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‘My headstands are acts of defiance and liberation’: Matthew Hyndman at Bard
In Edinburgh, artist and activist Matthew Hyndman presents ‘Upended’ at Bard, a series of vulnerable photographs with a meaningful yet cheeky nature
By Tianna Williams Published
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Don’t miss Henri Matisse and Ellsworth Kelly at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Fondation Louis Vuitton present a series of works by Matisse and Kelly, celebrating the influence they had on the trajectory of contemporary art
By Tianna Williams Published
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The motion of the body through space: Rebecca Horn in Munich
Six decades of Rebecca Horn's work are currently being exhibited at Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany
By Hannah Silver Published
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Dark, glamorous and hedonistic: a photography book captures New York in the 1990s
New York: High Life, Low Life, by Dafydd Jones, goes behind the scenes of New York society
By Hannah Silver Published
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Our highlights from the Edinburgh Art Festival as it celebrates its 20th anniversary
X MUSE, Scotland's home-grown young vodka brand, is taking the art world by storm; a perfect partner then for the Edinburgh Art Festival's 20th anniversary.
By Hugo Macdonald Published
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New film, Hollywoodgate, finds out what really happened when the US left Afghanistan
Filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at’s Hollywoodgate follows Taliban soldier MJ Mukhtar and air force commander Mawlawi Mansour in the aftermath of America’s withdrawal in August 2021
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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‘Everything human-made is of interest to me’: Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir in Venice
Artist Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir explores consumerism at the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2024
By Hannah Silver Published
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The glory days of Butlin’s: John Hinde’s photographs on show in London
John Hinde’s photographs of Butlin’s in the 1960s-70s lead an exhibition celebrating the British seaside at The Photographers' Gallery in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Discover the artists to watch at Sarabande's Summer Show
‘A Place’ is the summer exhibition of artists at Lee McQueen’s Sarabande Foundation
By Emily Steer Published
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Art futurists go in search of micro-utopias in Nairobi
‘Hakuna Utopia? In Search of Micro-Utopias’ sees Nairobi-based art collective Kairos Futura harness visions of the future to provoke change; artist Ajax Axe tells us more
By Gameli Hamelo Published
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Derrick Alexis Coard’s portraits are a sensitive, positive testimony to Black men
The late artist Derrick Alexis Coard’s retrospective ‘I Am That I Am’, at New York’s Salon 94, honours his ‘symbolic expression for possible change for the African-American male community’
By Tianna Williams Published
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Intimacy, violence and the uncanny: Joanna Piotrowska in Philadelphia
Artist and photographer Joanna Piotrowska stages surreal scenes at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania
By Hannah Silver Published
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First look: Sphere’s new exterior artwork draws on a need for human connection
Wallpaper* talks to Tom Hingston about his latest large-scale project – designing for the Exosphere
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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Peter Kennard's archive of dissent goes on show at the Whitechapel Gallery
Peter Kennard unites five decades of work for ‘Archive of Dissent’ in the former Whitechapel Library space
By Hannah Silver Published
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Marc Hom reframes traditional portraiture in Cooperstown, NY
‘Marc Hom: Re-Framed’ has taken over the grounds of the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, planting Samuel L Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow and more ‘personalities of the world’ into the landscape
By Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou Published
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‘Happy birthday Louise Parker II’: enter the world of Roe Ethridge
Roe Ethridge speaks of his concurrent Gagosian exhibitions, in Gstaad and London, touching on his fugue approach to photography, fridge doors, and his longstanding collaborator Louise Parker
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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‘A gentleness in the hard truths’: behind the scenes at Slave Play
Slave Play, London is on at the Noël Coward theatre – Amah-Rose Abrams reports on a ‘hilarious, tender, confronting’ performance and its masterful mirrored set
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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‘Regeneration and repair is a really important part of how I work’: Bharti Kher at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Bharti Kher unveils the largest UK museum exhibition of her career at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
By Will Jennings Published
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Louise Bourgeois’ work is in conversation with ancient art in Rome
Galleria Borghese's 'Louise Bourgeois: Unconscious Memories' is its first exhibition dedicated to a contemporary female artist and the first devoted to Bourgeois in Rome
By Hili Perlson Published
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Larry Bell explores the ethereal nature of glass in Monaco
Larry Bell's retrospective at Hauser & Wirth, Monaco, unites old and new work
By Finn Blythe Published
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The Mercury Prize nominees for 2024 have been revealed
Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons are amongst this year's nominees
By Charlotte Gunn Published
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‘The danger of AI’, photography and the future at Foam
New project ‘Photography Through the Lens of AI’ asks the big questions at Foam, Amsterdam
By Hannah Silver Published
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Celebrating James Barnor, the photographer who captured pre- and post-colonial Ghana
Photographer James Barnor is in the spotlight at 95, his work the subject of a series of exhibitions and events in Ghana
By Ugonna-Ora Owoh Published
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New monograph explores 60 years of influential comic art
Published to accompany a new exhibition at Paris’ Centre Pompidou, ‘Comics 1964-2024’ is a must for neophytes and aficionados of the graphic novel
By Jonathan Bell Published
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‘Mental health, motherhood and class’: Hannah Perry’s dynamic installation at Baltic
Hannah Perry's exhibition ’Manual Labour’ is on show at Baltic in Gateshead, UK, a five-part installation drawing parallels between motherhood and factory work
By Emily Steer Published
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'You survive with grace': Alvaro Barrington at the Tate Britain
Alvaro Barrington considers Black culture with Grace installed in Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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The best photography books for your coffee table
Flick through, mull over and deep-dive into the best photography books on the market, from our shelves to you
By Sophie Gladstone Last updated