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Nature Reframed

Lee Myoung Ho’s most celebrated series focuses on “portraits” of trees. The twist? These impressive plants are photographed in front of huge canvases.

Steve McQueen:
Beauty, History and Resilience

Steve McQueen’s photography of flowers native to the Caribbean Island of Grenada are a mediation on national history, West Indian heritage and resilience.

Translating Time, Memory & Ritual

Renowned artistic duo Jane and Louise Wilson’s new immersive installation at Bloomberg SPACE examines the nature of power, secrecy and ritual.

Reframing Technology

A new exhibition at Jeu de Paume brings together 30 artists to examine how we view the world through the lens of AI, and what this means for art.

An Unflinching Gaze

Artist Michelle Williams Gamaker’s new film and installation focuses on the iconic 1930s screen star and Academy Award nominee Merle Oberon.

Emmanuelle Moureaux:
Sculpting Time and Space

Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Emmanuelle Moureaux continues her “100 colors” series with a new Tokyo installation that examines the concept of time.

Pride Month 2025: Art to Know

June is Pride Month, and we’re spotlighting the top art exhibitions and events that recognise LGBTQIA+ history, call for equality and celebrate queer love.

Into the Depths

Julian Charrière’s show charts a course from seas and lakes to melting ice sheets, taking stock of the ecological and political issues wrapped up in water.

Metamorph

A recent exhibition from ArtFlow featured 20 artists who explored how personal identity is shaped by modern social norms and cultural expectations.

The Self Obscured

Gerwyn Davies’ playful photography explores ideas of self-expression and societal perception, obscuring his subjects in abstract, geometric costumes.

Documenting History

Foam Amsterdam’s latest exhibition spotlights the resistance photographers who documented the last days of WWII, ensuring history is not forgotten.

Design and Disability:
A Trailblazing Show

V&A showcases the radical contributions of Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people to contemporary design and culture, from the 1940s to now.

Serpentine Pavilion 2025:
A Capsule in Time

For the 25th edition, Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum presents a contemplative, luminous structure that engages with light, air and time.

Deconstructing Tradition

Artist Xinyue Liang deconstructs the use of tradition in art, asking questions of how it can be used to drive innovation and creativity as well as honour the past.

Constructing the Image

Felicity Hammond tours the UK with an evolving installation that “unveils the machine” – revealing the aggressive processes that enable AI tools to operate.

Material Futures:
The June / July Issue

This issue showcases artists who cut through the noise, using creativity as resistance and reflection, sparking empathy and imagining new possibilities.

Ethereal Landscapes

Shimmering white veils drop down from the sky in Reuben Wu’s latest body of work, creating the illusion of barriers, or curtains, between worlds.

Shared Optimism

Balloons, origami butterflies, paper cranes and blooming flowers appear in Fares Micue’s self portraits, which are full of hopeful symbolism.

Sensory Experiment

Amsterdam’s Nxt Museum is a space dedicated to groundbreaking new media art. Its current show is full of large-scale and multi-sensory experiences.

Staged Realities

Chou Ching-Hui’s intricate Animal Farm series comprises large-scale, diorama-like scenarios, holding up a mirror to contemporary society.