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Hamad Butt: Apprehensions, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: 'A salutary reminder'

The artist, who died of AIDS in 1994 aged just 32, takes the 'hazards of deadly disease as a central focus'

Author: Sarah Birch

Hamad Butt: Apprehensions, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: 'A salutary reminder'

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha, Barbican, exhibition review: 'A temporal and cultural journey'

The first in a trio of shows combining the work of sculptor Alberto Giacomettit with that of other artists 'engages thoughtfully with what we are made of'

Author: Sarah Birch

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha, Barbican, exhibition review: 'A temporal and cultural journey'

In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: 'A fascinating collection'

Juxtaposing older paintings of East London with modern ones of the same area 'breathes new life' into all of them

Author: Sarah Birch

In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: 'A fascinating collection'

‘A reflection of my childhood’: Zimbabwean artist Errol Theunissen heads to Dalston for his first ever solo exhibition

Bold oil paintings that elevate everyday scenes will be on display at BSMT Space next month

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘A reflection of my childhood’: Zimbabwean artist Errol Theunissen heads to Dalston for his first ever solo exhibition

The Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’

This collection of 150 works by 30 Indian artists is impressive in its ‘sheer variety’

Author: Sarah Birch

The Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’

‘A place for people who don’t have a place’: Future Hackney’s upcoming exhibition ‘The Strip’ is a paean to Dalston

Photography, art and stories about the area will be on display in two places later this month

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘A place for people who don’t have a place’: Future Hackney’s upcoming exhibition ‘The Strip’ is a paean to Dalston

Simnikiwe Buhlungu: hygrosummons (iter.01), Chisenhale Gallery, exhibition review: ‘A meditation on water’

The South African artist’s first solo show ‘reminds us how little we control the natural world’

Author: Sarah Birch

Simnikiwe Buhlungu: hygrosummons (iter.01), Chisenhale Gallery, exhibition review: ‘A meditation on water’

‘Something special’: Artworks by Hackney teenagers go on display at former royal residence

Young people from Immediate Theatre join arts takeover at Cumberland Lodge

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Something special’: Artworks by Hackney teenagers go on display at former royal residence

Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Fury made sublime’

This retrospective of Kennard’s work is ‘bound to stir thoughts of your own role in the political’

Author: Sarah Birch

Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Fury made sublime’

Hackney Wick exhibition to honour women’s rights icon Emmeline Pankhurst

Uprising at Nasty Gallery will also delve into gender inequality in the art world

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Wick exhibition to honour women’s rights icon Emmeline Pankhurst

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’

The artist’s exploration of children’s play ‘yields rich documentation of their resilience’

Author: Sarah Birch

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’

Artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum reimagines a colonial outpost in first major solo UK exhibition

The Netherlands-based artist’s work will fill the Barbican’s Curve gallery from mid-September

Author: Hackney Citizen

Artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum reimagines a colonial outpost in first major solo UK exhibition