In a world where artwork by female artists makes up just 3–5% of major permanent collections in the US and Europe, it is important for institutions to foreground women in …
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In 1981, John Akomfrah (b. 1957), alongside contemporaries David Lawson and Lina Gopaul founded the arts initiative Black Audio Film Collective. The organisation created experimental works engaging with the culture …
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The ethereal, dream-like filmmaking of Kahlil Joseph (b. 1981) has reached a wider audience through collaborations with musicians including Arcade Fire, Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus. His vibrant, impressionistic style …
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“The language of the Vanities was first conceived in mid-17th century Holland against a backdrop of economic and social turmoil. In 1636, at the peak of the tulip mania Dutch …
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Notions of what it means to be human are changing continuously. Shortlisted for the 2017 Aesthetica Art Prize, multidisciplinary artists Webb-Ellis work in film, installation and performance, weaving universal stories …
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It’s been over ten years since the term “selfie” entered our lexicon as Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year, defined as “a self-captured photograph, typically snapped with a smartphone or …
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In 1963, a trend-setting team of Black photographers, known as the Kamoinge Workshop, was established in New York City. The name, derived from the Kikuyu people of Kenya’s language, symbolizes …
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The genres of fashion, portrait, art and landscape photography collide in an exhibition of Erik Madigan Heck (b. 1983) at Staley-Wise Gallery. They are tied together by the central presence …
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Brutalist architecture emerged in the late 1940s. Its significant features include monolithic forms, expressive structures, rough surfaces and unusual shapes. The term “brutalism” was first used by British architect Alison Smithson to …
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Brick is one of the oldest and most versatile man-made materials used for construction today. Some of the earliest dried mudbricks, dating before 7,500 BC, have been found in the …
