Space to Create

Rasheed Araeen’s latest installations build a sense of togetherness by engaging people in collective creative acts at the Tate Modern.

The Meaning of Home

A collaboration between Johny Pitts and T. S. Eliot Prize winning poet Roger Robinson is an attempt to answer the question: “What is Black Britain?”

Challenging Misrepresentation

In BLACK VENUS, artists offer a riotous affront to centuries-long objectification, showcasing all that Black womanhood can be, and has always been.

Korean Art London:
A Major New Fair

Korean Art London is the UK’s first fair dedicated to the country’s contemporary art scene, opening at a significant moment in time for K-culture worldwide.

Nature’s Silhouettes:
Ana Mendieta

MO.CO. Panacee brings together over 100 works from one of the most influential Cuban-American performance and sculpture artists: Ana Mendieta.

Colourful Architecture:
5 Buildings to Know

Brightly tinted objects, surfaces and buildings can make a powerful statement. Here, we compile a list of vibrant architectural structures that stand out.

Catching the Light:
In Conversation with Rana Begum

Rana Begum RA talks about her show at The Box, Plymouth, touching on collaboration, creative evolution and how to make a site-specific sculpture.

Narratives of Belonging

Award-winning artist and Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Larry Achiampong pushes the boundaries to examine class, gender and identity.

Humanising Designs

Acclaimed architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron comes to the UK, showing their design process through models, photographs and films.

New York Exhibitions for Summer:
5 to See

There are over 1,500 galleries in New York. Here, we recommend five shows to see this summer, selected from the vast cultural map of the five boroughs.

The World’s Best Architecture 2023

What makes a “good” building? The answer to this question is changing all the time. Architizer shines a light on contemporary buildings making waves.

Shared Humanity

The Prix Pictet 2023 announces a shortlist of 12 photographers, delving into the vast spectrum of experiences that define our collective existence.

Gina Osterloh:
Zones of Resistance

The Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) presents the work of interdisciplinary artist Gina Osterloh in her first major museum survey, ‘Mirror Shadow Shape.’

Sense of Self

Alias Trate’s portrait paintings each signify a different emotion, from anger to compassion, prudence to angst, fortitude to patience.

Resistance through Photography

A new book from Thames and Hudson traces the fight for social, political and creative freedom through the eyes of 23 Iranian photographers.

An Interconnected Cosmos

Yayoi Kusama’s boundless, thought-provoking and vibrant work is on display in a major retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao this summer.

AI and Datasets:
Feeding Consciousness

Halcyon Gallery moves into its new flagship site at 148 New Bond Street, Mayfair. They open with Dominic Harris’ exhibition ‘Digital Consciousness’.

Landscape Trauma

The art world has seen an increased curatorial focus on those engaging with the climate emergency. Centre for British Photography opens one such show.

Natural Possibilities

Ilina Mustafina is a multidisciplinary artist, designer and photographer based in New York. Her work has an organic and spontaneous focus. Each piece is softly compelling – offering an innate understanding of light, colour, shadow and structure, as well as composition of the human form.

Strength in Care:
Black Masculinities

Hatje Cantz publish an essential compendium of 220 photographs from 22 artists that reframe gender, manhood and what it means to be tender.

Views from Africa

Through the work of 36 photographers, this exhibition explores the landscape of contemporary lens-based media across Africa.

Collaboration in Storytelling

Sunday School marks its sixth anniversary, bringing together photographers from across Africa and the wider diaspora for this exhibition.

Venice Architecture Biennale: 5 Innovative Pavilions

Sixty four national pavilions consider the future of residential buildings and city planning amidst growing populations and the climate emergency.

Playing with Objects

Paul Sawyers is a contemporary artist and photographer interested in “the potential of found objects to create improvised moments.”

Manchester International Festival 2023

This year’s edition of the event returns from 29 June-16 July in a wide-ranging programme that spans art, choreography, installation and performance.

Sustainable
Architecture: 5 To Know

In the last few decades, sustainability has become one of the key driving forces in architecture and design. Here are five examples to know.

Arles 2023: Home Reconsidered

At Arles 2023, image-makers reflect on their relationships with places and popular music, as well as government policy and patriarchy.

Seminal Narratives

Isaac Julien is one of the most celebrated British filmmakers and artists of all time. He is the subject of a major retrospective this summer.

Layered Portrayals

In this group show, six artists reimagine the boundaries of visual representation by investigating the connections between history and identity.

Changing the Narrative

Influential artist Carrie Mae Weems makes her UK gallery debut with this solo exhibition, bringing together photos, films and installations.

Love Songs:
Photography and Intimacy

International Centre for Photography presents a group show, conceived as a mixtape about love, desire, memory and relationships.

Windrush 75:
Exhibitions & Events

This year marks seventy-five years since the original Windrush arrival. Here, we look at UK installations, talks and workshops that honour the anniversary.

Must-See in London:
This Season

From photography to installation and immersive art, our selection of exhibitions for this summer showcases the most striking artworks of the season.   

Digital Encounters

At a time when AI and generative art are in the spotlight, Plásmata ΙΙ shows how these tools, whilst controversial, can be harnessed as agents of change.

The Self Reimagined

Haitian-born artist Widline Cadet reflects on her heritage, charting ancestral feelings to forge a link between the body, history and space.

An Exacting Eye

Forks balance against gingham fabric. Balloons are frozen mid-flight. Eyes peek through ripped paper. Burak Boylu captures chance everyday moments.

2023 Serpentine Pavilion:
A Site for Gathering

Lebanese-born, Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh is the designer of the 22nd Serpentine Pavilion. It’s a place for sharing ideas, concerns and joys.

Fotofestiwal Łodź: Images of Hope

The theme this year is Hope. It marks Łodź as a place of courage, willpower and regeneration – with a complex history and bright artistic future.

5 to See:
Art Basel

The international art fair brings together 284 leading galleries from the 15-18 June, exhibiting artists such as Barbara Kruger, Cornelia Parker and Nancy Holt.

Creatives to Know: Design Shanghai

June marks the 10th anniversary of Design Shanghai, Asia’s largest series of design events. Discover five innovative and playful objects from the show.

The Essence of Community

Owen Harvey’s Last Days Of Summer is a collection of photographs documenting Southend, its visitors and the people who call the city home.

Abstract Revival

A group show – and growing movement – brings together artists working with colour, space and light, bridging borders between photography and painting.

Resisting Stereotypes

Twenty six artists dig into what it means to be a woman in present-day China, shining a light on the joys, challenges and contradictions of daily life.

Interconnected Environments

Tomás Saraceno’s first major UK exhibition illuminates the connections between everyday actions and the global climate emergency.

Liverpool Biennial: 5 Artists to Know

The 2023 Liverpool Biennial considers the past, present and future of society, marking the event’s 25 year anniversary with an atmosphere of reflection.

Coming of Age

Eric Asamoah’s analogue pictures are about growing up. They tell of journeys into adulthood, depicting raw and delicate experiences of youth in Ghana.

5 to Know:
Helsinki Biennial

Helsinki Biennial returns this year with 30 artists and collectives from Finland and around the world, exploring the title ‘New Directions May Emerge’.

2023 Listening Pitch:
Winners Announced

Aesthetica Film Festival and Audible have teamed up for The Listening Pitch 2023. We announce the two winning projects, ‘Banana’ and ‘Old Lesbians.’

Pictures from Porto’s Biennial

Acts of Empathy is the theme of the third edition of the Bienal Fotografia do Porto, a photo festival putting sustainability and connectivity centre stage.

Architecture with Purpose

Paris’ Centre Pompidou is hosting the biggest retrospective  of Norman Foster’s work to date, introducing 130 high tech and sustainable designs.