Inside the Thought-Provoking Curation of Ziyan Xu
“Art can’t just be a formal exercise; it has to come from lived experience. Creation has to be grounded in something real.” A profile of curator Ziyan Xu.
“Art can’t just be a formal exercise; it has to come from lived experience. Creation has to be grounded in something real.” A profile of curator Ziyan Xu.
From Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, to dispatches from Vietnam and Cuba, Thomas Billhardt’s images capture a 20th century world in perpetual motion.
Yannis Davy Guibinga is passionate about telling stories rooted in Africa and its diaspora. He uses bright hues and striking imagery to do just that.
Bobby Beasley is a self-taught photographer shaking up documentary style through the use of unexpected camera angles, intense saturation and bright lighting.
Across coasts and forests, architects redefine the myth of the Canadian cabin through site-specific blueprints and more sustainable material choices.
The Aesthetica Art Prize celebrates 20 years with a bold show of visionary practitioners working in film, photography, painting, sculpture and much more.
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Laurence Philomène speaks about their approach to self-portraiture as part of Gen Z, a presentation supporting the next generation of lens-based art.
The Baltic Sea is suffering from unprecedented oxygen loss. Małgorzata Stankiewicz visualises this phenomenon through striking cyanotypes.
Goodwood Art Foundation has unveiled the first outdoor installation to be shown in Europe by the renowned Brazilian practitioner Hélio Oiticica.
The opening exhibition at BRUSK, Refik Anadol’s Latent City transforms data into an immersive experience, exploring memory, data and AI.
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Edinburgh Art Festival 2026 presents a city-wide programme exploring photographic archives as living spaces of memory, identity and endless possibility.
A three-day event marks Somerset House Studios’ tenth anniversary, with a programme exploring the intersection of performance, AI and digital culture.
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