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Viewing The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion

The Wick Culture - Dana Scruggs, Fire on the Beach, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Dana Scruggs
Above   Dana Scruggs, Fire on the Beach, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Dana Scruggs
The Wick Culture - Micaiah Carter, Adeline in Barrettes, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Micaiah Carter
Above   Micaiah Carter, Adeline in Barrettes, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Micaiah Carter
The Wick Culture - Jamal Nxedlana, Johannesburg, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Jamal Nxedlana
Above  Jamal Nxedlana, Johannesburg, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Jamal Nxedlana
The Wick Culture - Campbell Addy, Adut Akech, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Campbell Addy
Above  Campbell Addy, Adut Akech, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Campbell Addy
The Wick Culture - Nadine Ijewere, Untitled, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Nadine Ijewere, for Garage magazine
Above  Nadine Ijewere, Untitled, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Nadine Ijewere, for Garage magazine
The Wick Culture - Quil Lemons, New York, 2017, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Quil Lemons
Above  Quil Lemons, New York, 2017, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Quil Lemons
The Wick Culture - Namsa Leuba, Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria, 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Namsa Leuba
Above  Namsa Leuba, Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria, 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Namsa Leuba
The Wick Culture - Adrienne Raquel, A Modern Michelangelo, Yosemite Valley, California, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Adrienne Raquel
Above  Adrienne Raquel, A Modern Michelangelo, Yosemite Valley, California, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Adrienne Raquel
The Wick Culture - Arielle Bobb-Willis, New Orleans, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Arielle Bobb-Willis
Above  Arielle Bobb-Willis, New Orleans, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Arielle Bobb-Willis
The Wick Culture - Awol Erizku, Chippi Chippi, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Awol Erizku
Above  Awol Erizku, Chippi Chippi, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Awol Erizku
The Wick Culture - Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Hijab Couture), New York, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Tyler Mitchell
Above  Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Hijab Couture), New York, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Tyler Mitchell
The Wick Culture - Stephen Tayo, Pedro Street, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Stephen Tayo
Above  Stephen Tayo, Pedro Street, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Stephen Tayo
The Wick Culture - Dana Scruggs, Fire on the Beach, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Dana Scruggs
Above   Dana Scruggs, Fire on the Beach, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Dana Scruggs
The Wick Culture - Micaiah Carter, Adeline in Barrettes, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Micaiah Carter
Above   Micaiah Carter, Adeline in Barrettes, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Micaiah Carter
The Wick Culture - Jamal Nxedlana, Johannesburg, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Jamal Nxedlana
Above  Jamal Nxedlana, Johannesburg, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Jamal Nxedlana
The Wick Culture - Campbell Addy, Adut Akech, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Campbell Addy
Above  Campbell Addy, Adut Akech, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Campbell Addy
The Wick Culture - Nadine Ijewere, Untitled, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Nadine Ijewere, for Garage magazine
Above  Nadine Ijewere, Untitled, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Nadine Ijewere, for Garage magazine
The Wick Culture - Quil Lemons, New York, 2017, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Quil Lemons
Above  Quil Lemons, New York, 2017, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Quil Lemons
The Wick Culture - Namsa Leuba, Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria, 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Namsa Leuba
Above  Namsa Leuba, Sarah, Lagos, Nigeria, 2015, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Namsa Leuba
The Wick Culture - Adrienne Raquel, A Modern Michelangelo, Yosemite Valley, California, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Adrienne Raquel
Above  Adrienne Raquel, A Modern Michelangelo, Yosemite Valley, California, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Adrienne Raquel
The Wick Culture - Arielle Bobb-Willis, New Orleans, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Arielle Bobb-Willis
Above  Arielle Bobb-Willis, New Orleans, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019).© Arielle Bobb-Willis
The Wick Culture - Awol Erizku, Chippi Chippi, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Awol Erizku
Above  Awol Erizku, Chippi Chippi, 2018, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Awol Erizku
The Wick Culture - Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Hijab Couture), New York, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Tyler Mitchell
Above  Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Hijab Couture), New York, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Tyler Mitchell
The Wick Culture - Stephen Tayo, Pedro Street, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Stephen Tayo
Above  Stephen Tayo, Pedro Street, Lagos, Nigeria, 2019, from The New Black Vanguard (Aperture, 2019). © Stephen Tayo

The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion
Saatchi Gallery, London

28 October 2022 — 22 January 2023
https://www.saatchigallery.com/exhibition/the_new_black_vanguard__photography_between_art_and_fashion

There’s a lot of buzz around Saatchi Gallery’s autumn show — and for good reason. Curated by American writer and critic Antwaun Sargent, The New Black Vanguard features 15 international Black photographers, including Tyler Mitchell, Renell Medrano and Quil Lemons, who are contributing to a new vision of the Black figure in art and fashion.

A celebration of Black creativity and culture, it seeks to start conversations around the representation of the Black body and Black lives as subject matter, while presenting new perspectives on the notions of race, beauty, gender and power in contemporary photography.

Notable highlights include Tyler Mitchell’s portrait of a young woman in a pink floral hijab and Dana Scruggs’s 2019 portrait of a model in a crimson red dress on the beach. Also noteworthy is Campbell Addy’s striking portrait of the model Adut Akech in a light pink Valentino dress.

Images created by emerging Black photographers, dedicated to bringing a new set of experiences and references to contemporary image making, are shown alongside a vitrine of publications that contextualise them. Book now.
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Dates
28 October 2022 — 22 January 2023

Viewing Hannah Starkey: In Real Life 

The Wick Culture - Untitled, Paris, September 2016, 2016 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, Paris, September 2016, 2016 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, May 1997, 1997 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, May 1997, 1997 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, January 2013, 2013 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, January 2013, 2013 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, March 2002, 2002 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, March 2002, 2002 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London Untitled, May 2020, 2020 © Hannah Starkey.
Above   ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London Untitled, May 2020, 2020 © Hannah Starkey.
The Wick Culture - Untitled, November 2007, 2007 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, November 2007, 2007 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, Paris, September 2016, 2016 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, Paris, September 2016, 2016 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, May 1997, 1997 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, May 1997, 1997 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, January 2013, 2013 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, January 2013, 2013 framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - Untitled, March 2002, 2002 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, March 2002, 2002 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London Untitled, May 2020, 2020 © Hannah Starkey.
Above   ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London Untitled, May 2020, 2020 © Hannah Starkey.
The Wick Culture - Untitled, November 2007, 2007 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  Untitled, November 2007, 2007 c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
The Wick Culture - ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London
Above  ‘Pussy power’, Women’s March, London 2017, 2017 Framed c-type print mounted on aluminium © Hannah Starkey. Courtesy Maureen Paley, London

Hannah Starkey: In Real Life
The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire

21 October 2022 — 30 April 2023
https://hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/hannah-starkey/

The first major survey exhibition of British photographer Hannah Starkey traces the development of her work across two decades, while highlighting her interest in capturing the everyday female experience in contemporary culture.

‘Throughout my career, I’ve maintained a space to contemplate what photography can do for women,’ Starkey has said. ‘For me, it’s a very exciting time right now with all the conversations about gender and attempts to redefine what it means to be a woman.’

Her meticulously staged compositions show women in moments of private reflection, alienation or social interaction. You’ll see penetrating portraits of girls she encountered growing up in Belfast, mothers with their children and women at recent street protests in London. Also featured is a new body of images created in collaboration with young women at Wakefield’s CAPA performing arts college.

It’s an opportunity to see the remarkable range of Starkey’s practice and her unflinching commitment to the medium of photography. Book your train tickets now.
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Dates
21 October 2022 — 30 April 2023

Viewing Paris + par Art Basel 

The Wick Culture - Alicja Kwade kamel mennour Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Alicja Kwade kamel mennour Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Franz West David Zwirner Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Franz West David Zwirner Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Acquavella Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Acquavella Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Niki de Saint Phalle Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Niki de Saint Phalle Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Alicja Kwade kamel mennour Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Alicja Kwade kamel mennour Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Franz West David Zwirner Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Franz West David Zwirner Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Acquavella Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Acquavella Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Paris+ par Art Basel 2022 Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
The Wick Culture - Niki de Saint Phalle Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel
Above  Niki de Saint Phalle Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois Courtesy of Paris+ par Art Basel

Paris + par Art Basel
Grand Palais Éphémère, Paris

20 — 23 October 2022
https://parisplus.artbasel.com

The art glitterati will be hot footing it to Paris this weekend for the inaugural edition of Paris + par Art Basel, featuring 156 galleries from 30 countries, including a core contingent with spaces in France. The exhibitors will present exceptional works across all media, from painting and sculpture to photography and digital works, underling Paris’s status as a global cultural hub.

The main section of the fair will feature 140 of the world’s leading galleries, including Simon Lee Gallery, Pilar Corrias and Pace, which brings together works by leading 20th century artists including Jean Dubuffet, Lucio Fontana and Louise Nevelson. Also noteworthy is Hauser & Wirth’s booth, featuring new works by George Condo, Avery Singer and Rashid Johnson.

In addition to the main section is Galeries Émergentes, which features 16 solo presentations from young galleries from across the globe. Not to be missed is Sites, which presents publicly accessible works in four iconic spaces across the city, among them the Jardin des Tuileries, the Place Vendôme and the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix. Stroll around and you’ll see works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Franz West and Nina Beier, among others.
While you’re in Paris, be sure to enjoy the wealth of satellite events, exhibitions and talks taking place alongside the fair. Highlights include a new solo show by Jenny Saville at Gagosian Paris, the first Alice Neel retrospective in France at the Centre Pompidou and a major Joan Mitchell retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton. Bon voyage.
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Dates
20 October 2022 — 23 October 2022
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