This May, we're booking flights across the globe to check out the world's best photography, art, music, and food. From Fez, Morocco to your local bookstore, these can't-miss events will be open soon—and end just as quickly—so it's time to start planning. If you can't make it this month, make sure to check out our top art exhibits for spring 2016, many of which last all summer long.
Frieze New York
May 5–8
In its fifth year, the show brings together fine-art galleries from around the world, with London-based Victoria Siddall making her debut as director. Randall’s Island, New York; various locations
Fez Festival of World Sacred Music
May 6–14
Medieval souks and gardens echo with African-American gospel and Sufi trance at what the UN calls one of the most important
cultural events on earth. Fez, Morocco; various locations
Photo London
May 19–22
Galleries from Tokyo to Tehran band together over all types of images (think Iraq war shots, cityscapes, and Debbie Harry portraits). Somerset House, London
Ubud Food Festival
May 27–29
Indonesia’s top chefs prove their national cuisine goes far beyond sambal and satay. Ubud; various locations
And even if you don't go anywhere in May, be sure to read this:
This Brutal World
Out May 23
In the new book This Brutal World, graphic designer Peter Chadwick looks at Brutalism around the globe—from a South African water tower to Zaha Hadid’s Pierresvives in France—using black-and-white images as provocative and jarring as their subjects (Phaidon).
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