Indian-origin artist Amol K Patil is the first recipient of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation/Kochi-Muziris Biennale (DBF-KMB) Award, a multi-year exhibition and lecture programme spotlighting South Asian artists. He was selected thanks to the formidable impression his The Politics of Skin and Movement installation left at the recent Kochi Biennale. As a part of the award, Patil is set to…
Tucked in an alleyway in Soho sits Phillida Reid, an airy and bright gallery showcasing both emerging and established artists. In its latest exhibition, East Londoner Mohammed Z. Rahman takes center stage with paintings exploring personal and political (hi)stories of migration, labour, queerness, and class by depicting domestic settings. City of Burrows is the artist’s first solo…
How do we find healing spaces in a constant cycle of generational trauma? Amartey Golding shows us with “Bring Me to Heal”.
From 19 November 2021, set designer, multidisciplinary artist and world-builder Lydia Chan will be transforming NOW Gallery into a provocative and futuristic fantasy world. Through an alternative lens, Lydia has reinterpreted nature as a foreign planet and bridged the gap between our new-found digital lifestyle and our renewed experience of the natural world. Guests will be invited to view nature through…
For centuries, museums and art galleries have been regarded as the hallmark of culture. But even though museums have been hotspot for representing cultures and experiences all over the world, they have always underrepresented black women. This is despite the contributions which black women have made and continued to make to Western society. ‘Heaven is…
Tucked away in the rare tranquil streets of Piccadilly circus lies a hidden gem… the Gallery of African Art. The gallery opened its doors in May 2013 and since then have been dedicated to presenting the “best of 20th-century and Contemporary Art from the African region and its Diaspora”. The gallery aims to present established and emerging…