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Simone Fattal: Fragility and Fiction

Ocula Conversation Simone Fattal: Fragility and Fiction By Jareh Das, London Simone Fattal's recent commissions at Whitechapel Gallery and the 59th Venice Biennale created worlds drawn from history and memory.

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London Exhibitions to See During Frieze Week and Beyond

Ocula Feature London Exhibitions to See During Frieze Week and Beyond By Elaine YJ Zheng, London Ocula Magazine shares its must-see exhibitions across London's galleries, museums, and non-profit spaces.

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Jarman Award 2022: Video Excerpts From The Nominees

Ocula News Jarman Award 2022: Video Excerpts From The Nominees London, 1 July 2022 The British prize for moving image work has been an important forerunner of further success.

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David Shrigley and Simon Denny Choose Artists for Verse’s Inaugural NFT Exhibition

Ocula News David Shrigley and Simon Denny Choose Artists for Verse’s Inaugural NFT Exhibition London, 8 June 2022 Verse has now raised $2.4 million in seed funding and brought in former Tate curator Leyla Fakhr as its head of exhibition programming.

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London Gallery Weekend 2022: Exhibitions to See

Ocula Feature London Gallery Weekend 2022: Exhibitions to See By Elaine YJ Zheng, London Ocula Magazine 's selection of exhibitions to see during London Gallery Weekend.

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Igshaan Adams on Mapping Desire Lines

Ocula Conversation Igshaan Adams on Mapping Desire Lines By Tarini Malik, Zürich Igshaan Adams is known for intricate tapestries that weave narratives drawn from growing up in Cape Town during apartheid.

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Tracey Emin Wins Whitechapel Gallery’s Art Icon Award

Ocula News Tracey Emin Wins Whitechapel Gallery’s Art Icon Award London, 11 January 2022 Emin recently announced plans to convert a former bathhouse and mortuary into 'an artist's haven' in Margate, England.

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Frieze 2021 Lowdown: Exhibitions to See in London

Ocula Feature Frieze 2021 Lowdown: Exhibitions to See in London By Elaine YJ Zheng, London We compile a definitive guide of must-see exhibitions taking place alongside London's autumn art fairs.

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Himali Singh Soin's Planetary Practice

Ocula Conversation Himali Singh Soin's Planetary Practice By Cleo Roberts, London Winner of the 2019 Frieze Artist Award and Whitechapel Gallery Writer in Residence, Himali Singh Soin on the porosity of image and text.

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Dana Schutz Quietly Joins David Zwirner Amid BLM Reckoning

Ocula News Dana Schutz Quietly Joins David Zwirner Amid BLM Reckoning New York, 9 October 2020 Critic Aruna D'Souza called out Schutz by name in her defence of the decision to postpone a major Philip Guston show.

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Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi: Developing Art Histories

Ocula Conversation Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi: Developing Art Histories By Rose Lejeune, London Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is dedicated to managing, preserving, and exhibiting an extensive collection of modern and contemporary Arab art.

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How Are Governments Supporting Art Workers During the Pandemic? (UPDATED)

Ocula News How Are Governments Supporting Art Workers During the Pandemic? (UPDATED) London, 2 April 2020 Most of the benefits art and culture workers are eligible to receive are part of broad support for small businesses, employees, and the self-employed.

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Who is Max Mara Prize Winner Emma Talbot?

Ocula News Who is Max Mara Prize Winner Emma Talbot? London, 11 March 2020 Talbot will undertake a residency in Italy as the recipient of Britain’s only major prize for female visual artists.

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Frieze Week Lowdown: London Shows to See in 2019

Ocula Feature Frieze Week Lowdown: London Shows to See in 2019 By Tessa Moldan, London London's museums and galleries are gearing up for an October of art fairs.

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Rasheed Araeen

Ocula Conversation Rasheed Araeen By Stephanie Bailey, Hong Kong I can now reclaim my own Asian/Muslim identity, not by returning to my cultural roots but by placing my identity within the history which had been suppressed by the West.

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