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‘Beyond the Bassline’: 500 years of Black music in Britain
Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London
By Caragh McKay Published
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Elton John and David Furnish’s photography collection is on show in London
‘Fragile Beauty: Photographs from the Sir Elton John and David Furnish Collection’ is a chance to see more than 300 rare prints at the V&A in London
By Hannah Silver Published
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Julie Mehretu is the latest artist to transform a BMW racing car into a dynamic artwork
This is the 20th BMW Art Car, a BMW M Hybrid V8 racecar that’ll take to the track at Le Mans with a livery created by artist Julie Mehretu
By Nargess Banks Published
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Richard Bernstein's bold covers for Andy Warhol's 'Interview' magazine go on show in New York
Bernstein's portraits of stars, including Cher, Stevie Wonder, Fran Lebowitz, Mick Jagger and Grace Jones can be seen at Neuehouse, Manhattan.
By Hannah Silver Published
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Marisa Merz’s unseen works at LaM, Lille, have a uniquely feminine spirit
Marisa Merz’s retrospective at LaM, Lille, is a rare showcase of her work, pursuing life’s most fragile, transient details
By Finn Blythe Published
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Inside E-WERK Luckenwalde’s ‘Tell Them I Said No’, an art festival at Berlin's former power station
E-WERK Luckenwalde’s two-day art festival was an eclectic mix of performance, workshops, and discussion. Will Jennings reports
By Will Jennings Published
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Pino Pascali’s brief and brilliant life celebrated at Fondazione Prada
Milan’s Fondazione Prada honours Italian artist Pino Pascali, dedicating four of its expansive main show spaces to an exhibition of his work
By Kasia Maciejowska Published
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Cyber-noia, pornography, and liberation: inside the queer sci-fi of Shu Lea Cheang
Shu Lea Cheang's new film, ‘UKI’, exists in two worlds simultaneously: the real world of flesh and blood, and a strange digital landscape
By Sam Moore Published
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Photo London 2024: what to see at this year's photography fair
Photo London 2024 returns to Somerset House bringing together over 120 exhibitors worldwide. With so much to see, we have put together a round-up of highlights during the fair and around the city
By Tianna Williams Published
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'They all have hidden relationships with colonialism and enclosure': Olivia Laing's new book considers the garden
Olivia Laing's new book, 'The Garden Against Time', considers the social, political and cultural contexts of a garden
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘I’ve always been compelled by Frankenstein’: Tai Shani at The Cosmic House
Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani references the deconstructed human form at The Cosmic House in London's Holland Park
By Emily Steer Published
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All the drama: Wael Shawky's feature-length opera for the Egyptian Pavilion in Venice
‘Drama 1882’, Wael Shawky's opera for the Egyptian Pavilion, is one of the must-sees at the Venice Biennale 2024
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Cannes Film Festival 2024: what to look forward to
Cannes Film Festival 2024's line-up includes new works from Yorgos Lanthimos, Francis Ford Coppola and more
By Tianna Williams Last updated
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‘I just don't like eggs!’: Andrea Fraser unpacks the art market
Artist Andrea Fraser’s retrospective ‘I just don't like eggs!’ at Fondazione Antonio dalle Nogare, Italy, explores what really makes the art market tick
By Sofia Hallström Published
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The ageing female body and the cult of youth: Joan Semmel in Belgium
Joan Semmel’s ‘An Other View’ is currently on show at Xavier Hufkens, Belgium, reimagining the female nude
By Hannah Silver Published
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‘Very few museums were interested in my work until recently’: Amalia Mesa-Bains on her first-ever retrospective
‘Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory’ is a long-overdue exhibition at El Museo del Barrio in New York celebrating five decades of the trailblazing Chicanx artist
By Sofia de la Cruz Published
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Alternate worlds and end of days: Pierre Huyghe in Venice
Pierre Huyghe delves into dystopia with 'Liminal', at Palazzo Grassi’s Punta della Dogana in Venice
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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Alexandra Pirici’s action performance in Berlin is playfully abstract with a desire to address urgent political questions
Artist and choreographer Alexandra Pirici transforms the historic hall of Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof into a live action performance and site-specific installation
By Alison Hugill Published
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Calling NYC grads! Sarabande Foundation invites you to an industry masterclass to pave way into the creative world
‘What Now?’ by Sarabande Foundation is a post-college guide to support graduates in making their next steps, with advice from the likes of Burberry, Thom Browne, and more
By Tianna Williams Published
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‘I don't know what art is, but we have to make these things to understand ourselves’: Antony Gormley in New York
Wallpaper* meets Antony Gormley as his new exhibition, ‘Aerial’ opens at White Cube New York
By Hannah Silver Published
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An avant-garde Korean art movement resurfaces in LA
LA's Hammer Museum gets its teeth into avant-garde Korean art with ‘Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s’
By Anne Soward Published
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Studio Lenca nods to Salvadorian heritage with riot of colour in Margate
Studio Lenca considers boundaries in ‘Leave to Remain’ at Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate
By Emily Steer Published
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Indigenous voices hit a powerful note in awe-inspiring Venice space
'Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania' sees artists Latai Taumoepeau and Elisapeta Hinemoa Heta consider issues around deep-sea mining
By Will Jennings Published
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John Cage’s ‘now moments’ inspire Lismore Castle Arts’ group show
Lismore Castle Arts’ ‘Each now, is the time, the space’ takes its title from John Cage, and sees four artists embrace the moment through sculpture and found objects
By Amah-Rose Abrams Published
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‘What a Fantastic Machine’: new film explores the camera, pop culture and human behaviour
Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson’s new film, ‘And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine’, dissects the role of the camera in popular culture
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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Step into Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron's dreamy photographs in London
'Portraits to Dream In' is currently on show at London's National Portrait Gallery
By Katie Tobin Published
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Eurovision unveils its 2024 stage, designed by one of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour creatives
This year's stage design aims to bring the audience into the performance more than ever before
By Charlotte Gunn Published