Beneath the Surface is a group show curated by Lehmann Maupin Director Isabella Icoz, bringing together the work of Heidi Bucher, Alex Gardner, Lubaina Himid, Shirazeh Houshiary, Araba Opoku, and Calida Rawles. Isabella Icoz tells Something Curated: “I have always been fascinated by how artists engage with water in their practice, whether that be as…
South Korean visual artist and music producer Yunchul Kim imagines a reality beyond the realm of human experience, founded on his rigorous explorations into the essence of materials. Navigating a dynamic world of undulating light and flowing matter, the artist’s works often represent a moment where the physical properties of materials, typically seldom seen up-close,…
Olukayode Odesanya, better known by his stage name Kida Kudz, is a Nigerian born, UK based artist primarily operating within the Afrobeats scene and its adjacent worlds. Having accrued a keen following across Europe and Africa with his distinctive sound, which he coins “Afro Jiggy,” Kida has previously collaborated with artists such as Burna Boy,…
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s multi-disciplinary practice explores colonialism and post-colonialism within the context of globalisation. Through examining race, class and the construction of cultural identity, Shonibare’s works comment on the tangled interrelationship between Africa and Europe, and their respective economic and political histories. Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation, an evolution of Guest Projects, Shonibare’s long-standing…
Open now and running until 8 January 2023, London’s Hayward Gallery presents Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, an ambitious group exhibition exploring how contemporary artists have used the medium of clay in inventive and unexpected ways. Given the recent surge of interest in ceramics by artists around the world, as well as countless people…
On Friday 21 October 2022, Ivorian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Ramata Cissé presented her performance installation Wondane at Montreal’s Fonderie Darling. Curated by James Oscar and Fabienne Parisien, the presentation comprised a performative video installation, alongside the artist’s inaugural sculptural works, taking the form of imposing bronze utensils, accompanied by a series of photographs. Cissé, recently an…
Ethel Tawe, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, is a multidisciplinary artist and curator exploring visual and sonic archives, memory, and identity in Africa and its diaspora. Using collage, pigments, words, installation, still and moving images, Tawe examines space and time-based technologies often from a magical realist lens. Her burgeoning curatorial practice took form in an inaugural…
London-based artist and performer bones tan jones’ practice proposes an optimistic dystopia, one that is envisioned through a queer lens. Through pop music, ritual, craft, sculpture, alter-egos, and moving image, tan jones weaves a mycelial web of diverse narratives which aim to connect, enthral and induce audiences to think more sustainably and ethically. Open now…