Latest articles by Tom Seymour
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Bill Viola/Michelangelo: a meditation on mortality and revival at the Royal Academy
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The interiors of American veterans’ cars reveal the enduring toll of modern warfare
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Jeff Wall’s monumental photographs loom large at White Cube
Renowned for his meticulously composed tableaux, the Canadian artist strikes out in a new direction at the London gallery
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In the Piedmont hills, a collector celebrates the modern history of Italian photography
Stalwart art patron Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo opens up about a reprisal of her foundation’s first photography exhibition, 20 years after it launched the careers of artists who are leading lights in their field today
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Eduardo Chillida’s Basque museum and sculpture park given a new lease of life
In life, the sculptor never gained the profile he deserved. Now, as Chillida Leku in his former home near Hernani finally reopens with the help of Hauser & Wirth, it’s time to reappraise the work of an artist capable of defying gravity and creating a space for peace
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In Bologna, photographers bring our built environment into focus
The fourth edition of Italian photography biennial Foto/Industria was an acute meditation on industry
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Anthea Hamilton is a force to be reckoned with at Thomas Dane Gallery
The Turner Prize nominee transforms the London gallery with soft sculptures, tiled furniture and immersive wall treatments in her incisive exhibition ‘The Prude’
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Science and art prove a potent combination in the hands of Conrad Shawcross
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Ibrahim Mahama explores bats, Ghana, and new beginnings at White Cube
Ibrahim Mahama’s ‘Lazarus’, a new exhibition at White Cube (until 7 November 2021), sees the Ghanaian artist explore the hidden life of Nkrumah Volini, a brutalist grain silo from Ghana’s immediate postcolonial era
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A virtual tour of Houston FotoFest: ‘Africa is everywhere'
Our digital review of the festival explores photography's historic link to colonialism and resistance, surveyed by 33 global African artists
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From the ruins: how an industrial port became Japan’s sculpting centre
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Juergen Teller captures football fans as World Cup frenzy reaches fever pitch
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Brigitte Niedermair puts fashion in focus at Venice retrospective
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Annie Leibovitz on the legacy of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Leibovitz was one of five artists and collectors asked by Palazzo Grassi to reinvent the French photojournalist’s ‘Master Collection’ of 385 images
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In memoriam: John Baldessari (1931-2020)
The godfather of conceptual art died on 2 January at his home in Venice, Los Angeles, at the age of 88
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Arter is Istanbul’s first home for a permanent collection of contemporary art
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Fabienne Verdier: the painter reimagining Cézanne country
For a decade, Fabienne Verdier lived in China studying under Huang Yuan, a Sichuanese calligraphy master and landscape painter. Now, back in her native France, the abstract artist is following in the footsteps of another master as three leading institutions in Aix-en-Provence open major exhibitions tracing her journey, from a nomadic artist’s workshop to paintings recently created in the landscape immortalised by Cézanne
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Dan Tobin Smith takes visitors on an immersive journey inside gemstones
For London Design Festival, the photographer, together with The Experience Machine and Gemfields, creates an animation of gemstone inclusions inside Collins Music Hall
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A tribute to William Klein (1928-2022), legendary photographer of urban life
William Klein, the American-French artist responsible for transforming the worlds of fashion photography, street photography and cinema verité, has died in Paris aged 96
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Touring St Petersburg’s New Holland Island and its ongoing transformation
New Holland Island is a historic artificial island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, dating from the 18th century. Now, under an architect's guidance, development continues apace, transforming it into a vibrant cultural hub
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Office KGDVS’s Tim van Laere Gallery prepares for April opening in Antwerp
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Eamonn Doyle on family, loss and facing his grief on the Irish coast
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All about Saul Leiter, the zen master of street photography
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In memoriam: John Giorno (1936-2019)
The performance artist, poet and AIDS activist has died aged 82 at his Lower Manhattan home in New York
