Rethinking Tradition

Asking the question: Beautiful world, where are you?, Liverpool Biennial 2018 surveys the current social, political and environmental landscape.

Investigating Selfhood

A new exhibition at ICP explores representations of identity through work by female artists engaging with notions of the self.

Contemplative Portraits

At Photo London 2018, Martin Asbaek Gallery, celebrates the work of four female practitioners, including Trine Søndergaard.

Investigating Architecture

An exhibition of Elina Brotherus’ series, Les Femmes de la Maison Carré, opens as part of Lumières nordiques,

Visual Stimulation

Exploring the relationship between light, colour and the human condition, Liz West produces installations which illuminate spaces with multi-coloured hues.

Facilitating Development

Acclaimed practitioners come together to create a new major fund, Artists for Artangel, in support of the arts commissioning agency.

Aesthetic Languages

BALTIC Curator of Exhibitions and Research, Alessandro Vincentelli, speaks about Jasmina Cibic’s latest exhibition, This Machine Builds Nations.

Practical Forms

Louis Poulsen Lighting’s iconic PH 5 lamp is reflects Danish designer Poul Henningsen’s dedication to form and function.

Balancing Representation

As part of Photo London 2018 at Somerset House, Huxley-Parlour, London, celebrates the work of females behind the lens.

Filmic Composition

Alex Prager’s cinematic photographs touch upon themes of voyeurism and alienation, examining life in a media-saturated society.

Inventive Movements

A new show opening this week investigates Postmodernism through British buildings, unearthing how designers make use of the past.

Structural Hybridity

Taking place at MoMA, Toward a Concrete Utopia explores the building design that was produced during the 45 years of former Yugoslavia’s existence.

A Bold Approach

Ethereal and dreamlike meets surreal and striking in the new Erik Madigan Heck exhibition at the Christopher Guye Galerie, Zurich.

Uncanny Locales

A new exhibition of work by Juno Calypso takes a surreal and unique location in Nevada, US, as its starting point.

Capturing Urbanity

Detailed images of the city by Guardian photographer David Levene are the focus of a show at Walthamstow Village Window Gallery.

5 to See: This Weekend

Shows running 12-13 May celebrate pioneering practitioners from the early 20th century up to the present day, offering responsive approaches.

Historical Connections

Marking the centenary of Polish independence, Calvert 22 Foundation provides an exploration of domesticity since the end of the Communist period.

Future Greats

12 shortlisted artists from the Aesthetica Art Prize push the boundaries of innovation, calling upon the value that we place on the world around us.

Imaginative Structures

“Creating architecture is like planting seeds of the future.” Innovative architect Sou Fujimoto is celebrated in Japan House London’s new show.

Quotidian Observations

American Voyage draws a portrait of life in the 1960s, exploring the juxtaposition between notions of freedom and disconnection.