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Liz West: Anthems to Colour

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.

2026 Jarman Award
Shortlist Announced

The Jarman Award shortlist has been announced for 2026. The prestigious annual prize recognises the innovative emerging artists working in moving image.

Juneteenth 2026:
Art Events to Know

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.

Material Encounters:
The Sculpture of Miao Tan

Miao Tan takes the ancient practice of natural lacquer in a new direction, challenging the perceptions of it as a smooth, finished product.

Xinyue Tao: Creative Enquiry

Xinyue Tao’s practice is shaped by intuition, rooted in photography whilst extending effortlessly into performance, installation and experimental forms.

Derrick Adams: View Master

The ICA reimagines Boston’s Seaport skyline with a new, landmark facade commission by artist Derrick Adams, as well as outdoor, interactive sculptures.

Photography, Memory &
the Politics of the Archive

Hidden Narratives Residency embeds contemporary artistic practice within one of the most significant geographical image collections in the entire world.

Anish Kapoor: Art as Provocation

From black holes to boundless mirrors, the Turner Prize-winning artist returns to London with works that inspire a sense of awe, fear and wonder.

Redressing the Balance:
Japanese Women Photographers

This summer, The Photographers’ Gallery in London celebrates the wide-reaching approaches of 27 female artists, active from the 1950s to today.

Yves Saint Laurent:
Fashion and Photography Collide

The International Center of Photography, New York, explores how photography became central to the making of the fashion house of Yves Saint Laurent.

David Ụzọchukwu:
Worlds Beneath the Waves

The artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the USA is a meditation on identity, migration and belonging – a place where mythology and fantasy converge.

Infinite Continuity: teamLab
at the Smart Museum of Art

In a new show at Smart Museum of Art, teamLab builds upon this longstanding practice to expand what is possible with 21st century technology.

Announcing the 2026
Aesthetica Art Prize Shortlist

The 2025 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist comprises 20 international artists who propose creative responses to the most pressing issues facing humanity today.

Rania Matar:
Powerful Portraiture

Rania Matar presents a love letter to the women of Lebanon, through a collection of portraits made in collaboration with individuals from the region.

Laure Prouvost:
Feeling the Universe Differently

We Felt A Star Dying, opening at the Grand Palais, is a monumental, mixed-media work that comes from two years of research into quantum physics.

Celebrating 25 Years
of the Serpentine Pavilion

Mexican architecture studio LANZA atelier employ 30,000 bricks in their undulating design, as the annual commission marks a quarter of a century.

Top Shows for
Pride Month 2026

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.

Future Now Symposium:
2026 Programme Announced

The 12th edition of Future Now returns, bringing together award-winning artists for talks that engage with many themes from our rapidly changing world.

Notes from the Margins:
Allen Ginsberg and Vivian Maier

Howard Greenberg Gallery spotlights two artists whose work emerged from the social periphery and left an indelible mark on cultural imaginations.

Julio Le Parc:
Dynamic Encounters

Tate Modern celebrates an artist who dedicated his career to engaging the public, employing optical effects and encouraging physical interaction.

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