Art & Exhibitions
Dive into the world of contemporary and historic art with Martyn White UK. From major exhibitions and studio profiles to thought-provoking features and cultural commentary, this Art section celebrates creativity in all its forms. Explore stories that illuminate artistic vision, practice and impact, connecting audiences with the voices and works that shape today’s cultural landscape.
Dolce & Gabbana Casa Miami
Iconic fashion house Dolce & Gabbana launch their latest Casa collection during the 2022 edition of Miami Art Week. Exhibiting in Miami Design District, the brand takes over the Luxury Living Group building to showcase the Oro 24K theme.
SCAD FASH – Christian Siriano:People Are People
SCAD FASH exhibit ‘People are People’, an exciting exhibition that honours the work of renowned American fashion designer, Christian Siriano.
Fondazione Prada - ‘Synchro System’,Carsten Höller
Among the most interesting artists on the international scene, beginning in the 1990s Carsten Höller (Brussels, 1961) helped bring artistic production closer to reality, stirring up unusual and surprising reactions in those who view his artworks. Höller’s work is aimed at individuating new possibilities for perceiving existence through a method of rigorous investigation similar to scientific research.
Ralph Pucci: London pop-up gallery
Luxury US furniture and lighting house RALPH PUCCI International marks its expansion into Europe with a pop-up gallery in London’s Mayfair.
Anish Kapoor In Venice - La Biennale di Venezia
Anish Kapoor is the first British artist to be honoured with a major exhibition at the Gallerie dell’Accademia and Palazzo Manfrin in Venice running alongside the 59th La Biennale di Venezia
Superblue & BMW i present Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: “Pulse Topology”
During the 2022 edition of Design Miami in Basel, Switzerland, Superblue & BMW i present Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s work ‘Pulse Topology’ an interactive piece that changes as it measures participant’s heartbeats.
Fondazione Prada - “Useless Bodies?”, Elmgreen & Dragset
Fondazione Prada presents “Useless Bodies?” an exhibition by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset in Milan until 22 August 2022. Spanning more than 3,000 square meters and presented across four gallery spaces and the courtyard, the exhibition is one of the most ambitious thematic investigations realized by Fondazione Prada to date.
Biennale Arte 2022 - Hungary ‘After Dreams: I Dare to Defy the Damage’
Zsófia Keresztes’ exhibition deals with the stages in one’s search for identity. This concept reaches back to Arthur Schopenhauer’s porcupine dilemma but, moving on from this, it takes as its associative starting point an episode from Antal Szerb’s 1937 novel Journey by Moonlight, used by the artist as a poetic analogy.
Biennale Arte 2022 - Denmark ‘We Walked the Earth’
Step into a hyperrealistic world of unexpected drama. Set in a strange hybrid time period where elements from the historical past of Danish farm life blend with unfamiliar phenomena from the sci-fi future of a trans-human world, the drama revolves around a family of three.
Biennale Arte 2022 - United States of America ‘Simone Leigh: Sovereignty’
Characterised by an interest in performativity and affect, Simone Leigh’s expansive body of work in sculpture, video, and performance parses the construction of Black femme subjectivity.
Biennale Arte 2022 - Republic of Korea ‘Gyre’
The exhibition Gyre explores the world as a labyrinth, where there are both motion in stillness and stillness in motion, embracing nonhuman objects and material reality.
Biennale Arte 2022 - Malta ‘Diplomazija Astuta’
Diplomazija Astuta – including artists Arcangelo Sassolino, Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci, and Brian Schembri – reimagines Caravaggio’s seminal Maltese altarpiece The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist as a kinetic, sculptural installation.
Superblue, Miami
Evocative. Impactful. Audacious – Explore the mesmerising and creative world of Superblue, located in Miami’s Allapattah neighbourhood, a short walk from the hugely popular Wynwood creative district.
Firetti Contemporary Gallery, Dubai
Located within Dubai’s hugely popular art and culture centre, Alserkal Avenue, Firetti Contemporary showcases a vast range of works from established and emerging artists around the globe.
Custot Gallery - Arnaud Rivieren 'Natural Sublime' / Nick Brandt 'The Day May Break'
Custot Gallery presents two exhibitions 'Natural Sublime' by sculptor Arnaud Rivieren and 'The Day May Break' by photographer Nick Brandt.
Colin Gold – Art in the Docks Exhibition
Explore Colin Gold’s 2021 exhibition, Is This The End or Just The Beginning, at Art in the Docks, East London. Discover how found materials, architectural forms, and social themes come together in a powerful display of creative expression and community relevance.
Artefact 2021: Design Centre Chelsea Harbour
Held across eight days, Artefact was a first edition contemporary craft fair held at the home of London design, the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. Showcasing collections, designers, artists, and craftspeople represented by fifteen galleries, the fair showcased everything from contemporary glassware to intricate ceramic work, exquisite carvings, and impressive sculptures.
Frieze London - 2021
The leading platform for modern and contemporary art, Frieze sets up home in London’s iconic Regents Park for the 2021 edition of its inspiring art fair, alongside its Frieze Masters outpost.
Tate Britain Commission - Heather Phillipson Rapture No 1:Blowtorching The Bitten Peach
Heather Phillipson takes over the Tate Britan's grand central galleries with the latest commission titled 'Rapture No 1: Blowtorching the Bitten Peach'. Described by Phillipson as a ‘pre-post-historic environment’, the work and its title evoke an abundance of sensations and associations that resist coherence. The artist says she is attempting to ‘cultivate strangeness, and its potential to generate ecstatic experience’.