installation art Archives

FAD NEWS: Theo Triantafyllidis wins Frieze London Artist Award with climbable multiplayer sculpture

9 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Climbable multiplayer sculpture wins Frieze London Artist Award

Swoon: The Life of the Work review – from the streets to a life lived

6 July 2026 • Meike Brunkhorst

Swoon’s The Life of the Work looks back at more than a decade of work, tracing Caledonia Curry’s journey from the streets into an expansive practice

FAD NEWS: Es Devlin to unveil first European retrospective at the Design Museum

3 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Es Devlin will open her first European retrospective at the Design Museum this autumn, bringing together three decades of work

FAD NEWS: Bharti Kher brings monumental new sculpture to the V&A

3 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Bharti Kher will unveil a monumental new bronze sculpture at the V&A this summer, alongside three major works

Ai Weiwei takes over Aviva Studios with his largest site-specific exhibition to date

1 July 2026 • Mark Westall

Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition to date opens at Manchester’s Aviva Studios

FAD NEWS: Ai Weiwei to reenact his 81-day detention in first-ever 24-hour live performance

25 June 2026 • Mark Westall

Ai Weiwei will reenact his 81-day detention in China in his first-ever durational performance as part of Button Up! at Aviva Studios.

Idan Gilony on food, fashion and the art of gathering

22 June 2026 • Irene Machetti

Idan Gilony reflects on food as a medium, leaving fashion behind, creative risk and why meaningful experiences matter more than aesthetics alone.

James Turrell’s largest museum Skyspace opens at ARoS Aarhus

19 June 2026 • Mark Westall

ARoS Aarhus has unveiled As Seen Below, James Turrell’s largest Skyspace within a museum and the 100th Skyspace created during the artist’s career.

This text is not a cop out; this year’s Art Basel | Basel was a poor show, except for one artwork

17 June 2026 • Toby Üpson

Art Basel | Basel – this year’s edition of the fair was rather subdued

Anish Kapoor Returns to the Hayward with a Monumental Exploration of Mystery, Scale and the Sublime

15 June 2026 • Mark Westall

Nearly three decades after his landmark Hayward survey, Anish Kapoor returns with a major exhibition that transforms the entire gallery

FAD NEWS: Ugo Rondinone creates city-wide celebration of light

9 June 2026 • Mark Westall

Ugo Rondinone’s MORE LIGHT transforms London through a rainbow installation, fifty-four Bond Street flags and new sunrise and sunset paintings.

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‘Invasive Species’: Danielle Mezh curates multisensory exhibition featuring 15 Women Artists at Hypha Studios

9 June 2026 • Lee Sharrock

Invasive Species at Hypha Studios brings together fifteen women artists exploring memory, sensory experience, psychological dissonance and transformation

Julio Le Parc at Tate Modern: A Celebration of Light, Movement and Participation

8 June 2026 • Mark Westall

Julio Le Parc: Light. Colour. Action. is both a major retrospective and a timely tribute to one of the great pioneers of kinetic and participatory art.

Mike Nelson returns to Modern Art Oxford this Autumn.

4 June 2026 • Mark Westall

Mike Nelson returns to Modern Art Oxford for the first time since 2004 with a major new exhibition exploring memory, displacement and politics

A Brief, Brilliant Flash: Review of Arch Hades’ Return/Ritorno

2 June 2026 • Paige Miller

In Return | Ritorno, Arch Hades combines sculpture, poetry and installation to explore memory, mortality and human existence

Silvia Ziranek presents BY A THREAD incorporating UNSUNG SONGS at MOCA London

29 May 2026 • Mark Westall

MOCA London presents Silvia Ziranek’s BY A THREAD incorporating UNSUNG SONGS, a multimedia installation exploring solidarity, vulnerability and resistance.