives from Africa and its diaspora. Discover five photographers making waves in New York this May.

Back to the Arcade

Franck Bohbot is interested in the retro aesthetics of arcades and gaming spaces in Los Angeles, capturing neon-noir shots that flicker with excitement.

In Focus: Photorealistic Painting

Photorealism emerged in Europe and the USA in the late 1960s. Here, we introduce four contemporary artists whose portraits succeed in tricking the eye.

Crafting a Story

The new photobook from Patty Maher is filled with stories. Her images conjure a place where literature, fairy tales and surrealist paintings coalesce.

Global Talent:
The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition

21 shortlisted artists invite visitors to be inspired by new ideas, with surveys of representation, digitisation, diaspora and the climate crisis.

5 to See:
Photo London 2023

The annual fair returns to Somerset House for 2023. In this roundup, we outline five artists to know – engaging with topics of ecology, gender and intimacy.

Feast for the Senses

A groups of Lausanne-based students were tasked with creating photographs inspired by a fragrance by French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

teamLab Planets:
A Sense of Connection

The international art collective reaches beyond social media likes and shares, encouraging audiences to think about their place in the world.

Photographing the Intangible

Photographer Farah Al Qasimi is inspired by domestic-set horror movies of the 1970s and 1980s, using them as a jumping-off point for her work.

Expressions of Identity

For the first time in 25 years, an exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary artistic production by women from mainland China.

Sparking a Revolution

A major show demonstrates Kwame Brathwaite’s legacy in portraying “the essence of Black experience, as a feeling, drive and an emotion.”

A New Angle

On first glance, Theo Deproost’s Lost In Time appears to be a collection of impressive landscape shots. The reality is much more, and it’s deeply intriguing.

A Maternal Lens

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Karni Arieli launched an Instagram account, collecting refreshingly candid and aesthetically rich images of motherhood.

Polly Apfelbaum:
A Nudge to Power

Polly Apfelbaum’s latest London show, comprising rugs and ceramics, can be seen as a wider retelling of how we value and share the stories of women in art.

Memory and Movement

Times Square is a fitting location for Ryan Muchen Wang, a visual artist and filmmaker interested in what it means for us to move, travel and transition.

5 Photographs: V&A Parasol
Foundation Prize for Women

From the Russia-Ukraine War to Iranian homes and the legacies of colonialism, this year’s projects respond to the theme “Agents of Change”

Language and Identity

The loss of language is the starting point for Italian Senegalese artist Adji Dieye’s latest video, Aphasia, set in locations across Dakar.

Symbolic Connections

16 contemporary photographers pay tribute to the fragility, beauty and adaptability of ecosystems at Fotografiska Stockholm.

Unguarded Moments

Dawn Eagleton’s street photographs are painterly: condensation, rain, smears and reflections coalesce to obscure, abstract and conceal each subject.

Image Cities: Urban Connection

Anastasia Samoylova considers 17 cities from a critical and aesthetic perspective, focusing on the proliferation of images in urban areas.