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ArtReview October 2025 Issue Explores Environment, Memory, and Indigenous Narratives

publication · 2026-04-20

The October 2025 edition of ArtReview delves into modern connections with history and the environment. Featured on the cover, Lucy Raven's piece, 'Murderers Bar', investigates the dismantling of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, spanning Oregon and California. Tom Denman provides an analysis of the 2021 video 'Observations: Rose' by Joy Gregory and Philip Miller, which captures Jamaican immigrants' reflections on Caribbean landscapes. Martin Herbert considers John Smith's extensive film career over the past fifty years. Mikala Tai reviews Hayley Millar Baker's exploration of Indigenous hauntings, while Alice Godwin looks at Inuuteq Storch's photography depicting life in Greenland. Additional articles include Chris Fite-Wassilak on H.P. Lovecraft, an interview with Thelma Golden by Jenny Wu, Emily May's conversation with Akram Khan, and Joanna Walsh discussing unpaid writing, alongside global exhibition and book critiques.

Key facts

  • ArtReview October 2025 issue published
  • Lucy Raven's work 'Murderers Bar' focuses on Klamath River dam removal in Oregon and California
  • Tom Denman analyzes Joy Gregory and Philip Miller's 2021 video 'Observations: Rose'
  • Martin Herbert reviews John Smith's 50-year film career
  • Mikala Tai discusses Hayley Millar Baker's Indigenous haunting series
  • Alice Godwin profiles Greenlandic photographer Inuuteq Storch
  • Issue includes interview with Thelma Golden before Studio Museum reopening
  • Contains reviews of 36th Bienal de São Paulo and other global exhibitions

Entities

Artists

  • Lucy Raven
  • Fi Churchman
  • Tom Denman
  • Joy Gregory
  • Philip Miller
  • John Smith
  • Martin Herbert
  • Mikala Tai
  • Hayley Millar Baker
  • Alice Godwin
  • Inuuteq Storch
  • Chris Fite-Wassilak
  • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Jenny Wu
  • Thelma Golden
  • Emily May
  • Akram Khan
  • Joanna Walsh
  • William Kentridge
  • Trajal Harrell
  • Amy Sillman
  • Jesse Darling
  • Claire-Louise Bennett
  • Shrikant Verma
  • R.F. Kuang

Institutions

  • ArtReview
  • Studio Museum
  • Kew Gardens
  • 36th Bienal de São Paulo

Locations

  • American West
  • Klamath River
  • Oregon
  • California
  • England
  • Caribbean
  • London
  • Greenland
  • New York
  • Spoleto
  • Pantin
  • Berlin
  • São Paulo

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