Investigating Selfhood

A new exhibition at ICP explores representations of identity through work by female artists engaging with notions of the self.

Contemplative Portraits

At Photo London 2018, Martin Asbaek Gallery, celebrates the work of four female practitioners, including Trine Søndergaard.

Investigating Architecture

An exhibition of Elina Brotherus’ series, Les Femmes de la Maison Carré, opens as part of Lumières nordiques,

Visual Stimulation

Exploring the relationship between light, colour and the human condition, Liz West produces installations which illuminate spaces with multi-coloured hues.

Facilitating Development

Acclaimed practitioners come together to create a new major fund, Artists for Artangel, in support of the arts commissioning agency.

Aesthetic Languages

BALTIC Curator of Exhibitions and Research, Alessandro Vincentelli, speaks about Jasmina Cibic’s latest exhibition, This Machine Builds Nations.

Practical Forms

Louis Poulsen Lighting’s iconic PH 5 lamp is reflects Danish designer Poul Henningsen’s dedication to form and function.

Balancing Representation

As part of Photo London 2018 at Somerset House, Huxley-Parlour, London, celebrates the work of females behind the lens.

Filmic Composition

Alex Prager’s cinematic photographs touch upon themes of voyeurism and alienation, examining life in a media-saturated society.

Inventive Movements

A new show opening this week investigates Postmodernism through British buildings, unearthing how designers make use of the past.

Structural Hybridity

Taking place at MoMA, Toward a Concrete Utopia explores the building design that was produced during the 45 years of former Yugoslavia’s existence.

A Bold Approach

Ethereal and dreamlike meets surreal and striking in the new Erik Madigan Heck exhibition at the Christopher Guye Galerie, Zurich.

Uncanny Locales

A new exhibition of work by Juno Calypso takes a surreal and unique location in Nevada, US, as its starting point.

Capturing Urbanity

Detailed images of the city by Guardian photographer David Levene are the focus of a show at Walthamstow Village Window Gallery.

5 to See: This Weekend

Shows running 12-13 May celebrate pioneering practitioners from the early 20th century up to the present day, offering responsive approaches.

Historical Connections

Marking the centenary of Polish independence, Calvert 22 Foundation provides an exploration of domesticity since the end of the Communist period.

Future Greats

12 shortlisted artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize push the boundaries of innovation, calling upon the value that we place on the world around us.

Imaginative Structures

“Creating architecture is like planting seeds of the future.” Innovative architect Sou Fujimoto is celebrated in Japan House London’s new show.

Quotidian Observations

American Voyage draws a portrait of life in the 1960s, exploring the juxtaposition between notions of freedom and disconnection.

Redefining Space

Nathan Coley’s interventions explore belief systems in contemporary society, redefining sacred and secular architecture.

Cinematic Portraits

Italian fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri is inspired by cinematography, and uses light in striking ways.

Refreshed Perspectives

Schauwerk Sindelfingen presents Light Sensitive Two, a showcase of 150 photographic works from the Schaufler Collection.

Urban Introspection

Herrick Gallery’s Londoners and their Environments, comprises a series of photographs by Alexandro Pelaez, documenting professionals based in London.

Reflective Practices

Tania Franco-Klein, a photographer shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2017, is interested in documenting social behaviour.

Visionary Approaches

A collaboration for London Craft Week celebrates the classic designs of Kaare Klint, emboding a rich history of craftsmanship.

The Experimental Lens

Coinciding with Photo London, three-day photography festival Peckham 24 offers new visual languages.

Social Disconnection

As part of Photo London, Almanaque Gallery foregrounds work by Aesthetica Art Prize artist Tania Franco-Klein.

Purposeful Design

London Design Biennale, hosted by Somerset House, invites an array of global practitioners to explore the importance of a collective consciousness.

Stylistic Evolution

A new show at Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, offers a new perspective on photographer Martin Parr’s socially receptive work.

Ecological Responses

A new publication by Hatje Cantz, entitled Eco-Visionaries, reflects on the relationship between art, architecture and the environment.

Experimenting with Form

Work in Progress unites five female practitioners who explore how photographic surfaces can be transformed into intriguing art objects

Aesthetic Contemplation

The first exhibition by the artist duo Tania Brassesco and Lazlo Passi Norberto is a heartfelt homage to the style of 19th century painting.

London Open: An Urban Showcase

The London Open 2018 selects 22 global artists who live across the 32 London boroughs, showing how, within a hyperactive setting, creativity is thriving.

Perpetual Chronologies

The Broad presents A Journey That Wasn’t, a show which asks how the intangibility of time manifests within personal memories, informing creativity.

Rural Reinterpretations

We speak with the UK-based multidisciplinary artist Harry Bunce about the British countryside, his latest work and looking forward to the rest of 2018.

Contemporary Approaches

As part of London Craft Week, Purity and Decadence at Czech Centre foregrounds the work of contemporary designers from the region.

Metaphoric Beachscapes

Valentina Loffredo’s images draw a parallel between our life and a seascape and observes what happens after a sudden and unexpected storm.

5 to See: This Weekend

Moving into May, major art fairs, group shows and solo exhibitions offer deeply conceptual approaches to photography and installation.  

Contemporary Realism

Documentary photographer Martin Parr captures heavily saturated images that observe the idiosyncrasies of the everyday.

5 to Read: This Month

This month’s new releases look at the importance of architectural and photographic forms for the continuation of social innovation and progression. 

Geometric Landscapes

Noémie Goudal’s Telluris, a series of images shot in the Californian Desert, investigates ideas about the formation of the Earth’s landscape.

Constructing Memory

Interested in notions of memory and personal history, Do Ho Suh creates artworks which memorialise details of his everyday surroundings.

Exploring Suburbia

Thomas Jordan is an American photographer, living and working in Illinois. He finds inspiration in Chicago Suburbs, looking for moments of clarity.

Redefining Boundaries

The Sea is the Limit at York Art Gallery brings together 11 artists exploring timely notions of migration, dispossession and national borders.

Significant Contributions

National Museum Cardiff’s Women in Focus explores the vital contribution of female practitioners to photography,

TOAF: Stylistic Developments

This year’s edition of The Other Art Fair, New York, brings together image-makers interested in the intricacies of the contemporary experience.

Distinctive Expression

Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/Francesca Woodman, opens at Tate Liverpool, exploring the expressive nature of the human body.

Documenting Architecture

As part of La Triennale di Milano, an exhibition tracks Italian artist and photographer Luigi Ghirri’s engagement with architecture.

Software as Language

VR and Data-Influenced Artworks: The New Language of Software, a panel discussion at the Future Now Symposium, looks at new languages.

Capturing Reconstruction

“I came to see the buildings as fossils of a time past.” Danny Lyon’s The Destruction of Lower Manhattan documents a period of transition.