Latest articles by Amah-Rose Abrams
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Walls, Windows and Blood: Catherine Opie in NaplesCatherine Opie's new exhibition ‘Walls, Windows and Blood’ is now on view at Thomas Dane Gallery, Naples
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Inside Paris+ par Art Basel 2023: what to see and doDiscover what not to miss this year at Paris+ par Art Basel with our handy guide
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Shirin Neshat on women’s rights, oppression and the Middle EastShirin Neshat tells us about ‘The Fury’, a culmination of art and activism, on show at Goodman Gallery, London
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MJ Harper’s performance piece at London’s Koko will close Frieze Week in styleArtist MJ Harper will premiere ‘Arias for a New World’ at Koko in London this Sunday, 15 October 2023
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Saatchi Yates and Will St John kick off Frieze Week with an exhibition and cabaretSaatchi Yates marks its three-year anniversary with an exhibition and talk with artist Will St John
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Kerry James Marshall donates first portrait, of Skip Gates, to Fitzwilliam Museum, UKKerry James Marshall's portrait of the literary critic, writer and filmmaker is his first of a real, rather than an imagined, sitter
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Frieze celebrates 20 years of putting art lovers in the pictureFrieze London director Eva Langret looks back on 20 years of the pioneering art fair
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Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy: trauma to transcendenceMarina Abramović at the Royal Academy of Arts in London is a solo show spanning five decades of practice. Amah-Rose Abrams reports
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Poetry meets performance in Julianknxx’s film installations at Barbican’s CurveJulianknxx opens his solo show ‘Chorus in Rememory of Flight’ at Barbican’s Curve, London
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São Paulo Biennial 2023: activism, repressed cultures and South America’s art history under the lensThe 35th São Paulo Biennial considers ‘Choreographies of the Impossible’ as the theme. Amah-Rose Abrams reports on what to see
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Edinburgh Art Festival 2023: from bog dancing to binge drinkingWhat to see at Edinburgh Art Festival 2023, championing women and queer artists, whether exploring Scottish bogland on film or casting hedonism in ceramic
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Last chance to see: Isaac Julien’s Tate retrospectiveArtist and filmmaker Isaac Julien’s Tate Britain retrospective ‘What Freedom Is to Me’ questions histories, explores activism, but is also full of joy and beauty
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Turkey’s Bodrum Loft hotel turns sculpture park this summerBodrum Loft hotel hosts artworks by Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, Jean-Michel Othoniel and more in collaboration with Perrotin and consultancy Artsa
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Liverpool Biennial 2023 explores the legacy of slaveryThe Liverpool Biennial 2023, ‘uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things’, seeks a sense of healing as it explores the legacy of slavery in the city
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Last chance to see: Sharjah Biennial 15, ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’Built on the vision of late curator Okwui Enwezor, the Sharjah Biennial 15: ‘Thinking Historically in the Present’ offers a critical reframing of postcolonial narratives through major new commissions
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Gary Simmons on the erasure of racist tropes: ‘I don't want them to be forgotten for their menace’In Gary Simmons’ new show, ‘This Must Be the Place’ at Hauser & Wirth, London, the artist explores the process of cultural erasure, and the traces it leaves behind
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Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s modern-pop portraits frame gender, sexuality and raceThe Zimbabwean-born artist, who explores identity through vivid cartoon-inspired collages, headlines our January 2021 Next Generation issue. Writer Amah-Rose Abrams interviewed Hwami ahead of today's announcement that she has joined the roster of Victoria Miro Gallery
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Explore Daniel Arsham’s ‘Relics in the Landscape’ at Yorkshire Sculpture ParkDaniel Arsham’s exhibition of outdoor sculpture draws from three millennia of culture, from the Venus of Arles to Pikachu
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Ragnar Kjartansson’s dramatic soap opera inaugurates GES-2 in MoscowIcelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson inaugurates the much-anticipated V-A-C Foundation’s GES-2 House of Culture in Moscow. Santa Barbara – A Living Sculpture is a bold, theatrical work that examines the relationship between Russia and the US
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Sunshine State’ illuminates the cavernous halls of Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicoccaAt Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan, acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen unveils the world premiere of the video installation, Sunshine State, staged alongside iconic works
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Anri Sala's subterranean installation is out of this worldAlbanian artist Anri Sala's hypnotic film and sound installation, Time No Longer, in Houston's Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, pays homage to African American astronaut and saxophonist Ronald McNair
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Venice Architecture Biennale 2021: a year late but somehow right on timeHashim Sarkis' main show ‘How Will We Live Together?' at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale opens a year later than originally expected, but ponders on questions that are more timely than ever
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Curator Aindrea Emelife’s ‘Bold Black British’ takeover of Christie’sAt Christie’s London, ‘Bold Black British’ (1 – 21 October) is a meeting point of artists working across disciplines and generations. We speak to curator Aindrea Emelife about spotlighting the Black Britons shaping the creative landscape
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Taloi Havini’s first sonic work dunks the listener in an ocean of soundAt Ocean Space in Venice, Papua New Guinea-born artist Taloi Havini explores ecological conservation and the indigenous history of Oceania in her first sound work, coinciding with the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale
