Art shows to leave the house for this June

A trip through the subversive extremities of sexuality, a celebration of romantic gestures and an immersive experience recreating the tension of being in a football firm... here’s your list of summertime art happenings

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Capturing the cool kids and cute dogs of Athens

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Cao Fei’s Duotopia is a trippy look into the future of technology

The Chinese artist’s show at Sprüth Magers is a ‘journey into the depths of our connections’

These photos celebrate queer hedonism in the north

Gut Level is the Sheffield-based queer-led collective occupying Barbican’s The Curve throughout June, with a celebration of finding ‘joy in precariousness’

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie drained the global supply of pink paint

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Amanda: an Italian dramedy about being young, beautiful and friendless

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Art shows to leave the house for in June 2023

A trip through the subversive extremities of sexuality, a celebration of romantic gestures and an immersive experience recreating the tension of being in a football firm... here’s your list of summertime art happenings

Art & Photography

Jun 05, 2023

Ashleigh Kane