Simon Bainbridge
The must-see exhibitions in 2025: from Leigh Bowery in London to Michaelina Wautier in Vienna
We round-up the biggest shows opening each month
Julian Assange visits artist who held $45m worth of art hostage
Andrei Molodkin threatened to destroy works by Picasso and others if the activist died in prison. Now, he is exhibiting a portrait of Assange in a new show
Photobook exploring the suffering of families in Gaza awarded top prize at Paris Photo
Taysir Batniji’s ‘Disruptions’ has been named Photobook of the Year at this year's Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards
‘Almost everything was washed away’: leading Spanish photographer’s studio wrecked by floods
Ricardo Cases says he lost 90% of his work and equipment after more than a year’s worth of rain fell on his town, near Valencia, in just eight hours
Tate exhibition celebrates a riotous decade in British photography
From tumultuous political events to countercultural visibility, Tate Britain show examines the 1980s through the work of Martin Parr, Chris Killip and many others
Remembering Thomas Hoepker, a leading documentary photographer and editor of news reportage
Hoepker used long-form pictorial narratives to deliver nuanced takes on complex realities in a communist East Germany and capitalist United States
‘I don’t think art in itself can change anything, but...’ Five decades of Peter Kennard’s art and activism
The UK artist, whose work has been turned into placards and posters, is having a retrospective at the Whitechapel Gallery in London
Joel Meyerowitz revisits his 1960s voyage of discovery
The pioneering American street photographer returns to Málaga with a major show exploring the influence of his early work in the Spanish city
London Gallery Weekend 2024: the best shows for photography fans
Through sculpture, algorithms and alternative gazes, the medium is reimagined at this year's edition of the city-wide event
South African artist wins prestigious photo prize for 'risk-taking' Apartheid work
Lebohang Kganye was selected for the Deutsche Börse award for her exhibition shown last year in Amsterdam
Photo London has mass appeal—can it be equally thought-provoking?
The UK's premier photography fair is still finding its identity, with strong curated sections and projects presented amid more vacuous work
Photography or ‘promptography’: a year on from the Sony Awards AI furore, what is the nuanced view?
Boris Eldagsen made waves in 2023 by refusing a prize in order to highlight the use of text-to-image models in art photography. A new show in London seeks to reframe the debate
‘Shining a light on the blind spots’: new book seeks to provide clearer picture of Mau Mau uprising
Max Pinckers worked together with Kenyan war veterans to bring records of 1950s colonial violence to the fore
Meditations on mortality: Venice exhibition revisits the photography of Peter Hujar
The show at Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà brings together the often haunting images of the US photographer who gained recognition only years after his untimely death
A golden age for photobooks? As publishers join forces we find out what the future holds
The London-based publisher Mack is acquiring smaller firms and widening its visual culture coverage
Could 16 artworks save Julian Assange's life?
The Russian artist Andrei Molodkin says he will destroy works by Jake Chapman, Sarah Lucas, Picasso and Rembrandt if the Wikileaks founder dies in jail
Brian Griffin, photographer of rock stars and construction workers, has died aged 75
Best known for his album covers for bands including Depeche Mode, the UK photographer was influenced by the heavy industry of the Black Country where he grew up
'The Charlie Chaplin of street photography': Elliott Erwitt remembered by those who knew him best
Martin Parr and Magnum colleagues remember the renowned American street photographer, who has died at age 95