{"product_id":"artreview-april-and-may-2026","title":"ArtReview April and May 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the April \u0026amp; May issue, \u003ci\u003eArtReview\u003c\/i\u003e takes a look at boundaries and limitations in the context of the Venice Biennale, opening in May amid multiple international conflicts, and asks, what, really, one can expect from such high-profile exhibitions. Japanese-American performance artist \u003cstrong\u003eEi Arakawa-Nash\u003c\/strong\u003e, representing Japan, puts babies front and centre. \u003cstrong\u003eTuguldur Yondonjamts\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of four artists representing Mongolia, incorporates the viewpoints of snakes, mosquitoes, crocodiles and falcons into performances and drawings. \u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Heng\u003c\/strong\u003e, for Singapore, brings quieter works that engage with the position of women in society. Also in Venice, filmmaker \u003cstrong\u003eAmar Kanwar\u003c\/strong\u003e speaks with \u003ci\u003eArtReview\u003c\/i\u003e about his two installations on shown at Palazzo Grassi. Plus features on \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Jafa\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Prince\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work is on view at Fondazione Prada, and \u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e, an artist receiving attention in Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh’s posthumously presented \u003ci\u003eIn Minor Keys\u003c\/i\u003e. Meanwhile, artist and war correspondent \u003cstrong\u003eZehra Doğan\u003c\/strong\u003e writes from Rojava about how artists are responding to and surviving in a war zone. And critics from around the world review the latest exhibitions and books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--split--\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Observed\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003eThe Interview Amar Kanwar\u003cem\u003e by David Terrien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eElvis, the Beatles and Me \u003ci\u003eby Sam Jacob\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNancy Holt’s Tunnel Vision \u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eby \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLionel Wendt’s Political Bodies \u003cem\u003eby Qingyuan Deng\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Inquisition \u003cem\u003eby Zoé Samudzi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Typologies \u003cem\u003eby Adeline Chia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Featured\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEi Arakawa-Nash \u003cem\u003eby Taro Nettleton and Noriko Yamakoshi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eState of the Nations: the Politics of the Venice Biennale \u003cem\u003eby Oliver Basciano\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTuguldur Yondonjamts \u003cem\u003eby Max Crosbie-Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeverly Buchanan \u003cem\u003eby Chris Fite-Wassilak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmanda Heng \u003cem\u003eby Adeline Chia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Jafa and Richard Prince \u003cem\u003eby Jenny Wu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKurdish Artists on the Front Lines \u003cem\u003eby Zehra Dogan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Reviewed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExhibitions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRalph Lemon, by Marcus Civin\u003cbr\u003eAmelia Barratt, by Tom Morton\u003cbr\u003eAileen Murphy, by Ramona Heinlein\u003cbr\u003eBasel Abbas \u0026amp; Ruanne AbouRahme, by Jenny Wu\u003cbr\u003eWhitney Biennial, by Jenny Wu\u003cbr\u003eTarek Atoui, by Declan Long\u003cbr\u003eMarianna Simnett, by John Christopher Vaughan\u003cbr\u003eRafał Zajko, by Sonja Teszler\u003cbr\u003eYu Ji, by Qingyuan Deng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Alegría de Vivir\u003c\/em\u003e, by Gaby Cepeda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaper Gardens: Art, Botany, and Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, by Deepa Bhasthi\u003cbr\u003eShanghai Biennale, by Mark Rappolt\u003cbr\u003eBiennale of Sydney, by Naomi Riddle\u003cbr\u003eCFGNY by Nicole Kaack\u003cbr\u003eSue Webster, by Stephanie Gavan\u003cbr\u003eFranco Vaccari, by Martin Herbert\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e, by Paul Morley, reviewed by Chris Fite Wassilak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSnow\u003c\/em\u003e, by Sohrab Hura, reviewed by Fi Churchman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranscription\u003c\/em\u003e, by Ben Lerner, reviewed by Julieta Caldas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bed Trick: Sex and Deception on Trial\u003c\/em\u003e, by Izabella Scott, reviewed by Oliver Basciano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCorrectomundo\u003c\/em\u003e, by Bruce Hainley, reviewed by Martin Herbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein\u003c\/em\u003e, by Deborah Levy, reviewed by Mia Stern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 18\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"large\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackpage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCOMIC BY JONNY GLOVER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ArtReview","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57767360168310,"sku":"AR-APRMAY-2026","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0432\/1833\/files\/ArtReview-Magazine-AprMay-2026.jpg?v=1777382402","url":"https:\/\/shop.artreview.com\/products\/artreview-april-and-may-2026","provider":"ArtReview Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}