DALE BERNING SAWA
Art critic, culture journalist
Untitled, 1974
Features and interviews for Guardian Saturday, The Guardian's My Best Shot column and more
Eric Tabuchi and Nelly Monnier
Brian Adams
Mikael Owunna
Athi Patra-Ruga
Alastair Thain
Alec Soth
Clare Benson
‘It’s about total freedom’: Jeff Wall on his photographs of fallen horse riders, flooded graves and the Invisible Man The Guardian
I first interviewed An-My Lê in 2018 for the Guardian's My Best Shot and I could never let go of her portrayals of war and resistance. I found the seriousness of her work -- its unflinching gaze, its magnificent stillness -- utterly captivating. I visited her at her New York studio in 2019 then met her again the following year when she presented Silent General at Marian Goodman in London. So when MoMA announced this full career survey a full 12 months before it opened, in November 2023, I spent the whole year pitching stories about it. Sometimes quiet work is the hardest to get people to pay attention to. I'm so glad I stuck with it though and secured this Art Newspaper's Artist Interview. Lê is a giant.
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Photographer Emli Bendixen grows roots in Bristol The Modern House
Photographer Freya Najade captures Hackney 'letting its hair down' The Modern House
Mikael Owunna
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Tina Barney