Articles By: Elise Morton

If These Hills Could Speak: Group Show at Penistone Hill Country Park
“What stories filled your lungs today?” asks the voice in my headphones as I begin…
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Almagul Menlibayeva 
As artists reimagine the Silk Road, uncovering and renegotiating layered narratives of trade, culture, empire…
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A Living Absence: Michael Rakowitz at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Gallery is currently hosting Allspice | Michael Rakowitz & Ancient…
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Crafted from Mud: Ali Cherri at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Entering How I Am Monument, the first major UK institutional solo show by Lebanese artist…
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Stepping Out: VIMA Art Fair
The inaugural edition of VIMA – Cyprus’s first international contemporary art fair – opened in…
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Life Under the Taliban: Hashem Shakeri at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
“If you stare into the abyss long enough, the abyss stares back at you.” Friedrich Nietzsche…
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From the Ground Up: Group Show at Somerset House
“‘Look up’ we are often told […] But what if instead of looking up, we…
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Born to Rule: Sophia Al-Maria and Lydia Ourahmane at Spike Island
“Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand; Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s…
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Threads of Resilience: Abdoulaye Konaté at Efie Gallery
“Ali Farka Touré’s song Sambadio is legendary,” Abdoulaye Konaté tells me. The final track on Le Jeune Chansonnier…
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Into the Wild: Group Show at Jameel Arts Centre
“Dubai is a city I find fascinating for its unique coexistence, where animals carve out…
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A Sense of Belonging: Group Show by NEON, Athens
Just off Pireos Street – the long, busy road that links central Athens to the…
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All-over, everything, everywhere: Hamid Zénati at Nottingham Contemporary
As I push open the door and step into Hamid Zénati: Two Steps at a…
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