This month’s selection of current and fourthcoming global exhibitions features art works that ask viewers to consider difficult questions about the relationship between style and substance and form and function. Indeed, all art highlights these relationships, but in some ways these exhibitions offer canvases for tough questions about the freedom of speech, representations of gender and sexuality, modernism, design, social and political policies, architecture and photography. Specifically, they ask us to consider how the codification of cultural moments and artifacts expresses how we we want our public conversations about them – and who we are as individuals, nations and cultures – to unfold. – Joanne Molina
Art now: the medium is the message
These 6 global exhibitions explore the power of art, fashion and design.
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FURTHER READING
id library: Marbella Sol by Assouline
Summer is here, and Marbella Sol by Assouline is evocative of its spirit and playfulness Read more >
Inside Gio Bressana’s Hidden Garden
The interiors artist unveils his creative haven in Dubai Design District (d3) Read more >
id most wanted: Soaring in Fuji by Vikram Goyal
This oval-structured wall panel is adorned with feathers and flowers, capturing a swan in mid-stretch, Read more >
identity presents ‘Lights Out’
The series debuted on 22nd July 2024 in collaboration with Huda Lighting Read more >
Bold Simplicity by Gregory B
Gregory B’s work is a celebration of bold simplicity, historical reverence and modern creativity Read more >
Naqsh Collective crafts a Legacy of Bold Design
Nermeen and Nisreen Abu Dail celebrate heritage through their art Read more >