Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Dressing to Disrupt: The Power of Black Dandyism At The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ offers a sartorial response to exclusion, dehumanization and identity reclamation BY Tavia Nyong’o | 07 May 25 READ MORE
UK Reviews Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Maia Ruth Lee Memorializes the Transience of Migration At Primary, Nottingham, the artist’s sculptures challenge the ways bodies are scrutinized at nation-state borders BY Cathy Wade | 28 Apr 25 READ MORE Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Mahtab Hussain Confronts Islamophobia in the UK At IKON Gallery, Birmingham, the artist asks what home means when it is intertwined with trepidation and hostility BY Matthew Maganga | 14 Apr 25 READ MORE Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Arpita Singh Finds Beauty Amidst Carnage In a retrospective at Serpentine North Gallery, London, political violence lurks behind the artist’s eclectic paintings BY Vaishna Surjid | 07 Apr 25 READ MORE Showing results 1-20 of 201 Exhibition Reviews The Mystical Promise of TM Davy At Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, the artist presents the beauty of myth as a way to address sorrow and shame BY Andrew Durbin | 12 May 25 Exhibition Reviews Nazanin Noori’s Acts of Witness At Auto Italia, London, the artist’s work interrogates Iran’s recent political history BY Kimi Zarate-Smith | 06 May 25 Exhibition Reviews JR’s Joyful Collaborations with Refugee Communities At Perrotin, London, the artist presents an image of hope in the face of trauma BY Emily Steer | 01 Apr 25 Exhibition Reviews Sadao Hasegawa Satisfies His Carnal Appetites At a. SQUIRE, London, the artist’s erotic works are a hymn to the beauty of men BY Daniel Culpan | 27 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Tom Hardwick-Allan Lays the Past to Rest At South Parade, London, the artist’s sculptures evoke states of fragility whilst addressing personal and societal trauma BY Hatty Nestor | 24 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Karanjit Panesar Refuses to Be Consumed At Leeds Art Gallery, the artist obliquely references his own diasporic family history whilst resisting the exploitation of identity BY Crystal Bennes | 17 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Must-See: ‘Exploring Arte Povera’ Pushes Against the Gallery Walls A group exhibition at Mazzoleni, London, captures the movement’s playful challenge to art world conventions BY Sam Moore | 05 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Derrick Adams Blends Humour and Alarm At Gagosian Davies Street, London, the artist’s seriocomic images probe the experiences of Black Americans BY Salena Barry | 04 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Danielle Dean and Dan Guthrie’s Filmic Counter-Narratives In concurrent solo exhibitions at Spike Island, Bristol, the artists explore the representation of Black British life BY Vanessa Peterson | 03 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews ‘Yay, to have a mouth!’ Has an Oral Fixation A group exhibition at Rose Easton, London, celebrates one of the human body’s most versatile organs BY Ellen Mara De Wachter | 25 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Rotimi Fani-Kayode Is a Pillar in Photographic History A powerful exhibition at Autograph, London, proves the late photographer’s significance BY Tendai Mutambu | 20 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Acaye Kerunen Weaves Communities Together At Pace Gallery, London, the artist’s compositions of organic material highlight the importance of collaboration BY Emily Steer | 18 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Claudia Martínez Garay Critiques Western Archives At GRIMM Gallery, London, the artist depicts everyday objects to highlight the insidious presence of colonialist legacies BY Ivana Cholakova | 04 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Aslan Goisum and Peng Zuqiang Challenge Authoritarianism In a joint exhibition at Emalin, London, the artists’ films and photographs attest to the impact of state censorship and regulation BY Juliet Jacques | 27 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews Joan Snyder’s Abstract Landscapes Dismantle Expectations In an impressive survey at Thaddaeus Ropac, London, the artist’s often-ambiguous paintings stimulate new ways of seeing BY Ellen Mara De Wachter | 20 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews Bruno Zhu Puts Nothing on Display In an exhibition with no artworks at Chisenhale Gallery, London, the artist subverts conventions of display BY Thomas McMullan | 13 Jan 25 Critic's Guides The Best Shows to See Across the UK and Ireland This January From James Lomax’s reflections on freedom and imprisonment to Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby’s exploration into online culture BY frieze | 10 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews ‘Forbidden Territories’ Misses the Wood for the Trees Dedicated to 100 years of surreal landscapes, this baggy group show at The Hepworth Wakefield hides its best works BY Lou Selfridge | 20 Dec 24 Exhibition Reviews The Meme Art of Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby At Goldsmiths CCA, London, the artists repurpose images from digital sources to create works which evoke the experience of being ‘extremely online’ BY Matthew McLean | 17 Dec 24 Exhibition Reviews María Berrío Faces a Fractured World In a series of collaged paintings at Victoria Miro, London, the artist builds images from fragmented memories, identities and histories BY Sofia Hallström | 10 Dec 24 PREV 1 / 11 NEXT
Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Maia Ruth Lee Memorializes the Transience of Migration At Primary, Nottingham, the artist’s sculptures challenge the ways bodies are scrutinized at nation-state borders BY Cathy Wade | 28 Apr 25 READ MORE Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Mahtab Hussain Confronts Islamophobia in the UK At IKON Gallery, Birmingham, the artist asks what home means when it is intertwined with trepidation and hostility BY Matthew Maganga | 14 Apr 25 READ MORE Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Arpita Singh Finds Beauty Amidst Carnage In a retrospective at Serpentine North Gallery, London, political violence lurks behind the artist’s eclectic paintings BY Vaishna Surjid | 07 Apr 25 READ MORE Showing results 1-20 of 201 Exhibition Reviews The Mystical Promise of TM Davy At Carl Freedman Gallery, Margate, the artist presents the beauty of myth as a way to address sorrow and shame BY Andrew Durbin | 12 May 25 Exhibition Reviews Nazanin Noori’s Acts of Witness At Auto Italia, London, the artist’s work interrogates Iran’s recent political history BY Kimi Zarate-Smith | 06 May 25 Exhibition Reviews JR’s Joyful Collaborations with Refugee Communities At Perrotin, London, the artist presents an image of hope in the face of trauma BY Emily Steer | 01 Apr 25 Exhibition Reviews Sadao Hasegawa Satisfies His Carnal Appetites At a. SQUIRE, London, the artist’s erotic works are a hymn to the beauty of men BY Daniel Culpan | 27 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Tom Hardwick-Allan Lays the Past to Rest At South Parade, London, the artist’s sculptures evoke states of fragility whilst addressing personal and societal trauma BY Hatty Nestor | 24 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Karanjit Panesar Refuses to Be Consumed At Leeds Art Gallery, the artist obliquely references his own diasporic family history whilst resisting the exploitation of identity BY Crystal Bennes | 17 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Must-See: ‘Exploring Arte Povera’ Pushes Against the Gallery Walls A group exhibition at Mazzoleni, London, captures the movement’s playful challenge to art world conventions BY Sam Moore | 05 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Derrick Adams Blends Humour and Alarm At Gagosian Davies Street, London, the artist’s seriocomic images probe the experiences of Black Americans BY Salena Barry | 04 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews Danielle Dean and Dan Guthrie’s Filmic Counter-Narratives In concurrent solo exhibitions at Spike Island, Bristol, the artists explore the representation of Black British life BY Vanessa Peterson | 03 Mar 25 Exhibition Reviews ‘Yay, to have a mouth!’ Has an Oral Fixation A group exhibition at Rose Easton, London, celebrates one of the human body’s most versatile organs BY Ellen Mara De Wachter | 25 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Rotimi Fani-Kayode Is a Pillar in Photographic History A powerful exhibition at Autograph, London, proves the late photographer’s significance BY Tendai Mutambu | 20 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Acaye Kerunen Weaves Communities Together At Pace Gallery, London, the artist’s compositions of organic material highlight the importance of collaboration BY Emily Steer | 18 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Claudia Martínez Garay Critiques Western Archives At GRIMM Gallery, London, the artist depicts everyday objects to highlight the insidious presence of colonialist legacies BY Ivana Cholakova | 04 Feb 25 Exhibition Reviews Aslan Goisum and Peng Zuqiang Challenge Authoritarianism In a joint exhibition at Emalin, London, the artists’ films and photographs attest to the impact of state censorship and regulation BY Juliet Jacques | 27 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews Joan Snyder’s Abstract Landscapes Dismantle Expectations In an impressive survey at Thaddaeus Ropac, London, the artist’s often-ambiguous paintings stimulate new ways of seeing BY Ellen Mara De Wachter | 20 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews Bruno Zhu Puts Nothing on Display In an exhibition with no artworks at Chisenhale Gallery, London, the artist subverts conventions of display BY Thomas McMullan | 13 Jan 25 Critic's Guides The Best Shows to See Across the UK and Ireland This January From James Lomax’s reflections on freedom and imprisonment to Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby’s exploration into online culture BY frieze | 10 Jan 25 Exhibition Reviews ‘Forbidden Territories’ Misses the Wood for the Trees Dedicated to 100 years of surreal landscapes, this baggy group show at The Hepworth Wakefield hides its best works BY Lou Selfridge | 20 Dec 24 Exhibition Reviews The Meme Art of Laila Majid and Louis Blue Newby At Goldsmiths CCA, London, the artists repurpose images from digital sources to create works which evoke the experience of being ‘extremely online’ BY Matthew McLean | 17 Dec 24 Exhibition Reviews María Berrío Faces a Fractured World In a series of collaged paintings at Victoria Miro, London, the artist builds images from fragmented memories, identities and histories BY Sofia Hallström | 10 Dec 24 PREV 1 / 11 NEXT
Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Maia Ruth Lee Memorializes the Transience of Migration At Primary, Nottingham, the artist’s sculptures challenge the ways bodies are scrutinized at nation-state borders BY Cathy Wade | 28 Apr 25 READ MORE
Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Mahtab Hussain Confronts Islamophobia in the UK At IKON Gallery, Birmingham, the artist asks what home means when it is intertwined with trepidation and hostility BY Matthew Maganga | 14 Apr 25 READ MORE
Exhibition Reviews Exhibition Reviews / Arpita Singh Finds Beauty Amidst Carnage In a retrospective at Serpentine North Gallery, London, political violence lurks behind the artist’s eclectic paintings BY Vaishna Surjid | 07 Apr 25 READ MORE