Charlotte Jansen

Photo London 2026 kicks of today in its new home at Olympia - and I’m delighted to be moderating a talk there tomorrow: South Asian Photography Across Regions and Realities - presented by Charlotte Jansen, Curator of the fair’s Discovery section. Very much looking forward to speaking with artists Revati Sharma Singh and Vivek Vadoliya, Neha Jaiswal, founder of The Arts Family, and Ayeesha Aggarwal, founder of Fulcrum gallery. Join us at 12.30 in the Talks Room on the Ground Floor of the National Hall, Olympia - to discuss representation and relationships, practices and practicalities within the region. Thanks so much @omfgnoway @__sophie.parker__ @photolondonfair @revati_sharma_singh @vivekvad @theartsfamily.london @ayeshaaggarwall

“I feel my peers are getting ahead through networking and socialising, while I prefer to stay in the studio. Am I sabotaging my own career?”⁠ ⁠ The Art Journal's resident art world Agony Aunt @omfgnoway answers your questions about access, gatekeeping, and sticky social problems in a weekly column.⁠ ⁠ Read her answer and submit your own burning question at the link in bio⁠ ⁠ 1. Paolo Sorrentino's Le Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty), 2013, film still

@thomas.duffield @ft_weekend Poppy Promises will be showing with @guesteditions at @photolondonfair as part of Discoveries curated by @omfgnoway 🩷 “I didn’t think it would be easy, but nothing could have prepared me for how long and winding the project would become. I would cycle over to his house burdened with equipment, only for the camera to remain packed in its bag. It was four years before I worked up the courage to ask him to sit for a portrait.“

TAF makes its debut at Photo London this May. We are proud to present a curated showcase of works by past shortlisted artists from the TAF Awards — celebrating powerful contemporary voices from South Asia and its diaspora through photography and lens-based practices. Join us at Olympia, London, and discover compelling works by Indu Anthony and Debashish Paul, two artists whose practices reflect the depth, diversity and energy of contemporary South Asian art today. 📍 TAF Booth J-24-12 📅 13–17 May 2026 📍 Photo London, Olympia, London We look forward to welcoming collectors, curators, patrons and friends of the arts. #contemporarysouthasianart #TAF #PhotoLondon #PhotoLondon2026 #contemporaryart

Please join us on Thursday 20 November, 6-8pm for the launch of Small Death by Martha Naranjo Sandoval @martha_mydear published by MACK Books @mack_publishing The book collects photographs made by the artist over her first years living in New York after emigrating from Mexico City. Shaped around Naranjo Sandoval’s original contact sheets and film reels, it comprises an artist’s book unfolding in tactile and iterative form as well as an intimate document of her closest family and friends. Martha Naranjo Sandoval will be joined in conversation with Charlotte Jansen @omfgnoway photo critic at The Guardian and author of Photography Now (Tate/ilex, 2021) and Girl on Girl (LKP, 2017).

It’s another beautiful day in London and the perfect setting for a Saturday at Photo London. Today’s programme includes conversations with Heather Agyepong, Charlie Hamilton James and Nadav Kander, plus a deep dive into fashion photography and nostalgia. The Book Market is open all day with a brilliant line-up of signings, and across the fair you’ll find new exhibitions, artist talks and unexpected discoveries. Emma Blau (@emmablauphoto ) chats with Discovery curator Charlotte Jansen (@omfgnoway ) about how she came to the role and her vision for the section. From emerging voices to bold new approaches, Discovery continues to shape what’s next in photography. 📹@jamwinstan

Charlotte Jansen (@omfgnoway ) on a new era for Charles Jencks’s postmodern landmark, The Cosmic House, in London. ⁠ ⁠ Read the full essay at the 🔗 link in bio or in print in our Spring issue — out now.⁠ ⁠ Photos: Dunja Opalko. Courtesy the Cosmic House

📣 New Essay: ‘Precious Absences: I Dreamt of Lost Vocabularies’. 📣 So so delighted to share the piece written by the indomitable wordsmith Charlotte Jansen. Commissioned as part of the 20/20 residency, the essay delves into how diasporic histories are intertwined with gaps in histories anchored throughout the body of work ‘I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies’. 👉🏾 scroll for a snippet 👉🏾 Read the full piece here 📝: /essays/precious-absences-i-dreamt-of-lost- @omfgnoway @kimbers_c @whatiftheworld_gallery ‘I Dreamt of Lost Vocabularies’ was developed during the 20/20 residency led by the Decolonising Arts Institute at UAL. @unioftheartslondon @ulstermuseum @freelandsfoundation @aceagrams

January's redeeming moments between cleaning vomit 👋🏼 @ridaseyes (1) @mouslamrabat (2) currently at @loftartgallery @tandshop 💥 (3) @aouladsyad (4) @lindseymendick (7) currently at @hauserwirthsomerset @pipilotti_rist_studio (8) @hichambenohoud (13) @_jasleen.kaur_ Tala Thali Measuring cup

#PhyllidaBarlow’s life as a teacher, as remembered by her students, is celebrated in @ursulamagazine Issue 11—now available online and in print. ✍️ Writer Charlotte Jansen (@omfgnoway ) connects with former students and educators who recall Barlow’s empathy and generosity as defining forces in her impact on art education. Read the full article at the link in bio. 1 Barlow in her studio, 2013. Photo: Thierry Bal 2 View of “Phyllida Barlow: dock,” commissioned by Tate Britain, London, 2014. Photo: Alex Delfanne 4 Phyllida Barlow in her exhibition “cul-de-sac” at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2019 © Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photo: David Parry 6 View of “Phyllida Barlow: unscripted,” Hauser & Wirth Somerset, United Kingdom, 2024. Photo: Ken Adlard 8 Bill Woodrow, Untitled, 1970. Courtesy the artist © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London 10 Phyllida Barlow with her work in 1971, shortly after she began teaching at the Chelsea School of Art in London. Photo: John Malcolm Couzins. Courtesy the estate of John Malcolm Couzins / National Portrait Gallery, London #UrsulaMagazine #HauserWirth

amazing photography, dodgy seafood, wonderful women, clammy armpits, merci bcp @rencontresarles . fully thought-out review @guardian 1. Debi Cornwall from her show 'model Citizens' 2. Rajesh Vora from his show 'Everyday Baroque' 3. Bruce Eesly from 'New Farmer' 4. Mo Yi from his survey 'Me in My Landscape' 5. Tshepiso Mazibuko from 'To Believe in Something That Will Never Happen' - @louisroederer_ Discovery Award People's Choice prize winner 6. Ushioda Tokuko from the group show 'Im So Happy You Are Here' 7. Mary Ellen Mark from the survey 'Encounters' 8. @prix_pictet 'Human' winner Gauri Gill speaking at the amphitheatre

I am really proud of the talks programme I've put together for Discovery @photolondonfair this year. The free online programme kicks off tomorrow and continues up to the fair, culminating in two delicious talks IRL. This has all been a learning curve and I'm grateful to the saintly @__sophie.parker__ for her support and to everyone who has been willing to go out on a limb, devote time and be part of this programme and get more conversations happening out there! Online talks are FREE (link in my bio) and the talks at the fair are also free with the fair ticket. full programme below: ONLINE ~ 23 APRIL, 4PM BST @satchellee in conversation with @preciousadesina , about her self-portrait series, "X-Pressions", (pictured above, showing with @cierrabrittongallery at the fair), among other approaches to her work 23 APRIL, 6PM BST @ayanavjackson in conversation with @senzenimaraselaz (who will show works from a performative, epic autofiction with @koopprojects ) 27 APRIL, 11AM BST @gemfletcher in conversation with @birgitglatzel , debuting her years-long, community-led 'Friends of Friends of Friends' project with Nuud in May 7 MAY, 1PM @thephotographersgallery Senior Curator Anna Dannemann moderates a panel on photography as material and sculpture with artists @afnmarie @lebohang_kganye and Mia Liu (who exhibits with @upprojects at Discovery) AT THE FAIR ~ SATURDAY 18 MAY, 2PM @andigaldi in conversation with @alona_pardo on the brand new work on the climate emergency she is showing for the first time at Discovery with @erikadeakgallery SUNDAY 19 MAY, 2PM A killer panel on the perennial popularity of portraiture and self-portraiture, chaired by @firecracker_foto with: @tonje.birkeland @j.k.lavin @internetbby Nancy Floyd and Maria Pasenau 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫