Opening today, 10 September, and running until 29 October 2021, London gallery Workplace presents England’s Lost Camelot, an exhibition of new multi-media and installation works by British artist Simeon Barclay. The exhibition takes as its starting point the legacy of the gallant knight, examining the persistence of its associated iconography in British folklore and its…
Opening tomorrow, 28 August, and running until 1 October 2021, Accra’s Gallery 1957 presents a solo exhibition of new works from painter Arthur Timothy. Born to Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian parents in Accra in 1957 – the year Ghana gained independence from colonial rule – Timothy is an artist and architect, whose works depict close…
Occupying the intersection of art, fashion and academia, Dario Calmese is an artist, urbanist, director and brand consultant based in New York. Classically trained in the performing arts, he uses his knowledge of movement, gesture, and psychology to create complex characters and narratives that explore history, race, class, and what it means to be human….
South African artist Sthenjwa Luthuli’s first solo show with Unit London centres on ideas of patience, growth and self-belief. Entitled Imfumbatho, a Zulu term meaning “birth secret,” this new body of work explores the notion of hidden talent and potential, proposing that, from the moment we are born, each of us has a specific purpose…
Prompting heated discussions with her powerful and inevitably divisive works, Moroccan photographer Fatima Zohra Serri’s most controversial image to date is perhaps a self-portrait in which her eyes are masked by a blood stained sanitary towel. The image’s Instagram caption reads: “Make art to speak for women who suffer.” Serri’s practice questions expectations of femininity…
Accra-based photographer Nana Yaw Oduro’s emotionally charged images explore personal narratives staged within seemingly infinite landscapes. In Oduro’s world, figures exist in liminal spaces, positioned between endless beaches and desert plains. His compelling photographs reflect an image of himself and his sensitivity, through the models he captures. The photographer explores themes that echo key subjects…
Honduran-born, New York-based botanic artist Lutfi Janania Zablah was raised among the verdant forests and mountains of San Pedro Sula, gaining an early appreciation for the natural world. Arriving in NYC with just two suitcases, Janania Zablah initially had plans to pursue a career in fashion, with ambitions of working as a stylist. But after…
Brooklyn-based artist and designer Piera Bochner’s mesmeric candles were birthed from a love of wax and a desire to investigate how wicks and flames will travel down new and unconventional paths. The shapes of Bochner’s covetable candles, now stocked at Browns and Farfetch among other retailers, come from pre-existing forms, like Romanesco broccolis and bitter…