Staged Realities
Chou Ching-Hui’s intricate Animal Farm series comprises large-scale, diorama-like scenarios, holding up a mirror to contemporary society.
Image as Construct
As definitions of photography change, Felicity Hammond tracks relationships between data mining, image-making and machine learning.
Collaged Fragments
Anne Mason-Hoerter presents a fresh approach to the food photography genre, by cutting and pasting many pictures together from memories.
Spatial Immersion
The pioneering collective Squidsoup develops responsive, all-encompassing art installations that combine light, sound and new technology.
Evoking Memories
Diane Hemingway’s dreamy image collection is a deeply personal, bittersweet reflection on how art and nature can help us navigate grief.
Barbara Kruger:
Visual Resistance
Guggenheim Bilbao presents a new show from renowned artist Barbara Kruger, whose text-based work questions consumerism, language and media.
Copenhagen’s Architecture
Biennial is a Space for Reflection
Copenhagen’s inaugural Architecture Biennial celebrates slowing down, asking what happens to design when we take the time to reflect and engage.
Urban Backdrop
Clarissa Bonet’s meticulously staged photographs highlight the tension between physical closeness and the isolation that many people feel living in big cities.
Language and Image:
The Poetics of Photography
Pérez Art Museum Miami brings together 50 artists to explore how photography is a medium for both cultural expression and conceptual experimentation.
Elmgreen & Dragset: Twisting
Reality in the Age of Spectacle
Iconic duo Elmgreen & Dragset are set to present a new show in Los Angeles, posing vital questions about identity, alienation and the politics of space.
Remembering the Lost,
Honouring the Living
Sheffield DocFest returns with their Alternate Realities programme, where artist Baff Akoto redefines what storytelling is in the 21st century.
Between Memory and Change: Wolfgang Tillmans at the Pompidou
Renowned artist Wolfgang Tillmans presents the final show at Centre Pompidou before the Parisian museum closes for five years of renovations.
Light, Sound and Movement
These five exciting exhibitions bring light to the fore, showcasing those who pioneered its use in the 20th century and those pushing boundaries today.
The Spirit of Innovation:
2025 Jarman Award
The Jarman Award shortlist has been announced for 2025. The prestigious annual prize recognises innovative emerging artists working in moving image.
Championing Diversity
Women in Art Fair returns for its third edition 19 – 21 June, giving artists and curators a platform to exchange ideas around gender, sexuality and culture.
5 Images from
Photo Basel 2025
Photo Basel, Switzerland’s first and only art fair dedicated exclusively to photographic art, returns for its 10th anniversary edition from 17-22 June.
Hélène Amouzou:
Evocative Portraiture
Hélène Amouzou unveils a major new site-specific photo installation, In Between, at London’s Royal Docks to coincide with Refugee Week 2025.
New Creatives:
Top Graduate Shows 2025
Introducing the artists of tomorrow. This summer, the UK’s art schools are spotlighting rising voices in visual culture. Here are five to add to your diary.
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.
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