Towards Abstraction 

Light, shadow, form and composition are the central elements of Jessica Backhaus’ practice, stripping photography back to its core tenets.

Joyful Contrasts 

Sarah Doyle plays with visual harmony. Torn paper, wooden sticks and cut-out circles pop against colourful block-painted backgrounds.

Memory Illuminated 

The current Dan Flavin retrospective in Basel demonstrates how a simple fluorescent tube
could make a radical impact on the art world.

Building the Image 

Colourful lights are projected onto various household objects, transforming cluttered spaces into entirely different compositions.

Outside Perspective 

A small town on the fringes of Pittsburgh is at the centre of a photo series that asks us to
consider what happens behind closed doors.

Portrait of Emotion 

Djeneba Aduayom’s bright photographs take bubbles as a metaphor, featuring subjects who find themselves caught in translucent spheres.


World Art Dubai 2024

The region’s largest contemporary retail art fair, returns this Spring from 2 – 5 May at the World Trade Centre with an exciting programme of events.

The World Press Photo Winners

The Contest recognises the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. Today, the four winners were announced.

Prospect Cottage

In 2018, the photographer Gilbert McCarragher, a friend of Derek Jarman and Keith Collins, was tasked with creating a visual record of their iconic house.

Forms of Wonder: Sculptures from the Art Prize

Serene monuments. Figurative works. Innovative shapes. We’re bringing you 10 sculptors from our Art Prize known for their evocative and dynamic pieces.

Visualising Today:
The Photography Show

We roundup the longest-running and leading fair dedicated to image-making, focusing on five galleries and artists that exemplify technical skill and intrigue.

Exhibition Review:
Restless Sculpture in London

Play and sensory joy are just part of When Forms Come Alive. The show is, at its core, a journey through the story of 20th century sculpture.

Worlds Collide:
5 Multidisciplinary Exhibitions

To celebrate the power of multidisciplinary practices, we’ve compiled a list of exhibitions that embrace the fluidity between different forms of creativity.

Resilience and Strength

At the Foundling Museum, Polly Braden is dedicated to documenting the personal narratives of Ukrainian families who have fled Europe in search of safety.

Artist Interview: Mona Kuhn

In ‘Kings Road,’ photographer Mona Kuhn brings to life the mysterious, unnamed addressee of a break-up letter written by architect Rudolph Schindler.

Styles Collide

Simone Hutsch, aka heysupersimi, cuts and pastes traditional British alehouses, taverns and inns – many centuries old – in front of surreal backdrops.

Pause to Reflect:
5 Artists to Know

Reflective surfaces – from glass to mirrors – are a motif and material that have long been used by artists. These five artists continue the tradition.

Innovation on Canvas

From hyperreal landscapes of the Arctic to self-portraits that evoke the Dutch Old Masters, we highlight 10 Aesthetica Art Prize paintings we love.

Emerging Voices: Photo London
X Hahnemühle Student Award

In this second edition of the award, the most poignant and skillful work of new talent in the UK is brought together. We look at the final shortlist.

Interconnected Images:
Circulation(s) Festival 2024

The international European festival returns to Paris for its 14th edition, bringing together shows that spotlight queer, migratory and Ukrainian identity.

Portraits to Dream In

National Portrait Gallery shows a retrospective that unites two photographers born 100 years apart: Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman.

What is Truth?

We can no longer trust a photograph. But have we ever been able to? Sainsbury Centre’s current season of exhibitions tackles these questions head on.

A Glimmer of Hope

Viewers are invited into Todd Hido’s desolate scenes through his new photo book, published with Nazraeli Press, called ‘The End Sends Advance Warning.’

The Mechanics of Fluids:
Navigating the Internet’s Loneliness

We speak to the Emerging Prize Winner of the Aesthetica Art Prize, Gala Hernández López, on her film that explores incel and internet culture.

Beauty and Fragility:
5 Exhibitions for Earth Month

This April we’re celebrating Earth Month by collating 5 exhibitions that explore both the wonder of our planet as well as our critical need to protect it.

Beyond Beauty

Fotografiska Berlin’s ‘Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn’ is the place to view the must-see work of legendary fashion photographer Miles Aldridge.

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