A Rallying Cry

Hammer Museum contributes to the cultural conversation on the climate emergency with the show: ‘Breath(e): Toward Climate Social Justice. ‘

A Living River

The Birrarung river is recognised by Australian law as a living entity in need of protection. NGV’s show spotlights how eight designers imagine its future.

Immersive Experiences

Viewers are invited to step inside these immersive installations by pioneering artists like Anish Kapoor, Anthony McCall and Yayoi Kusama.

In Conversation with Gareth Phillips

Gareth Phillips pushes the boundaries of the traditional photobook, creating sprawling works that offer a new perspective on the form.

What if Women
Ruled the World?

Meet the curator of the ground-breaking exhibition cycle spotlighting women artists at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMΣT).

Fragility and Resistance

Mitch Epstein captures the majesty of ancient old-growth forests across the US, reminding us of the importance of preserving our natural landscapes.

Truths Unearthed

British artist and researcher Lisa Barnard explores the troubled history of gold and the complex ways in which it intersects with the global economy today.

Endless Possibility

Here are highlights from Images Vevey’s 2024 lineup, including ground-breaking photographers Kaya & Blank, Lisa Barnard and Paul Graham.

Archiving Dissent

A new exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery explores Peter Kennard’s remarkable career, in which he sought challenge and protest the status quo.

A Curious Gaze

Italian American photographer Regina DeLuise presents four decades of lens-based work in her first ever monograph, titled ‘The Hands of My Friends.’

The Art of Film

We bring you five exhibitions in which contemporary artists use the moving image to explore lived experiences and the realities of the modern world.

Personal Narratives 

Ian Macdonald captured the closure of Northeast heavy industry throughout the 20th century. His work focuses on the communities hardest hit by the upheaval.

Continuous Innovation

South California’s landmark arts event, PST Art, returns with 70 ground-breaking public exhibitions that explore the theme, Art & Science Collide.

Inspiring Artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize

Discover more about just some of the fantastic nominees whose innovative works have been shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize in recent years. 

Come Closer

Antwerp’s Middelheim Museum invites visitors to become involved in the creation of art installations in their summer exhibition ‘Come Closer.’

Urban Evolution

Peter Mitchell documents the ever-changing face of the city of Leeds, placing its people, history and industries at the heart of of his photography.

Luminous Geometry

Phoenix Art Museum dedicates a retrospective to the illustrious career of Larry Bell, a leading figure in the 1960s and 1970s Light and Space movement.

Reviving the Archive

We bring you five exhibitions in which contemporary artists have scoured various archives to amplify unheard voices and illuminate unseen perspectives.

Must-Read New Photobooks

These five must-read new photobooks paint intimate portraits of tight-knit communities and the strong bonds between the people who inhabit them.

Visual Journeys

How does someone find a sense of belonging whilst surrounded by new cultures, languages and people? Artists in Kiasma’s new show explore this question.

Life on the Borders

Latinx, Chicano/a and Mexican artists throughout the 20th century have challenges what defines citizenship, nationality, migration and the border. 

Icons of Photography

20th century photographers were at the heart of some of the world’s most historic moments. This summer, their iconic work is on view internationally.

A Fuller Picture

Muzeum Susch unveils a research program exploring 20th-century women’s photography, beginning with an exhibition about two pioneering Czech artists.

Beyond Sight

LOOK Photo Biennial 2024 reveals how visual art can communicate the climate emergency in accessible ways, transcending language and borders.

In Conversation with Mónica de Miranda 

The artist speaks about her work at Venice Biennale, which is rooted in archival research and seeks to bring forgotten histories into the foreground.

Aesthetica Art Prize: Pushing Photography’s Boundaries

Explore the works of five innovative photographers from the Aesthetica Art Prize who are experimenting with and pushing the boundaries of the medium.

An Ever-Changing Medium

Explore the intersections of art and technology in this selection of shows displaying work from Jenny Holzer, Random International and Sougwen Chung.

Dynamic Photography

PHotoESPAÑA 2024’s theme is ‘The Perpetual Movement,’ a topic artists have used to explore everything from the body to moments in history.

Transformative Connections

The work of Avidyā is rooted in the exploration of darkness and suffering, and how the transformative power of art can help with the joy, connection and hope that potentially lies beyond pain.

Thought-Provoking Paintings from the Art Prize

Meet five painters who convey more than meets the eye. Discover painstakingly hand-crafted scenes that speak to a wide range of contemporary issues.

A Common Thread

The eighth edition of Beaufort Triennial transforms the Belgian coast with an array of art installations that poses provocative, often surprising, questions.

Wadi AlFann Presents Ahmed Mater

The renowned physician-turned-artist previews a major new Land Art commission as part of a mid-career retrospective opening Christie’s in London.

Narratives of Optimism

The ‘Idyllic Space’ exhibition marks Tyler Mitchell’s homecoming to Atlanta, showcasing 30 photographs, a video installation and a new photo-sculptural piece.

A Defiant Gaze

Sunil Gupta makes his Yorkshire debut at The Art House, Wakefield, revisiting his ‘Lovers’ series from the 1980s with a set of bold new colour portraits.

Portraiture in Focus

Here is a selection of international exhibitions from contemporary photographers who use portraiture to explore ideas of representation and visibility.

Form and Function

Australian designer Noa Levy holds a bachelor’s degree in interior design and focuses on creating renders of spaces that resonate with fellow practitioners, clients and those with an interest in design as an art form.

Against the Grain

In a surreal series of photo collages, Fion Hung Ching-Yan crafts a world for herself which is visually pleasing, surprising, humorous and deeply critical.

Modern Perspective

‘Changing States’ is the first major group exhibition to use photography to tackle the transformation of Ireland in the first decades of the 21st century.

Seen Anew

Artists from La Gacilly-Baden Photo Festival show us the world through a new lens – from the Russian Arctic to fire-ravaged Butte County, California.

Analogue Experiment

How do natural and artificial lights manipulate photo-sensitive media? Marta Djourina traces movements, gestures and objects onto paper.

Genres Intertwine

A major exhibition at Tate Modern recounts how – in 1973 – Anthony McCall shook up the art world by stripping cinema back to its fundamentals.

Portraits Interrupted

Faces are obstructed and obscured by three dimensional shapes in Natalia Klimza’s body
of work, which plays with colours and forms.

Into the Sunlight

French visual artist Maia Flore has cultivated a reputation from constructing dreamworlds where figures fly, balance and bend – bringing magic to life.

Path to Knowledge

Laure Winants, an interdisciplinary artist and researcher, studies Arctic sea ice – presenting thousands of years’ history in a single frame.

Undefined:
August / September Issue

This issue celebrates humanity’s creative impulse, exploring the power of interdisciplinary making with Shigeru Ban, Anthony McCall, Maia Flore and more.

Questions of Reality

Giuseppe Lo Schiavo makes simulated views driven by the psychology that’s behind how
we interpret what is, or isn’t, a real landscape.

Calling for Action

Artists, scientists and activists champion the iconic Joshua tree in a rallying cry for much wider environmental and cultural awareness.

Nature Distorted

French-American photographer Karine Laval visits gardens across Europe and the USA to produce hallucinatory views of their green plants and trees.

Building Responsibly

Shigeru Ban, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect, speaks about his new book, charting a notable career marked by innovation and compassion.

Emotive Landscapes

Svante Gullichsen positions himself amidst the vast forces of nature, reflecting on selfcare and acceptance through his portraits.