The Royal College of Art:
A Summer of New Talent
The world’s top university for art and design presents a packed season of insightful exhibitions and events, foregrounding projects from over 1,600 students.
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The world’s top university for art and design presents a packed season of insightful exhibitions and events, foregrounding projects from over 1,600 students.
The Box, Plymouth is the winner of this year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year, selected by the judges for its for its both ambitious and welcoming approach.
We spoke to Ella Murtha, daughter of renowned photographer Tish Murtha and curator of the latest show at Baltic, which celebrates the iconic artist.
Sunil Gupta’s photography has been instrumental in raising awareness around the fight for queer rights. Kettle’s Yard’s latest show celebrates his activism.
Another Japan captures the cultural diversity and authentic spirit found in Japan’s rural and regional communities, and the artwork created within them.
Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC unveil the start of Olympia’s transformation from one of London’s Victorian public buildings into a new neighbourhood.
We spotlight five longlisted artists who turn still life photography on its head, creating playful scenes that highlight the absurdity of modern life and society.
Artist Maxim Zhestkov’s latest work is a generative, interactive installation across four environments navigated by the viewer through using a joystick.
This summer, Fondation Beyeler brings together new works, recent films, and selected earlier pieces by one of the most innovative artists of his generation.
Haunting images. Dark spaces. Hypnotic sounds. Tong Niu is a London-based multidisciplinary artist creating ethereal moving-images and installations.
Clare Hewitt documents a circle of 12 oak trees, reflecting on what humanity can learn from nature’s ability to communicate and build solid communities.
Stedelijk Museum is set to host the definitive retrospective of one of the most influential and pioneering artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
The artist collides the endless scroll of internet-era saturation with ideas of mindfulness, and the contrast is sharp enough to prompt a double take.
The Royal Photographic Society’s annual exhibition is is the world’s longest running photography show. This year, it presents the work of 48 talented artists.
“I can change the sky to any colour you want.” The iconic American artist launches his 100th skyspace, opening at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark.
Artist Liz West has unveiled a trio of new works in Toronto, responding to her love of 1990s music and the rhythmic, shared experience of colour and light.
The Jarman Award shortlist has been announced for 2026. The prestigious annual prize recognises the innovative emerging artists working in moving image.
19 June marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom. We round up this year’s celebrations.
Miao Tan takes the ancient practice of natural lacquer in a new direction, challenging the perceptions of it as a smooth, finished product.