Soft Opening

From Tarek Lakhrissi’s exploration of eroticism’s liberating potential at Nicoletti to an exhibition of rarely-seen Jack Whitten works at Hauser & Wirth

A series of monochrome photos at Soft Opening, London, allows viewers to peek into Berlin porn cinemas, offering only slight hints of the people inside

From Dean Sameshima's vulnerable silhouettes to Danica Lundy's carnal paintings of the female body, here's what not to miss

Talks, walks, live events and new shows across the city 31 May–2 June, in the annual celebration of creative community 

Originating in an Underground station, Soft Opening is at the forefront of London’s art scene. Its founder Antonia Marsh gives a gallerist’s eye view of the capital

Celebrating new galleries and voices at the forefront of the global art scene, this year’s Focus explores desire, memory, environment, power and colonial history

At Soft Opening, London, Hendrickje Schimmel challenges linear constructs of creation and usage by manipulating end-of-life materials

We talk to the artist, who is showing in the Focus section at Frieze London 2022, about her works that deal with the experiences of the Caribbean diaspora

From Rhea Dillon’s reverential found objects at Soft Opening, London, to Douglas Gordon’s rumination on ancestral trauma at Dundee Contemporary Arts