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London Sculpture Week 2025: The Capital Becomes an Open-Air Gallery

London Sculpture Week unites five major public art initiatives: Frieze Sculpture, Sculpture in the City, The Line, the Fourth Plinth, and East Bank.

Flash of the Past

A new publication from Penguin looks back at the career of Martin Parr, who has photographed the humour and absurdity in daily life for decades.

Fostering Connection

A new cultural and civic event spotlights nine photographers and visual artists, who reckon with how cultural memory can shape creative practice.

Bradford 2025:
A Legacy Beyond Measure

Bradford City of Culture 2025 announces its closing programme, bringing a landmark year of art and community engagement to a fittingly bold end.

Unlocking London:
Open House Festival 2025

London Open House Festival invites both visitors and residents to step into some of the city’s most iconic buildings that are often closed to the general public.

Five New Photobooks to Read

We bring you five new photobooks to enjoy this autumn. Their topics range from iconic figures in architecture, to the reality of present-day dating.

Encountering New Perspectives

Barbican Centre places contemporary artist Mona Hatoum in dialogue with iconic creative Alberto Giacometti in a groundbreaking new exhibition.

Looking Towards the Sky

Artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul brings together moving image and theatre to create an immersive exploration of time, memory and place.

Framing the Horizon

Helsinki Biennial 2025 invites visitors to immerse themselves in nature, transforming the city’s iconic landscape into a vibrant artwork in its own right.

Reframed Narratives

Ajamu X’s latest exhibition at Foam Amsterdam questions: How can stories of queer communities be preserved when they are deliberately excluded?

Ann Hamilton:
Responding to Space

We speak to the renowned American visual artist, who transforms the immense top floor at Salts Mill in Bradford for her largest solo UK installation to date.

Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures

A major retrospective at The Hepworth Wakefield celebrates a taboo-breaker and trailblazer: an artist unafraid to confront beauty, decay and mortality.

Nadav Kander: After Dark

The acclaimed photographer’s upcoming exhibition in London encourages pause and contemplation via three compelling, otherworldly bodies of work.

MPB: The Next Shot –
the Story Behind the Lens

MPB: The Next Shot invites filmmakers to explore the intersection of memory, technology and artistic growth by sharing stories of their old camera kit.

Cultural Reckoning

A new exhibition from artist Eva-Maria Lopez reveals the hidden histories of colonialism, profit and power that lie behind the plants we take for granted.

Between Fine Art and Documentary

Karlheinz Wachsenegger’s projects span portraiture through to architecture – communicating emotion through camera angle, composition, light and tone.

Visionary Architecture

In 1972, a groundbreaking building opened in Tokyo’s Ginza District: The Nakagin Capsule Tower. Now, MoMA in New York surveys its story and influence.

Beyond the Fairytale

Tai Shani’s monumental sleeping sculpture fills the courtyard of Somerset House, inviting viewers to take a moment to dream of alternative futures.

Ragusa Foto Festival:
Beneath the Surface

Ragusa Foto Festival invites audiences to look more closely at the world around us, asking: what becomes possible when we move past the superficial?

Reframing the Archive

Rijksmuseum recontextualises its impressive collection of photography from 19th century India, placing it in dialogue with contemporary artists.

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