Exhibitions of Change

YSP has consistently positioned itself within the arena of creative social change, a notion continued in a collection that, quite simply, makes a difference.

Complex Representations

In an age of gratuitous image editing and fake news, it is hard to distinguish artificiality from reality. Alex Prager investigates this confusion.

Transcendental Meanings

Visionary artist Gordon Parks gave a voice to the under-represented through photography, words and music.

Interconnected Disciplines

Theo Simpson combines materials, processes and technologies from the past and present to open up fresh dialogues.

MACK: Curated Perceptions

The way society consumes information is shifting. MACK foregrounds the enduring conceptual importance and materiality of their volumes.

Abstracted Ideals

Valérie Belin is interested in artificiality and reality, questioning the construction of ideals by abstracting the human form.

Confined Representations

Notions of incarceration impact individuals on a global scale. Prison Nation, a new exhibition at Aperture Foundation, examines the relationship between art and imprisonment, investigating…

5 to See: This Weekend

Façades are designed to conceal hidden realities. Exhibitions running 13-14 January construct and dissect exteriors to investigate such illusions.

Effervescent Twilight

Brassaï’s evocative body of work examines daily life in Paris. His images of the nocturnal landscape make meaningful use of light.

Expansive Visions

White Cube showcases Andreas Gursky’s Rückblick. The artist’s monumental photographic work critically examines the impact of capitalism.

Unrelenting Mechanisms

Jules Spinatsch explores the pervasive nature of technology in the 21st century, investigating the relationship between humans and machines.

Contemporary Rebalance

In 2016, a “World’s Top 100 Artists” list included only 22 women. London Art Fair addresses issues of representation through Dialogues.

Celebrating Simplicity

Jon Setter’s images feature geometric fragments, eradicating all structural complexities and conveying a simplified, poetic expression of surrounding spaces.

Expansive Vistas

A retrospective tracks the career of Balthasar Burkhard, an artist who transforms two-dimensional images into monumental pieces.

Urban Wilderness

The average American spends 93% of their life indoors. Lucas Foglia investigates the relationship between society and nature.

Recurring Voyages

Liverpool is undergoing a period of urban transformation. Tom Wood commemorates an integral part of the community’s quotidian.

Unassuming Explorations

Stephen Shore’s Uncommon Places traverses the American vernacular landscape with an objective eye.

Mundane Curiosity

Swiss photographer Willy Spiller’s chronicles of life in L.A and New York foreground the absurdity of the quotidian.

Complex Overtones

Chou Ching Hui’s unflinching satirical eye is key to the success of a series compositions, providing an alternate view of reality.

Erwitt: An Influential Journey

In 1951, Elliot Erwitt was drafted into the US Army. Carrying a Leica camera, the practitioner began crafting an enduring legacy.