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Exhibition
A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery traces the origins of gay physique photography in the capital, from Chelsea Barracks to Highgate Pond
The artist makes wry commentaries on the immigrant experience using scattered visual fragments, from the depths of Tennessee’s Chinatown to the fishing communities of rural Vietnam. A new book and exhibition prove there’s method to the melange
Exploring sexuality, spirituality, and the limits of women’s societal roles, Barbara T Smith’s ‘autobiographical exhibition’ charts the artist’s practice through interviews and passages from her upcoming memoir
Theo Deproost was given free rein in the collection of the Royal College of Physicians, casting his lens over objects ranging from cigar lighters to anti-pollution masks. The results are both educative and eccentric
Captured over the last eight winters, the images in Southam’s book and exhibition presents serene landscapes animated by the ebb and flow of a bevy of swans
A new show brings together the two feminist artists for the first time, a dialogue of excess and material experiments in latex, flowers, seashells and flesh
Yashna Kaul uses her father’s photographs to reconstruct his presence in her mind – years after his death from Alzheimer’s disease. The end goal isn’t truth, but the surreal wonder of family myth-making
The Chicago-born artist uses image and text compositions to make sense of the world around her, from picket lines and news adverts to her father’s declining health
A new exhibition pairs the Tunisian designer’s clothes with Elgort’s photographs of early-career supermodels in Paris – a time when dance, street photography and fashion were one.