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.