Open now at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Oslo, and on view until 5 January 2025, Bneid Al Gar is the largest solo exhibition to date of the Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist, Alia Farid. Last year, Farid received the Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award, which alongside significant financial support offers awardees a solo exhibition at the Norwegian arts…
Inaugurating the MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology’s autumn programme from 18 September 2024, Black Ancient Futures brings together a group of African and diaspora artists to Portugal’s capital for an exhibition that reimagines the past, present, and future of the Black artistic experience on a transcontinental scale. The participating artists have been…
Lahore-based artist Sameen Agha’s work probes definitions of home, examining the concept’s social and physical dimensions as they intersect with gender and identity. Drawing from personal experiences, her work confronts themes of loss, belonging, and remembrance. On display at London’s Indigo+Madder gallery until 21 September 2024, her exhibition Catalyst features new installations, drawings, and sculptures…
Spanning millennia, the story of Cappadocia, a myth-steeped and ancient land in Central Anatolia, Turkey, has been shaped by numerous civilisations, religions, and empires over centuries. The region’s history dates back to the Palaeolithic era, with evidence of human settlements existing long before the rise of any organised society. However, it was during the Hittites’…
Beijing-based director Wei Shujun — behind Ripples of Life and Striding Into the Wind — delivers an unconventional and stylish noir with his latest project, Only the River Flows. The film follows police detective Ma Zhe, portrayed by Yilong Zhu, as he investigates a serial killer in a rural Chinese town during the 90s. Adapted…
On Friday 21 June, at the historic Hotel Le Marois in Paris, London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner unveiled the first edition of her new music series, Togetherness, during the city’s annual Fête de la Musique. This summer solstice celebration enlivens the city each year, aptly setting the scene for the designer’s latest musical initiative. Captured…
From 5 October 2024, the Barbican will host The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the world’s first exhibition to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in South Asia. Ahead of the exhibition, Something Curated sat down with Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican, to learn more…
Based between Zurich and London, filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang’s work traverses genres and disciplines, oscillating and blurring the lines between narrative and documentary film, live performance, and video installation. A MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow, Tsang’s projects have been exhibited worldwide, including at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, Gropius Bau in Berlin, Tate Modern in London,…