The newly released documentary, The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons, chronicles the singular career of the elusive African-American art star David Hammons from Watts rebellion era 60s Los Angeles to global art world prominence today. Hammons’ category-defying practice, rooted in a deep critique of American society and the elite…
With a rich history, first known as the East End Academy, then the Whitechapel Open, and finally The London Open, Whitechapel Gallery has provided an exciting and valuable platform for burgeoning artists since 1932. For almost 90 years, The London Open has been a launch pad for leading contemporary artists in the early stages of…
Berlin’s swiftly expanding culinary offering is shining a light on a number of exciting and largely underrepresented cuisines within the city. From reimagined Sri Lankan staples and regional Thai favourites, to Mexican home cooking and Nordic baking, there is a strong focus on regional and seasonal produce underpinning and ultimately shaping the diverse offer. Unafraid…
Compared to the wealth of literature dealing with modern art in the West, the scholarly and literary contributions to modern Arab art are scarce. Despite the lack of historical perspectives and accounts, the field is developing thanks to a number of active researchers and scholars and an increasing institutional support from regional and international organisations….
Curated by New York-based Italian curator Cecilia Alemani, The 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia takes its title The Milk of Dreams from a book of drawings by the surrealist Leonora Carrington, in which the artist describes a world where life is constantly re-envisioned through the prism of the imagination, where everyone…
Running from 5–8 May 2022, Independent Art Fair is set to return to New York with a programme led by Founding Curatorial Advisor Matthew Higgs and co-produced in collaboration with leading galleries, non-profits and museums worldwide, showing work by over two hundred commissioned artists. Embracing a hybrid model for storytelling, the fair will continue to…
Programmed by Cinema Curator Matthew Barrington, Journeys across Afro-Futurism, a new season of film, launches at Barbican Cinema this June, looking at the origins of Afro-Futurism and exploring how the traditions of the aesthetic impact cinema today. Barrington explains: “Afro-Futurism for me, as an idea, is a wonderfully rich one which engages with the politics…
Plans have been revealed for Black Chapel, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion designed by Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates. Set within Serpentine’s grounds in Kensington Gardens, Black Chapel takes on sculptural qualities, building on Gates’ interest in fashioning clay objects, as well as reflecting the artist’s exploration of space-making. Gates creates works that engage with space theory,…