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A Brush with the Real: Figurative Painting Today

Marc Valli’s introduction reminds the reader of the value inherent in painting and its place in the digital world.

Jed Devine: Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York

Jed Divine’s solo photography exhibition at the Bonni Benrubi Gallery celebrates the development of his work into new territory, interrogating the spaces of the artist’s daily life and experience.

Philip-Lorca diCorcia, The Hepworth Wakefield

One of America’s most important contemporary photographers will be celebrated at The Hepworth Wakefield this February in the UK’s first major survey of work by Philip-Lorca diCorcia.

Eric Steel: Kiss the Water

Fly fishing is perhaps not the most popular topic for cinema, yet Eric Steel’s lyrical film shows a new side to this niche hobby by focusing on the devotion and love of one woman to her craft.

Joana Vasconcelos: Time Machine, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Joana Vasconcelos’s vibrant and tactile art will be on display at the Manchester Art Gallery. Joana Vasconcelos: Time Machine showcases 20 of the Portuguese artist’s most significant sculptures.

Art Rotterdam

For its 15th edition, Art Rotterdam has moved to a new location at the Van Nellefabriek. The extensive programme includes Main, New Art and Projections – the second edition of the video section.

Review of Ivan Argote: Strengthlessness, Galerie Perrotin

Colombian artist Ivan Argote has been based in France since 2005, where he commenced studies at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Beaux-Arts. He works with a multitude of media, always being provocative in his statements.

New Art West Midlands

In the largest partnership of its kind in England, four art institutions and five universities are working together to showcase the new work of emerging artists in the West Midlands.

Christer Strömholm: A Way of Life, Moderna Museet Malmö

This spring, Moderna Museet Malmö will provide an insight into the rich legacy of Nordic photography with A Way of Life – Swedish Photography from Christer Strömholm until Today.

Sum of Us, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha

Sum of Us examines the relationship of the part to the whole through the work of six Kansas City artists. This exhibition will collates sculpture, photography, drawing, and many other mediums.

Jamal Penjweny: Saddam is Here, Ikon Gallery

Artist Jamal Penjweny reflects upon life in Iraq today through photography and video. Ikon opens the first solo exhibition of Penjweny under the title Saddam is Here on 19 February until 21 April.

Harry Benson: 50 Years from Behind the Lens, MALLETT

The work of celebrated photojournalist and portrait photographer Harry Benson CBE will be represented in the first major retrospective, 50 Years Behind the Lens, in England at MALLETT this February.

Taking Shots: The Photography of William S. Burroughs, The Photographers’ Gallery

Taking Shots is one of three exhibitions currently running at The Photographers’ Gallery which showcase the work of artists known primarily for their work outside the photographic field.

The Movement: Bob Adelman and Civil Rights Era Photography, NSU Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale

Marking 50 years since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Movement: Bob Adelman and Civil Rights Era Photography showcases 100 iconic Bob Adelman’s photos, documenting the struggles of black Americans in the 1960s.

Hassan Hajjaj: ‘Kesh Angels, Taymour Grahne Gallery

‘Kesh Angels is a solo exhibition of work by Moroccan-born, UK-based artist, Hassan Hajjaj. Running from 28 January until 2 March, the presentation marks Hajjaj’s first show in New York.

Now Showing: A Group Exhibition of Artists’ Film, Carroll / Fletcher

Carroll/ Fletcher’s Now Showing is conceived as a journey that explores the fundamental elements constituting filmmaking; each piece investigates approaches towards technical processes.

Philippe Halsman, Astonish Me! Musée de l’Elysée

Over 300 photographs and documents will expose the extraordinary career of one of the 20th century’s leading photographers at Philippe Halsman, Astonish Me! Open from 29 January.

Black Screen Season: Freedom Riders, Pegasus Theatre, Oxford

Freedom Riders is powerful and harrowing in equal measure. The film follows the inspirational story of six months that changed America permanently. From May until November of 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives.

Review of Photorealism, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Photorealism is currently on display at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery until 30 March. The exhibition is the first major survey of the niche movement in the UK.

Encounter Fine Art

Encounter Fine Art seeks to transform the way in which artworks and audiences interact. Interested in the critical observation of art, the company specialises in the creation of co-existing digital and physical exhibition spaces.