Contributor
Sean Burns

Sean Burns is an artist, writer and associate editor of frieze based in London, UK. His book Death (2023) is out now from Tate Publishing.

The legendary gallerist looks ahead as she opens a Wolfgang Tillmans exhibition, launching a new gallery in his former East End studio 

BY Sean Burns AND Maureen Paley |

At Michael Werner Gallery, London, a new exhibition explores the author’s world. Its curator – a long-time admirer – discusses her character and the show’s conception

BY Sean Burns AND Hilton Als |

Curator Sorcha Carey’s vision unites monolithic and reflective commissions – from a three-headed stone bird to bespoke ice cream – enlivening this British coastal setting

BY Sean Burns |

The museum’s artistic director and chief curator discusses engaging local artists and the city as a vital connector between Mainland China and the world

BY Sean Burns |

At the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation, Venice, the artist and collaborators create a mesmerizing exhibition – part immersive Gesamtkunstwerk, part speculative archaeological site

BY Sean Burns |

The filmmaker on his new BBC series, the enigma of AI, and the need to imagine a genuinely new future

BY Sean Burns |

From Foday Mannah’s crime debut to Ishion Hutchinson’s new essays, our editors pick the best reads for every kind of escape

At Platform China, Beijing, the artist’s domestic tableaux lend the genre of ‘queer intimism’ a quietly unsettling emotional charge

BY Sean Burns |

The former Tate curator discusses her bold vision for the new non-profit, launching with works by Rachel Whiteread and Rose Wylie

BY Sean Burns AND Ann Gallagher |

Carlo Ratti’s exhibition trades blue-sky idealism for technological pragmatism, confronting the realities of inevitable and escalating climate change

BY Sean Burns |

The artist’s camp, playful sculptures and performances – now at Focal Point Gallery – offer a spirited, surreal attempt to preserve the past

BY Rafał Zajko AND Sean Burns |

At the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, the artist’s largest exhibition yet features miraculous paintings and drawings that will leave you feeling uplifted 

BY Sean Burns |

Other highlights include Fashion Neurosis, a podcast merging psychoanalysis with clothes, and the latest album from Good Sad Happy Bad

BY Sean Burns |

A spectre of danger permeates the works in this impressive survey at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin 

BY Sean Burns |

Other highlights include Arika’s return with a five-day programme in Glasgow and an exciting lineup of shows in London

BY Sean Burns |

A packed survey at the National Portrait Gallery in London reveals an artist who was the architect of his own myth

BY Sean Burns |

On the courage and vulnerability of the painter’s diverse subjects – from ancient deities to modern martyrs – ahead of her show at Frith Street Gallery in London

BY Sean Burns |

On the eve of the Games, the city’s sports-related cultural offerings prove artists and athletes have more in common than we think 

BY Sean Burns |

At 798CUBE, Beijing, the artist presents marvels of engineering with lives of their own

BY Sean Burns |

Highlights also include Benjamin Mullinkosson’s club kids from Chengdu and intimate gallery sessions in Glaswegian living rooms

BY Sean Burns |