Explore half a century of conflict photography
The second half of the 20th century was as turbulent as the first, with its struggles against racism and colonialism. Featuring more than 200 images drawn from the prestigious Black Star collection, a thought-provoking exhibition in London examines how photographs covered 1945 to the 1990s. The exhibition also puts these images in a global context and considers them as not just isolated incidents. Human Rights Human Wrongs runs at the Photographers Gallery in London until April 6. For more information visit www.thephotographersgallery.org.uk.
When Vienna was the centre of the political world
After the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars, ambassadors and diplomats from across Europe met in Vienna. Their aim was to lay the foundations for long-term peace across the continent. An upcoming exhibition in the Austrian capital will examine the Congress of Vienna and how it managed to settle many conflicting interests and tensions. Using reportage prints and caricatures to history paintings and portraits, it will seek to capture the political and social aspects of this extraordinary event that turned the city into the hotspot of Europe. Europe in Vienna: The Congress of Vienna 1814/15 runs at the Belvedere in Vienna from February 20 until June 21. For more information visit www.belvedere.at.
How Tahiti influenced the work of Paul Gaugin
The post-Impressionist painter Paul Gaugin left Europe for French Polynesia in the late 19th century, to escape Europe and "everything that is artificial". The works he created in the region, in Tahiti in particular, are the subject of an exhibition in Switzerland. While his time there has stirred some controversy, this exhibition focuses on the art. Gaugin paints female figures, often accompanied by emblematic animals and set in an unspoilt exotic world. Also showing are some of his sculptures, which evoke the largely vanished art of the South Seas. Paul Gauguin runs at the Fondation Beyeler from tomorrow until June 28. For more information visit www.fondationbeyeler.ch.
