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Zanele Muholi: Visual Activism 

Zanele Muholi’s iconic series brings together Black, queer people in a celebration of love and joy, whilst recognising the barriers the community still faces.

Saïdou Dicko:
Tracing Shadows

Saïdou Dicko bridges collage, painting and lens-based media at The Photographers’ Gallery. His work features silhouettes set against vivid backdrops.

Five Exhibitions for August

Our top picks for August are a vital reminder that art is a tool for advocacy and activism, featuring artists who say something urgent about our current world.

Photographic Tradition

The Royal Photographic Society’s annual exhibition returns for its 166th edition, spotlighting works that are both visually stunning and culturally important.

Forests Illuminate

Glowing firefiles illuminate Japan’s woodlands after dark in Kazuaki Koseki’s dazzling body of work, skillfully weaving together ecology and folklore.

Painterly Depictions

Light, line, texture and form are key elements of Ashley Chappell’s portraiture, which occupies a space somewhere between fine art and fashion.

Climatic Responses

A new publication looks back on over fifty years of environmentally attuned buildings that blend inside and outside, responding to natural landscapes.

Layered Perspective

American landscape traditions are reframed by Terri Loewenthal’s vibrant multi-layered compositions, which are psychedelic and flooded with colour.

Stories in Colour

Sanja Marušić combines collage, costume, painting and the camera to craft otherworldly settings where playful, surreal narratives unfold in unexpected ways.

Radiant Botanicals

Debora Lombardi employs ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence to reveal pigments hidden within flowers, which emit a mesmerising glow.

Creative Vanguard

The latest Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition opens as a call to action, celebrating those who are at the vanguard of contemporary practice today

Building Atmosphere

Neil Kryszak captures dreamlike moments, which embrace a feeling of darkness and uncertainty, rendered in a cinematic, neon-noir visual style.

Into the Landscape

Rock formations, sand and water are constant sources of inspiration for Agnieszka Ostrowska, whose images are shaped by travel and place.

Deep Looking:
The August / September Issue

This issue explores the power of stillness and reflection, spotlighting artists whose work creates space for nuance, complexity and bold new ideas.

Reframing the Future:
The Power of the Image

The Wellcome Photography Prize Exhibition, now in its 28th year, brings together thought-provoking stories of health, science and human experience.

From Memory to Possibility:
The Aesthetica Art Prize 2025

The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist comprises 25 international artists who propose creative responses to the most pressing issues facing humanity today.

Impactful Portraiture 

Photographer Sujata Setia’s powerful portraits are made in collaboration with South Asian women who have personal experience of domestic violence.

5 Images from PHotoEspaña

Discover standout photographs – portraiture, architecture and more – from the current edition of PHotoEspaña. This year’s festival theme is After All.

Cityscapes Transformed

M+ Gallery’s façade is one of the largest media screens in the world. This summer, it plays host to the work of renowned photographer Greg Girard.

Paz Errázuriz:
Revealing Hidden Realities

Paz Errázuriz documented what life was like for marginalised people under the Chilean dictatorship. Now, MK Gallery showcases her powerful work.

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