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Review: 'A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography' – A Lacklustre Mix Of Greatest Hits
★★★☆☆ Mario Macilau, Breaking News from The Profit Corner series, 2015. Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper. © Mário Macilau,...
Ernest Chlopicki
Jul 8, 20234 min read


'Shabu' Review: A Feel-Good Portrait Of Childhood
With vibrance and energy, Shabu and its equally vivacious subject have a lot to say about life and growing up, delivered through the most...
Oisín McGilloway
Jul 7, 20233 min read


Review: 'Capturing the Moment' at Tate Modern
★★★★☆ Cecily Brown, Trouble in Paradise, 1999. © Cecily Brown. Image © Tate. The Tate galleries love putting sentences on the walls....
Samuel Blackburn
Jul 1, 20233 min read


'Life Is More Important Than Art' review: Whitechapel’s summer of soulfulness
★★★★☆ Image by Ernest Chlopicki In a world that is hyper-saturated with images, those that should matter have, in fact, a diminishing...
Ernest Chlopicki
Jul 1, 20234 min read


Carrie Mae Weems - Reflections for Now: Taking the Retrospective Into the Future
★★★★★ Carrie Mae Weems If I Ruled the World, 2004 © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, NewYork / Galerie...
Isabel Imhorst
Jun 22, 20234 min read


Tate Britain Rehang 2023: Three Perspectives On The Newest History Of British Art
William Blake, Newton,1795-c.1805. Colour print, ink and watercolour on paper; Support: 460 × 600 mm. Photo: Tate Much of the criticism...
The Strand Magazine
Jun 22, 20234 min read
V&A Photography Centre Review: 'Tenuous Links' Abound
★★☆☆☆ Celebrating the connection between a sexualised hoover, nocturnal wildlife, a rocket launch and the indigenous populations of Lapland is a tough challenge, and one that the V&A has set itself unnecessarily in their brand new Photography Centre. ‘Photography’, as we are reminded at repeated intervals throughout the ‘Sir Elton John and David Furnish’ gallery, ‘is embedded in the story of the V&A’ as it has been collecting photographs since the 1850s, resulting in ‘one of
Alice Bergin
Jun 16, 20233 min read


Review: 'Civilisation: The Way We Live Now' at the Saatchi Gallery
'Civilisation: the way we live now' at the Saatchi Gallery is an ambitious, wide-ranging success for contemporary photography.
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
Jun 13, 20233 min read


'Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power' Review: Waking Up From The Hollywood Daydream
A couple of years ago, I was rearranging my bedroom. After turning 16 I was hit by a sudden need to redesign my entire being, including,...
Barney Nuttall
May 24, 20234 min read
'Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers' Review: Vibrant Artwork Let Down By Drab Presentation
'Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers' review: vibrant artwork let down by drab presentation
Isabel Imhorst
May 11, 20234 min read
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