The morning sun is bright but I’m surprised by how cool the air is. Arriving early at Al Mureijah Square, I realise I’m underclad for my first tour of Sharjah Biennial 16 (SB16). Titled to carry, the Biennial presents over 650 works by nearly 200 artists, including Alia Farid, Citra Sasmita, and Himali Singh Soin….
London-based painter Georg Wilson’s practice is rooted in the rhythms of nature, paying homage to English folklore, and pastoral traditions of poetry and art. Responding to the seasons, she creates richly textured, atmospheric landscapes that exist beyond the human realm, inhabited instead by wildling creatures that live in harmony with the land. Through swirling, layered…
One of India’s most important contemporary photographers, Gauri Gill is renowned for her deeply immersive and collaborative approach to image-making. Gill’s work is shaped by long-term engagements with rural, indigenous, marginalised and diasporic Indian communities. Through sustained interactions, she captures narratives of resilience, resistance and beauty, offering an intimate perspective on lives often overlooked. Her photographs sensitively examine the…
On 30 January 2025, Indonesian artist Citra Sasmita will unveil her first solo exhibition in the UK, Into Eternal Land, at The Curve, Barbican. Bringing together diverse media—from embroidery to scent—Sasmita will transform the 90-metre-long gallery into a sprawling landscape that connects cultures, histories, and cosmologies. Building on her interdisciplinary practice, Into Eternal Land challenges…
At the end of last week, news of visionary filmmaker David Lynch’s passing was announced. Months before his death, Lynch, aged 78, shared that he’d been diagnosed with emphysema. One of the most important filmmakers of his era, Lynch’s oeuvre—from Eraserhead and Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive and his cult TV show, Twin Peaks—has been…
Dubai’s Jameel Arts Centre hosts the first international retrospective of the prolific Vietnamese artist, Trần Lương. An influential figure in his home country, the artist’s work is lesser known outside of South East Asia—though it seems like that’s imminently going to change. Following its presentation in the United Arab Emirates, the new exhibition, titled Tầm…
Ahead of Reginald Sylvester II’s exhibition at CANADA gallery in New York, opening on 16 January 2025, Something Curated’s Keshav Anand spoke with the Hudson-based artist to learn more about his inspirations and the evolving language of his practice. Sylvester creates large-scale paintings and sculptures that trace the generative threshold between the two mediums, utilising…
Ayurveda is a holistic healing system that originated in India over 3,000 years ago. Offering a wealth of wisdom that remains—certainly in part—relevant today, it is extensively practiced throughout India and Nepal, among other parts of the world. Derived from the Sanskrit words āyus (life) and veda (knowledge), ayurveda seeks to address the intersection of…
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