Critical readings of the international exhibition landscape
This section brings together critical analysis of modern and contemporary art exhibitions at an international scale. Each review is written by Eva M. Sanchez from direct encounters with works and exhibition spaces.
The texts attend to three dimensions of the exhibition: the institutional and cultural context in which the show is situated, the form in which it is conceived and constructed, and the content of the works and ideas it puts into circulation. The result is rigorous, accessible reflection accompanied by original visual documentation.
The section gradually incorporates new voices, expanding the critical perspective on the exhibitions shaping the international art landscape.
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The art of falling apart
Entering Tracey Emin’s exhibition feels less like stepping into a retrospective than into an exposed psychological landscape. Raw, intimate and emotionally charged, A Second Life is the most significant show of her career, and the most emotionally raw proposition on display right now.
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Painting without limits
Katharina Grosse transforms White Cube Bermondsey into a chromatic confrontation. High-frequency pigments, industrial spray and monumental scale combine to make a show where colour stops being something you see and becomes something you feel.
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Street photography that activates the scene
Helen Levitt is no “voyeur” waiting for a lucky break; she is a catalyst. A review of her work at Fundación Mapfre that analyses the street not as a backdrop, but as a performative device and a political battleground.
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Surviving the webs of life
Beyond simple memory, the Hayward Gallery hosts a visceral confrontation between Yin Xiuzhen’s sociopolitical textiles and Chiharu Shiota’s psychological webs. A staggering dialogue between the world we have ruined through rapid modernisation and the body that must endure it.
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Artworks in continuous transformation
Takesada Matsutani’s exhibition, Shifting Boundaries, at Hauser & Wirth London explores over six decades of work shaped by a tension between control and release, where materials are pushed to the point where form begins to emerge on its own.
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The creative director of his own myth
Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern reframes Pablo Picasso not as an isolated genius, but as the architect of his own artistic myth. Marking the centenary of The Three Dancers (1925), the exhibition reveals how he performed his Spanish identity, absorbed the energy of circus and ballet, and transformed painting into a cross-disciplinary stage that shaped…
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A Photographer with a fearless spirit
A visit to Tate Britain’s Lee Miller exhibition reveals an artist defined by poetic vision and fearless independence. Tracing her journey from fashion model to surrealist collaborator and war correspondent, the show finally gives full weight to one of the twentieth century’s most uncompromising photographic voices.
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Aboriginal art rooted in landscape
Discover the extraordinary work of Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern, London. From vibrant batiks to monumental canvases, her art maps the land, traditions, and Dreamings of her ancestral territory in a truly immersive exhibition running until 11 January 2026.
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The nostalgia of mud reflected in fashion
Dirty Looks at the Barbican explores fifty years of “dirty” fashion — from rebellious mud-stained aesthetics to environmentally conscious designs — redefining luxury, beauty, and craft.
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A journey through Kiki Smith’s artistic universe
Visiting Kiki Smith’s exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery felt like stepping into a magical, self-contained universe shaped by nature, mythology, and spirituality. Through sculpture, drawing, and print, Smith explores the relationship between the human body and the natural world, transforming the gallery into an enchanted space that invites reflection on vulnerability, interconnection, and ancient narratives…