Sahib brings his minimalist aesthetic to the maximalism of fetish bars and nightclubs, dark spaces in which unruly bodies and complex social codes coalesce.
Anna Souter
Anna Souter is an independent art writer and editor based in London. She is particularly interested in sculpture, women's art, and the environment.
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A Guide to UK Art Spaces Outside London
The road less traveled, from the Folkestone triennial to Hastings Contemporary, Tate St Ives, and a pub in Winksworth.
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Tove Jansson Found Refuge in Play
Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s childlike worlds are not pure escapism, but rather an expression of a state in which joy and fear are allowed to coexist.
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Vivian Suter’s Paintings Breathe With Life
The fluidity of Suter’s approach to painting and mark-making conveys an ecological sensitivity to the interconnections between people and place.
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Nicola L. Probes the Generative Contradictions of Womanhood
To the artist, the female body can be both vulnerable and protective, objectified orifice and multiplicitous entity.
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The Brutal Exploitation Behind the Belgian Art Nouveau
Sammy Baloji demonstrates how the architectural movement — and implicitly, Belgium as a country and culture — was underpinned by the colonization of the Congo.
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The Motley Crew of Haegue Yang’s Hybrid Sculptures
The artist explores sonic reverberations, the relationship between the sacred and material realms, and the ways in which artworks might be activated by a participant.
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Lap-See Lam Refashions Chinese Diaspora From Aboard a Spectral Ship
The artist’s film installation centers on the character of Lo Ting, the human-fish folkloric ancestor of the people of Hong Kong.
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The Magical Life of Lyndie Wright’s Puppets
Wright’s human, animal, and fantastical characters span 65 years, a career that has shaped British puppetry over the past several decades.
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The Universes Within Universes of Josèfa Ntjam
The artist’s immersive video installation draws upon myriad creation myths to thread a powerful narrative throughout the extremities of our cosmos.
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A Garden of One’s Own
An exhibition explores the gardens of Bloomsbury Group members Lady Ottoline Morrell, Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf, and Vita Sackville-West.
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Donald Rodney Drew Upon His Sickness to Illuminate Society’s Ills
An exhibition brings together all of the artist’s surviving work, demonstrating the many ways he incorporated aspects of his illness into his practice.