ArtReview September 2026 + Korea Supplement

In the September issue of ArtReview, Adeline Chia looks at the work of the Indonesian collective Taring Padi, who consider themselves activists first and artists second. Clive Chijioke Nwonka turns to the redevelopment of London’s Hackney Wick and considers the effects of enlisting cultural institutions in such endeavours. Alexandra Symons-Sutcliffe discusses Terminal Piece (1972), by Kate Millett, made in response to the highly publicised murder of an American teenage girl. Also in this issue, Martin Herbert observes that Jasper Johns’s paintings often hide more than they reveal; Nicole Kaack argues that Sophie Becker’s ventriloquism performances become a tool by which to question who’s really in charge; Zoë Hopkins addresses the rich history of black graphic scores to make the case that black musical culture has always also been a visual culture; and Emily McDermott asks the poet Ana María Caballero about what art is and what AI isn’t. Plus, reviews from around the world, including London, New York, Barcelona and Antananarivo, and reviews of books by Catherine Liu, Charlotte Higgins and Simon Reynolds. Included with this issue is a free 56-page supplement exploring the contemporary art scenes of South Korea. Art Observed The Interview Ana María Caballero by Emily McDermott Sight & Sound by Zoë Hopkins Fitting In by Jenny Wu Maxxin & Relaxxin by Michelle Santiago Córtes Dirty Work by Jenny Wu Art Featured Taring Padi by Adeline Chia Roots & Regeneration by Clive Chijioke Nwonka Terminal Piece by Alexandra Symons-Sutcliffe Jasper Johns by Martin Herbert Sophie Becker by Nicole Kaack The Waning of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga annotated by Mark Rappolt Art Reviewed Exhibitions Gabriele Stötzer, by Katie Tobin Manifesta 16 Ruhr, by Phoebe Blatton Annette Messager, by Louise Darblay Memory of a Free Festival, by Declan Long Éric Baudelaire, by Martin Herbert Anna Moreno, by Caroline Elbaor Call me gravity, by Xenia Benivolski Candace Hill-Montgomery, by Lizzie Homersham Tish Murtha & Kuba Ryniewicz, by Jonathan McAloon Mary McIntyre & Robert Anderson, by John C. Vaughn Kulpreet Singh, by Mia Stern Gray Wielebinski, by Brendton Steele Sim Chi Yin, by Jenny Wu It’s About Time, by Pia Singh Palomar, by Teddy Sandler Pap Souleye Fall, by Gee Wesley Ellen Pau, by Marcus Civin On the Air, by Joel Danilewitz Machine Dreams: Rainforest, by Claudia Ross Caguiat Delacruz, by Qingyuan Deng Carolina Caycedo, by Oliver Basciano Paulo Pedro Leal, by Mateus Nunes Pierrot Men, by Gameli Hamelo Books Traumatized, by Catherine Liu, reviewed by Jenny Wu Alphabet Book, by Ali Kazim, reviewed by Mark Rappolt Still in a Dream, by Simon Reynolds, reviewed by Declan Long A Mask the Colour of the Sky, by Basem Khandakji, reviewed by Mark Rappolt Ukrainian Lessons, by Charlotte Higgins, reviewed by Agata Pyzik The Art of Opposition: On Hope, Resilience & Creative Expression, by Courttia Newland, reviewed by Mark Rappolt Backpage TRADING PLACES by Khalid Albaih