ArtReview Summer 2023 Issue Examines Power Structures Through Artist Investigations

ArtReview's Summer 2023 issue features critical examinations of societal power structures through artist profiles and essays. Alexander Leissle profiles Cemile Sahin, whose solo exhibition at Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden runs through 23 July, exploring the military-industrial complex with research-based multimedia installations focused on Lausanne's drone development. Cassie Packard analyzes Sung Tieu's exhibition Infra-Specter at Amant in New York, which investigates America's fracking industry through Timothy Morton's 'hyperobject' concept. Martin Herbert writes about Jessie Homer French, whose paintings addressing grief and politics were featured at last year's Venice Biennale. Emily McDermott interviews WangShui about AI applications in painting, discussed in relation to the artist's current solo exhibition at Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum. Additional content includes Greg Thomas questioning the value of Manchester's new Factory arts space, Louise Benson reflecting on art's role in historical invention around King Charles's coronation, Daniel Elsea critiquing museum entrance designs, and Skye Arundhati Thomas analyzing a film about London's British Pakistani community. The issue also covers Josh Kline's Whitney exhibition, Indigenous collective MAHKU at Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Clearing gallery's New York relocation, Karms Thammatat's London show at Unit, and book reviews on topics including radical NYC collective Black Mask and Brazilian tenant farmers.