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Black History Month

A Matter of Black Lives

From the Archives

Matthew Hong

Following the murder of George Floyd by police officers, demonstrations across the U.S. and beyond ignite against racism and police brutality, at times met with less than magnanimous authority.

Image: RaMell Ross

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30 Under 30 Women Photographers

2023 Selections Announced

For its 14th edition, Artpil announces the 2023 selection of its annual 30 Under 30 Women Photographers, with styles ranging from art photography to documentary, portraiture to street and fashion.

Image Wlasta Laura

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First Look 2023

Panopticon Gallery

Feb 1 – Mar 31, 2023

Juried by Alexa Cushing & Connor Noll

Every photograph tells a story. A portfolio allows artists to explore the complexities of their subject, and provide context that gives it richness and meaning that is more than the sum of its parts.

Photo Ann Prochilo

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2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Semantic Shift, Option Delete

Matthew Hong / Prescription .135

Once again we arrive at the turning of another year. 2022 was a year replete with contradictions and conflict, tension and turmoil. In short, much like any other year. Welcome to the New Year 2023.

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Inflorescence

Ximena Garrido-Lecca

Portikus / Through Feb 12, 2023

Beatrice Petrivelli

Garrido-Lecca has successfully managed to recreate a moment divided in time and space, imbued with the themes dearest to her: sensitizing viewers towards global warming, colonialism, and capitalism.

Ximena Garrido-Lecca / Photo Beatrice Petrivelli

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Larry Amponsah

The Soil from which We Came

Jan 11 – Feb 17, 2023

Lawrie Shabibi

This exhibition continues the artist’s experimentation through collage and painting, evoking an awareness of interconnectivity and focus on contemporary Black culture, identity, politics and history.

Image Larry Amponsah

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Navigating North

Wihuri Foundation Collection

Oct 7, 2022 – Apr 2, 2023

Kiasma / Museum of Contemporary Art

Showcasing the Jenny & Antti Wihuri Foundation Collection, this exhibition investigates links between the north and south. The themes of the exhibition point towards how we constantly navigate change.

Image Elina Juopperi

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Images: Bill Phelps, Cesar Cuspoca, Giulia Maria Belli

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Deana Lawson

Works / 2004–Present

Oct 7, 2022 – Feb 19, 2023

High Museum of Art

This exhibition is the first museum survey dedicated to the work of Lawson, a singular voice in photography today who has been investigating and challenging conventional representations of Black life.

Photo Deana Lawson

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From the Archives:

Post-Soviet Visions

Calvert 22

Image & Identity in the New Eastern Europe

From the Archives we present Post-Soviet Visions: Image and Identity in the New Eastern Europe with photography from Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.

Photo Genia Volkov

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In the Eye of the Storm

Modernism in Ukraine

Through April 30, 2023

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The exhibition presents the ground-breaking art produced in Ukraine in the first decades of the twentieth century, showcasing trends that range from figurative art to futurism and constructivism.

Image Alexandra Exter

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Latest Articles

30 Under 30 Women Photographers / 2023

Artpil / February 1, 2023

For its 14th edition, Artpil announces the 2023 selection of its annual 30 Under 30 Women Photographers, with styles ranging from art photography to documentary, portraiture to street and fashion.

Every photograph tells a story. A portfolio allows artists to explore the complexities of their subject, and provide context that gives it richness and meaning that is more than the sum of its parts.

Larry Amponsah

Larry Amponsah / The Soil From Which We Came

Jan 11 – Feb 17, 2023

Lawrie Shabibi

This exhibition continues the artist’s experimentation through collage and painting, evoking an awareness of interconnectivity and focus on contemporary Black culture, identity, politics and history.

New Year / 2023

Semantic Shift, Option Delete

Matthew Hong / Prescription .135

Again, we arrive at another year. 2022 was unsparing of conflict and confusion, uncertainty, and the highs and lows of human struggle. In short, it was a year much like any other. Welcome to 2023.

Ximena Garrido-Lecca / Photo Beatrice Petrivelli

Inflorescence / Ximena Garrido-Lecca

Portikus / Nov 12, 2022 – Feb 12, 2023

Beatrice Petrivelli

Garrido-Lecca has successfully managed to recreate a moment divided in time and space, imbued with the themes dearest to her: sensitizing viewers towards global warming, colonialism, and capitalism.

Alexandra Exter, Still Life, 1913

In the Eye of the Storm

Nov 29, 2022 – Apr 30, 2023

Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

The exhibition presents the ground-breaking art produced in Ukraine in the first decades of the twentieth century, showcasing trends that range from figurative art to futurism and constructivism.

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Bauhaus and Beyond

Ongoing

MoMA / Collection 1880s–1940s

New York, USA

“A reunion between creative arts and the industrial world” is how architect Walter Gropius described the Bauhaus, the school of art and design he founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany (more…)

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Fotografiska

Photography Center

Featured Profile

Fotografiska is an international meeting place where everything revolves around photography. Located in the heart of Stockholm, with additional locations in New York, London and Tallinn (more…)

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Deana Lawson

Various, 2022–2023

ICA / MOMA

Boston, New York, Atlanta / USA

This exhibition is the first museum survey dedicated to the work of Deana Lawson, a singular voice in photography today. For more than 15 years, Lawson has been investigating and challenging conventional representations of Black life through a wide spectrum of photographic languages (more…)

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Margaret Raspé / Automatik

Feb 3 – May 29, 2023

Haus am Waldsee

Berlin, Germany

In the spring of 2023, the Haus am Waldsee presents the first comprehensive retrospective of Berlin-based artist Margaret Raspé (b. 1933 in Breslau), who created a significant body of artistic work (more…)

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Fanatic Heart

Dec 10, 2022 – Feb 26, 2023

Para Site

Hong Kong

Para Site is delighted to present the group exhibition Fanatic Heart, curated by Cusson Cheng, in search of an alternative approach to reimagine the political potential of celebrity culture through the lens of fandom. (more…)

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Philippe Van Snick: Dynamic Project

Oct 22, 2022 – Mar 5, 2023

S.M.A.K.

Ghent, Belgium

Dynamic Project showcases the wide-ranging oeuvre of Philippe Van Snick (Ghent, 1946 – Brussels, 2019). The exhibition is structured around ten clusters, a reference to the decimal system (0-9) that is intrinsic to Philippe Van Snick’s work. (more…)

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Artpil is accepting submissions of Profiles, Articles, and Announcements. With a focus on modern + contemporary arts, Artpil provides stories, event news, exhibition guides and interviews, featuring profiles of artists of all disciplines (more…)

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e-flux Criticism / e-flux Agenda

2023

e-flux

Online / International

With the new year, e-flux welcomes e-flux Criticism and e-flux Agenda into the fold and onto its homepage. The transformation of these two branches of our growing family, previously known collectively as art-agenda, reflects a desire to integrate the manifold activities (more…)

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Pia Fries

Feb 3 – Jul 9, 2023

Kunsthaus Baselland

Muttenz, Switzerland

Since the 1990s, Pia Fries has undisputedly been one of the most important international figures in the field of painting. Born in 1955 in Beromünster, Switzerland, she relocated to Germany in the 1980s to study (more…)

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Matter. Non-Matter. Anti-Matter.

Dec 3, 2022 – Apr 23, 2023

ZKM

Karlsruhe, Germany

The EU project Beyond Matter: Cultural Heritage on the Verge of Virtual Reality researches ways to re-experience past exhibitions using digital and spatial modeling methods. (more…)

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