Interview: Artist Prem Sahib Finds Resistance in Pluralism

London-based artist Prem Sahib’s sculptures, installations, and performances evoke emotional reactions through a highly choreographed and honed language of minimalism. Often erotically charged, the artist’s works draw on personal and communal histories, eloquently dissecting the architecture of public and private spaces. Sahib is set to premiere their new work, Alleus, at Somerset House Studios’ experimental…

Interview: Soufiane Ababri Challenges the Dominance of Western Narratives in Queer History

Opening on 13 March 2024, Moroccan-born artist Soufiane Ababri’s first solo institutional show in the UK is set to transform the Barbican’s Curve gallery through a site-specific and cross-disciplinary presentation of work. Based between Paris and Tangier, Ababri’s practice spans drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance. His works borrow ideas from philosophy and sociology, as well…

Interview: Andrew Pierre Hart Discovers the Rhythms of Painting

Andrew Pierre Hart’s practice explores the symbiotic relationship between sound and painting, incorporating aspects of sculpture, language, performance and film. His abstract compositions draw on sources as diverse as the murals of the Gurunsi people in Burkina Faso, Yoruba divination codes, graphic musical scores, and digital coding. It’s been a busy month for Hart, who…

Interview: Reina Sugihara on Spatial Memory and the Mono-ha Movement

Tokyo-based artist Reina Sugihara’s paintings are at once viscous and static, depicting haptic moments in which objects and the body become abstracted and reconfigured through the lens of memory. Sculptural in her approach, Sugihara’s works emerge over months, and sometimes years, through a committed process of layering and experimentation. The artist is set to show…

Interview: In the Studio with Tammy Nguyen


Vietnamese American artist Tammy Nguyen’s work oscillates between painting, drawing, printmaking, and various publishing projects. The artist is behind Passenger Pigeon Press, an independent publisher collaborating with scientists, journalists, writers, and other artists to create politically astute and, crucially, widely accessible content. Nguyen’s collaborative, research-driven approach is exploratory, delving into history, scrutinising the present, and…

Damsel Elysium Wonders, “If a Tree’s Voice was Something We Could Understand, What Would it Say?”

London based multi-instrumentalist, composer, experimental sound and visual artist, Damsel Elysium utilises double bass, violin, piano and original field recordings to explore intangible connections between humans and the natural world. Having collaborated with artists including FKA twigs and Celeste, performed at London’s Southbank Centre and Tate Modern, and worked on commissions for the likes of…

Anastasia Samoylova’s Seductive Images Document the Fragility of Florida

Moscow-born Miami-based artist, Anastasia Samoylova has been photographing Florida intensively since 2016 — from the Keys to the state borders. A stark place, culturally, politically, economically, and climatically, Samoylova’s probing images tell a complex story. The artist makes her photographs on wandering road trips, often encountering the most telling subjects by chance. Her images are…

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