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.

Reassessing Value

Fabio Lattanzi Antinori’s Fortune Tellers investigates negotiation with information systems. The piece is shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2018.

New Possibilities

Art Beijing returns, celebrating China’s rich artistic landscape and engaging with themes such as digitalisation, sustainability and community.

Evolving Platforms

Beirut Design Week 2018 responds to the theme of Design and the City, reflecting the city’s ever-changing urban landscape.

Bauhaus: An Influential History

Thames and Hudson’s The Spirit of Bauhaus historicises the movement’s origins, reminding readers of the roots which led to an ongoing legacy.

Capturing Humanity

Shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2018, Shauna Frischkorn contemplates how photography acts as a tool to evaluate the world around us.

Moments of Transition

What does it mean to be in suspense? A collective show from Le Bal, Paris, offers a thoughtful and provoking take on the matter.

Global Signifiers

Sam Johnson finds satisfaction in creating beauty through perceivable mundanity. The images introduce viewers into Jungian landscapes.

5 to See: This Weekend

Exhibitions opening towards the end of April encompass the breadth of contemporary photographic practice.

Developing Methodologies

German photographer Michael Wolf’s first complete photographic series goes on display at Flowers Gallery, London.

Redressing the Balance

The arts industry, like any other, still carries a certain amount of imbalance. Ahead of Future Now, Amira Gad, Serpentine Gallery, looks directly at the issue.

Architectural Innovation

The design for the new National Museum of Qatar by Jean Nouvel is inspired by the desert rose, featuring a series of interlocking discs.

Evolving Art Forms

The digital age has changed our perceptions of physical space. Leading practitioners swap traditional media for the language of technology .

An Investigative Process

Trevor Paglen’s practice reflects on surveillance, shedding light on state operations whilst engaging with its impact on everyday life.

Ask The Artist

Ben Dobson (his work appeared in the June / July issue) co-organised the SciArt Exhibition in Cambridge. We ask him about his work, prepared with skill for the microscope and camera.

Inner Dialogues

A solo show of works by Trine Søndergaard at Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, offers dialogues between past and present.

Poignant Histories

Daniel Alexander’s series, examines the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, considering its enduring legacy.

Material Inspiration

Hand-cut line by line, Jukhee Kwon’s Babel Library is created from disposed editions of Encyclopedia Britannica. Transforming whole objects into another through deconstruction, brings them back to life…

Exploring Solitude

The vastness of the Scandinavian landscape is highlighted in Norway Contemporary! currently on show at Museum Kunst der Westküste.

Structural Dialogues

Work by Guido Guidi examines the geometric structure of the built environment through an abstracted visions of colour and form.