Unmissable Art Shows to Attend in April 2025
April 2025 features significant art exhibitions, including: – Nazanin Noori’s *The Echo of Protest Is Distant to the Protest* – Divine Southgate-Smith’s *Navigator* – Jeano Edwards’ one-night film premiere – Suneil Sanzgiri’s *An Impossible Address* – Baseera Khan’s *Pocket Diary* – Gabriel Moses’ *Selah* – Niki De Saint Phalle & Yayoi Kusama’s *Inner Child* – George Rouy’s *The Bleed, Part II* – Jamal Shabazz’s *Seconds of My Life* – Nicole Wermers’ *Marathon Dance Relief* – Agnès Varda’s *Paris, from here to there* – Linder’s *Danger Came Smiling* – *Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968* – *Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights* ending soon.
April 2025 presents a range of compelling art shows across various locations, emphasising themes of memory, identity, and political protest. Key exhibitions include:
– Nazanin Noori: The Echo of Protest Is Distant to the Protest depicts emotional aftershocks of political unrest, featuring sculpture, sound, and theatre. It opens at Auto Italia, London from 10 April to 22 June 2025, with a talk on 12 April.
– Divine Southgate-Smith: Navigator engages with memories and histories, urging audiences to reflect and resist. The show runs from 6 March to 12 April 2025 at NiCOLEtti, London.
– Jeano Edwards: In The Dark, The Tide Shines Bright showcases a new film on 1 April 2025 at Round Chapel, London, exploring intimacy and place through Caribbean perspectives.
– Suneil Sanzgiri: An Impossible Address opens in Toronto from 12 April to 14 June 2025, merging anti-colonial narratives with contemporary reflections.
– Baseera Khan: Pocket Diary uses colour and form to bridge personal and collective histories, running at Niru Ratnam, London from 7 March to 12 April 2025.
– Gabriel Moses: Selah, featuring over 70 photographs and films, celebrates his artistic journey from 28 March to 27 July 2025 at 180 Studios, London.
– Niki De Saint Phalle & Yayoi Kusama: Inner Child opens at Opera Gallery, London, from 3 April to 5 May 2025, exploring childhood’s duality of trauma and joy.
– George Rouy: The Bleed, Part II showcases new works at Hauser & Wirth, Los Angeles, from 8 February to 1 June 2025, focusing on the complexities of contemporary life.
– Jamal Shabazz: Seconds of My Life at the Bronx Documentary Center highlights decades of photographic work from 28 February to 20 April 2025.
– Nicole Wermers: Marathon Dance Relief explores labour’s societal implications, showing at St Carthage Hall, Lismore, from 22 March to 25 May 2025.
– Agnès Varda: Paris, from here to there offers insight into the filmmaker’s connection with her city through photography and artefacts, at Musee Carnavalet, Paris, from 9 April to 24 August 2025.
– Linder: Danger Came Smiling, a retrospective at Hayward Gallery, London from 11 February to 5 May 2025, critiques societal norms through diverse mediums.
– Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968: Exploring the evolution of photorealism, this exhibition runs until 4 May 2025 at MoCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
– Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights: A closing month for this exhibition on workers’ rights, featured until 27 April 2025 at The Wellcome Collection, London.
The art exhibitions of April 2025 offer diverse and thought-provoking experiences, encompassing themes of political protest, memory, and identity. From Nazanin Noori’s work on political aftermath to Linder’s feminist critique, each exhibit invites reflection and engagement with significant cultural and social issues.
Original Source: www.dazeddigital.com
