"Welcome to street photography. Welcome to Africa." With that invitation, the new book "Street Photography Africa" begins a journey across countries with very histories and cultures, from Morocco to Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire, across Ghana and Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Uganda, and down to the southernmost tip of South Africa. Co-authored by curators Nadine Barth and Azu Nwagbogu, the book features the work of 33 photographers selected for their distinctive approaches to street photography. What emerges, note the authors, "is not merely documentation but a profound visual discourse on contemporary African life."

  Thursday, October 29, until 8pm: Thucydides Fever Dream at Hill Art This exhibition curated by Xin Wang arrives at a moment when the cultural landscape between the U.S. and China feels both deeply interconnected and increasingly fraught. Stepping into this sun-lit Chelsea space, viewers are challenged to look past the superficial headlines of geopolitical rivalry and instead engage with a complex, multi-layered dialogue of mutual influence. Wang masterfully orchestrates a conversat...