Booking now open – Chantal Joffe: Story
Accompanied by an artist’s book with a new text by Olivia Laing, Story (4 June–31 July 2021) features paintings of the artist’s mother and considers issues of aging, motherhood and visibility, focusing particularly on the complex relationship between mother and child over time.
Now live – Frieze Viewing Room
A single-screen presentation of Isaac Julien’s acclaimed Lessons of the Hour and new and important works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Jules de Balincourt, Hernan Bas, María Berrío, Yayoi Kusama, Doron Langberg, Wangechi Mutu and Do Ho Suh.
In London – Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn
The exhibition features a suite of 28 watercolour and oil collaged works on paper and an environment of enveloping blue paintings.
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April 15 2021
Yayoi Kusama to exhibit new paintings from her iconic My Eternal Soul series in London, Tokyo, and New York this summer
Victoria Miro, Ota Fine Arts, and David Zwirner are pleased to announce that they will jointly present new My Eternal Soul paintings by Yayoi Kusama in London, Tokyo, and New York this summer. -
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May 7 2021
Now open – Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening? at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Mutu's powerful exhibition (7 May–7 November 2021) at the Legion of Honor, a museum built for the showcase of European art from antiquity through Impressionism and presided over by Auguste Rodin's The Thinker, aims to spur, 'a purposeful examination of art histories, mythologies, and the techniques of archiving and remembering.' Legion of Honor, San Francisco -
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May 5 2021
CBS Sunday Morning reports on Sarah Sze at LaGuardia Airport
CBS Sunday Morning takes a closer look at Sarah Sze's sculpture Shorter Than the Day installed at LaGuardia Airport, New York. CBS News -
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April 19 2021
Read Hilton Als – Alice Neel’s Portraits of Difference in The New Yorker
'A commonplace observation about great portraitists is that they are always, in some way, painting themselves. Neel’s genius was to make us understand not just her interest in her subjects but why we are interested in one another.' Hilton Als, The New Yorker -
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April 28 2021
Doug Aitken: i am in you opens at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Doug Aitken's solo exhibition i am in you goes on view at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (29 April–23 November 2021). Kanazawa, Japan -
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April 21 2021
Yayoi Kusama: A Retrospective at Gropius Bau, Berlin
Titled A Bouquet of Love I Saw in the Universe, the artist's first large-scale retrospective in Germany takes place 23 April–1 August 2021. Gropius Bau, Berlin -
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April 17 2021
Watch: a studio visit with Sarah Sze, presented by MOCA
MOCA's Virtual Studio Visits series presents conversations between MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach and artists around the world. In this episode, Sarah Sze joins Biesenbach from her New York studio. MOCA, Los Angeles -
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April 21 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset – Short Story now open at Copenhagen Contemporary
With their installation Short Story (21 April–24 October 2021), the Danish-Norwegian artist duo Emgreen & Dragset have transformed Copenhagen Contemporary’s Hall 2 into the setting of a tennis court. Copenhagen, Denmark -
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April 12 2021
Listen to Idris Khan on How to be an artist
Idris Khan joins Kate Bryan on How to be an artist, the new podcast by Soho House. -
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April 2 2021
Idris Khan on BBC Front Row: The Blue Edition
This edition of Front Row is a blue odyssey led by John Wilson as he talks to, among others, Idris Khan, who discusses his work in the current VM exhibition The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue and his upcoming solo exhibition at the gallery, The Seasons Turn. BBC Front Row -
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April 12 2021
KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature reviewed in The New York Times
The New York Times dives into KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature, now on view at New York Botanical Gardens. Will Heinrich, The New York Times -
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April 1 2021
‘It’s Time to Put Alice Neel in Her Rightful Place in the Pantheon’ – Roberta Smith reviews Alice Neel: People Come First at the Met
'Neel’s greatness lies in the different levels of realism she combines in her art. They include social and economic inequities; the body’s deterioration through time; and the complex interior lives of her subjects.' Roberta Smith, The New York Times -
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March 26 2021
Tate announces new dates for its major Paula Rego retrospective
The exhibition (7 July–24 October 2021) will tell the story of this artist’s extraordinary life, highlighting the personal nature of much of her work and the socio-political context in which it is rooted. It will also reveal the artist’s broad range of references, from comic strips to history painting. Tate Britain, London -
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April 10 2021
KUSAMA: Cosmic Nature now open at New York Botanical Garden
In this major exhibition (10 April–31 October 2021) Kusama will reveal her lifelong fascination with the natural world, beginning with her childhood spent in the greenhouses and fields of her family’s seed nursery. Spectacular installations across the 250-acre landscape will include Hymn of Life – Tulips and Narcissus Garden, as well as the debut of new monumental sculptures. New York Botanical Garden -
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April 12 2021
Doron Langberg and Salman Toor talk about their friendship in T Magazine’s 2021 Culture issue
A celebration of friendship in all its many forms, T Magazine's 2021 Culture issue honours the relationships that helped us through the past year. Toor and Langberg discuss their friendship, each other's work, and their shared passion for Dutch masters and contemporary queer portraiture. Coco Romack, T Magazine -
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March 31 2021
A brush with... Ali Banisadr – the Art Newspaper Podcast
'This idea that everything is as important as everything else—a rock, a plant, a human being, the air, that everything is part of the same thing—I always think about that in my paintings. That's why I don't have a central figure in my work, because I feel like everything is important. Every corner, every part of the painting is as important as the rest.' –Ali Banisadr The Art Newspaper -
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March 30 2021
Grayson Perry casts a bell to ring at the end of the pandemic
The Art Newspaper reports on Grayson Perry and his plans to cast a bell that will mark the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper -
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March 22 2021
Now open at The Met – Alice Neel: People Come First
This ambitious survey (on view 22 March–1 August 2021) positions Neel as one of the century’s most radical painters, a champion of social justice whose longstanding commitment to humanist principles inspired her life as well as her art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -
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March 12 2021
Now open at CAC Málaga: Jules de Balincourt – After the Gold Rush
The exhibition (12 March–23 May 2021) features more than forty paintings created over the past decade. Málaga, Spain -
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March 3 2021
Now live: The Artist’s Mother: Lucie and Daryll, featuring Lucian Freud and Chantal Joffe
IMMA, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, presents a virtual exhibition (3 March–8 August 2021) available to view on Vortic and at imma.ie, followed by a gallery display of the pastels, which will be available to visit in the Freud Centre when current Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. -
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April 1 2021
Artforum on Ali Banisadr at the Benaki Museum
'Banisadr’s imagery is mutable, the shapes materializing, shifting, and dissolving under the gaze and the alchemy of myriad cultural references and contexts.' – Cathryn Drake Cathryn Drake, Artforum -
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March 5 2021
María Berrío features in W Magazine’s major feature on contemporary figurative art, with text by Siddhartha Mitter
'I want to project women,' Berrío says. 'I want to project the courage and the strength, and also the vulnerability.' Siddhartha Mitter, W Magazine -
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March 3 2021
The Great Women Artists Podcast: Howardena Pindell
In this episode of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews Howardena Pindell about the development of her work and career since the 1960s and talks about the artist's current major exhibition at The Shed, New York. -
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February 21 2021
Laura Cumming reviews The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue
★★★★★ 'Each work makes such different use of blue, and to see them together is to sense the prodigious emotional, visual and conceptual potential of this colour.' Laura Cumming, The Observer -
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February 25 2021
Hernan Bas: Choose Your Own Adventure, now open at Space K, Seoul
The artist's first solo museum exhibition in Korea (25 February–27 May 2021) features works from 2007 to the present, including five new paintings. Space K, Seoul -
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February 22 2021
Nancy Durrant writes about The London Collective for the Evening Standard
As The London Collective launches on Vortic.art this Wednesday 24 February, Nancy Durrant takes a closer look at the digital exhibition space. Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard -
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February 14 2021
Grayson and Philippa Perry interviewed by The Observer
Grayson and Philippa Perry speak to The Observer ahead of series two of Grayson's Art Club, airing on Friday 26th February, 8pm on Channel 4. Claire Armitstead, The Observer -
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February 9 2021
Announcing representation of Ali Banisadr
Victoria Miro is delighted to announce the representation of Ali Banisadr. The Brooklyn-based artist, acclaimed for his urgent, ravishing paintings that deftly combine elements of figuration and abstraction within a signature language, will present new work as part of the gallery’s forthcoming online group exhibition themed around the colour blue (from 24 February). A solo exhibition will take place at the gallery in 2022. The first major monograph on the artist is published by Rizzoli in May 2021. -
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February 3 2021
House & Garden take a look inside Idris Khan’s London studio
Emily Tobin visits Idris Khan in his London studio ahead of his forthcoming exhibition at Victoria Miro. Emily Tobin, House & Garden -
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November 3 2020
Ali Banisadr: Ultramarinus – Beyond the Sea at Benaki Museum
The title of the exhibition (3 November 2020–31 January 2021) refers to Ultramarine, the blue colour pigment used as early as the Middle Ages, which was originally extracted from the gemstone lapis lazuli and is believed to encapsulate all shades of water and skies. Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece -
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February 9 2021
Chris Ofili on Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969, in Artforum
Chris Ofili writes his response to Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969 in the January/February 2021 issue of Artforum. Artforum -
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January 5 2021
Installations by Stan Douglas and Elmgreen & Dragset open at Penn Station
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces the opening of the new Moynihan Train Hall, along with three unprecedented site-specific art installations by Stan Douglas, artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley, counted among the most innovative and revered artists working today. Public Art Fund -
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February 3 2021
United States Artists announces Njideka Akunyili Crosby as a 2021 USA Fellow
Njideka Akunyili Crosby awarded fellowship in Visual Art by United States Artists. -
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February 2 2021
Doron Langberg and Flora Yukhnovich are featured in Elephant’s Ones to Watch: The Definitive Art Stars of 2021
The two artists are featured in Elephant's selection of artists on the rise this year. Elephant -
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January 27 2021
The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Sarah Sze present augmented reality app Night Vision 20/20
The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain presents Night Vision 20/20, a work created by Sarah Sze — her first foray into augmented reality — and developed by the digital agency Cher Ami as an app. -
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January 7 2021
Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
Isaac Julien announced as a judge for the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021. TF Chan, Wallpaper* -
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January 2 2021
María Berrío: Esperando mientras la noche florece (Waiting for the Night to Bloom) at the Norton Museum of Art
The first survey (2 January–9 May 2021) of María Berrío’s art includes two new pieces. Berrío’s large-scale, brilliantly coloured collages are meticulously crafted from unique papers sourced from South America and Asia, especially Japan. Lush landscapes and modest domestic interiors are dominated by women who gaze directly at the viewer. The inaction of these ethereal and expressionless characters belies the turmoil and anxiety of their passage to their current surroundings while unflinching in the certainty of their presence. They also characterize Berrío’s own path. Her family history is a testament to the experiences which inspire her subject matter as an immigrant and independent woman in America. Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida -
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December 30 2020
The New York Times previews Penn Station’s major new permanent installations, featuring work by Stan Douglas and Elmgreen & Dragset
Natural light spills across the new Moynihan Train Hall through its massive, 92-foot-high skylight ceiling and illuminates another surprise: permanent installations by some of the most celebrated artists in the world. Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas and the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset have major pieces prominently displayed in the new $1.6 billion train hall. Dionne Searcey, The New York Times -
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December 9 2020
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami is interviewed by Wallpaper*
The artist is interviewed by Amah-Rose Abrams for Wallpaper*, ahead of the announcement that she has joined Victoria Miro's roster. Amah-Rose Abrams, Wallpaper* -
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December 7 2020
Wangechi Mutu and Carrie Mae Weems discuss creation myths and real-world strategies in Interview Magazine
’I do believe that the most grounded, clear, and compassionate artists are always trying to find a way to communicate that same thing, to say, “Yes, this is a scary world, but we will get through the night like we have for tens of thousands of years”.‘ – Wangechi Mutu Interview -
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November 23 2020
Howardena Pindell’s major exhibition Rope/Fire/Water reviewed by Hyperallergic
Alexandra M. Thomas reports on Howardena Pindell's current exhibiton on view at The Shed, New York. Alexandra M. Thomas, Hyperallergic -
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October 26 2020
Sarah Sze speaks with The Guardian about her major exhibition Night into Day
Sarah Sze speaks with Andrew Dickson from The Guardian about exhibition Night into Day, now on view at the Fondation Cartier until 7 March 2021. Andrew Dickson, The Guardian -
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September 20 2020
Now open at Casa das Historías – Paula Rego and Josefa de Óbidos: arte religiosa no feminino
Opening in December, a new exhibition featuring works by Paula Rego and Josefa de Óbidos (10 December 2020–23 May 2021). Cascais, Portugal -
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October 28 2020
Watch the video: María Berrío and Katy Hessel in conversation
Watch a video of María Berrío and Katy Hessel from The Great Women Artists in a virtual conversation about Berrío's exhibition, Flowered Songs and Broken Currents. -
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October 16 2020
Sarah Sze: Night into Day opens at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
For her second solo show at the Fondation Cartier, Sarah Sze will create an immersive exhibition (24 October 2020–7 March 2021) in dialogue with Jean Nouvel’s building. With two new works, she offers a reverie around the proliferation of images transforming our relationship to our environment. Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris -
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October 16 2020
Howardena Pindell talks to The New York Times
At 77, Howardena Pindell Exorcises a Chilling Memory From Childhood. Jillian Steinhauer, The New York Times -
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October 16 2020
‘I put myself – the Black body – in the work,’ – Howardena Pindell talks to Time about her new exhibition at The Shed
In 1979, Howardena Pindell quit her job in the curatorial department of The Museum of Modern Art to start teaching at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Months into her new profession, she was a passenger in a car accident that left her with a hip injury and a dent in her head, causing memory loss. The near-death situation inspired an epiphany for Pindell, already an artist outside of her working hours: she needed to voice her opinion, she needed to do it now, and her art was the perfect way to do it. Anna Purna Kambhampaty, Time -
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February 5 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset: 2020 at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland is extended until 21 March 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset's major exhibition 2020 is now on view until 21 March 2021. EMMA, Finland -
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September 23 2020
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement opens at MAXXI, Rome
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement opens at MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Art. Rome -
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September 30 2020
Howardena Pindell is interviewed by Whitehot Magazine
Howardena Pindell speaks to Whitehot Magazine ahead of her upcoming exhibition Rope/Fire/Water at The Shed later this month. Chase Szakmary, Whitehot Magazine -
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February 8 2021
Now extended until May 2021 – Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance at IMMA, Dublin
This major exhibition (18 September 2020–3 May 2021) spans Rego’s entire career from the 1960s, comprising more than 80 works, including paintings never seen before and works on paper from the artist’s family and close friends. IMMA, Dublin -
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September 25 2020
Doug Aitken I Only Have Eyes for You on view at Kiasma, Finland
I Only Have Eyes for You is the acclaimed artist’s first solo exhibition in Finland and is on view until 10 January 2021. Kiasma, Finland -
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September 19 2020
‘Electric, Like Time Travel’: The New York Review of Books interviews Chantal Joffe
Chantal Joffe speaks with The New York Review of Books. Imogen Greenhalgh, The New York Review of Books -
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September 23 2020
Flora Yukhnovich speaks with Apollo Magazine
Thea Hawlin interviews Flora Yukhnovich for Apollo Magazine. Thea Hawlin, Apollo Magazine -
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September 3 2020
WSJ on Sarah Sze at LaGuardia Airport
WSJ magazine cover Sarah Sze's installation Shorter than the Day on view at LaGuardia airport. Cody Delistraty, WSJ Magazine -
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July 28 2020
As reported by The New York Times, the Met Museum acquires two sculptures by Wangechi Mutu
The new additions are from the series that is on display on the museum’s Fifth Avenue facade. Peter Libbey, The New York Times -
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May 3 2021
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms – opening 18 May 2021 at Tate Modern
The focused exhibition (18 May 2021–12 June 2022) will be a rare chance to experience two of the artist’s immersive mirror room installations juxtaposed with photos and footage of early performance works and studio happenings. Tate Modern, London -
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April 28 2021
Sarah Sze to participate in the 18th annual Poetry & the Creative Mind
Hosted on Friday, 30 April at 12:30 AM BST, the Academy of American Poets' annual gala presents luminaries from across the arts sharing favorite poems for National Poetry Month. -
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April 20 2021
Apollo: In the studio with… Idris Khan
'I find that different types of music help me and inform the paintings at certain parts of the day.' Apollo -
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March 26 2021
Carlo Rovelli in conversation with Conrad Shawcross
The Royal Institution hosts this online event (Tuesday 6 April, 7–8.30pm) featuring Carlo Rovelli in conversation with artist Conrad Shawcross to explore the idea of the quantum, whose meaning is enigmatic and still fiercely debated today.
In Focus – Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour
A single-screen presentation of Isaac Julien’s acclaimed Lessons of the Hour is on view as part of the gallery's Frieze Viewing Room. Featuring film, painting, photography and sculpture, the gallery’s presentation is an expansive consideration of Frieze’s invitation to respond to the mission of the Vision & Justice Project.
The Vision & Justice Project takes as its conceptual inspiration the prescient thinking of Frederick Douglass, in particular his speech Pictures and Progress, also known as Lecture on Pictures, in which Douglass addressed the transformative power of pictures to create a new vision for the nation. The Vision & Justice Project wrestles with urgent questions around the ways in which narratives created by culture have both limited and liberated a definition of national belonging in America today. It argues that an examination of image making is vital for society’s collective consciousness and self-comprehension.
The gallery is presenting works by artists who are first-generation Americans, or are based in, or who have spent a significant amount of time in, the US. At a time when immigration has been politicised to unprecedented levels, it celebrates that the majority of gallery artists who work in America are of global origins, enriching the cultural landscape and what it might mean to ‘be’ American.
