Born in Pakistan and raised in North West England, sculptor Halima Cassell MBE’s varied and multicultural background, underpinned by her interests in Islamic art, design and architecture, is tangibly present in her work. Her distinctive style combines striking shapes with an extensive array of intricately carved and elaborate patterns. Blending strong geometric elements with recurring…
Born in Botswana and presently living and working in the Netherlands, multidisciplinary artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum’s practice encompasses drawing, painting, installation and animation. The imagery in Sunstum’s work reflects the diverse genealogies of her experience living in different parts of Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as her ongoing research into mythology, geology, and…
The slippery space between expressions of physical discomfort and intense pleasure are taken up in New York based painter Jade Thacker’s work. With a background in printmaking, the artist’s diaristic arrangements tackle the manifold experience of womanhood with a compositional balance that brings new figures into focus with each observation. Oftentimes Thacker uses text to…
Hailing from New Orleans and based in New York, multidisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome works at the intersection of assemblage, technology, sculpture, video, music, and performance. Newsome’s work celebrates and abstracts Black and queer contributions to the art canon, resulting in new and inclusive forms of culture and media. While in residence at Somerset House Studios…
New York-based artistic duo Ming Lin and Alexandra Tatarsky are behind Shanzhai Lyric, a collaborative practice that documents and transforms awkwardly translated slogans from mostly Chinese manufactured bootleg garments into an on-going poem. The subversive and unendingly entertaining project has gained a following both in the art world and on Instagram, exploring the global fashion…
Alberto Landgraf, the celebrated chef behind two-Michelin-starred restaurant Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, has recently launched his first London concept, Bossa. Situated between Mayfair and Marylebone, Bossa seeks to embody the spirit of Brazil in the British capital. Growing up as the son of a farmer, Landgraf developed a deep appreciation for nature and seasonality….
Howardena Pindell is a pioneering American artist, curator, and educator. With a career spanning over fifty years, Pindell, hailing from Philadelphia and now 80, has continuously challenged audiences. As MoMA’s first Black curator, she made history. She was the first to step down in protest against the museum’s failure to denounce the display of Donald…
Opening on 21 June and running until 3 September 2023, London’s Hayward Gallery is set to present Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis, a major new exhibition exploring how international contemporary artists are helping to reframe our responses to the climate crisis. The ambitious group show seeks to inspire a renewed…