Q+A with Landscape Artist, Stephen Heward
Painting is a liberating outlet for Stephen Heward. Aesthetica talk to the artist about past experiences and a practice far from disappearing in the digital age.
Painting is a liberating outlet for Stephen Heward. Aesthetica talk to the artist about past experiences and a practice far from disappearing in the digital age.
African-American artist Lorna Simpson marks her third solo exhibition at Salon 94 Bowery, showcasing paintings from their premiere in the 55th Venice Biennale.
FOAM, Amsterdam, presents a new exhibition by Ai Weiwei. #SafePassage explores the daily struggles between the individual and political structures.
Henri Barande comes to Saatchi Gallery, London, for his first and only UK exhibition this October. Viewers are allowed a once in a lifetime chance to see into his world.
Contemporary Istanbul, the region’s leading arts fair returns in 2016 for its 11th edition, taking place in November. The event showcases exciting work from the region, alongside prominent international works.
Aesthetica Art Prize artist Gabriela Torres Ruiz has been shortlisted for the Haus am Kleistpark Kunstpreis, which is granted annually by the municipal galleries Tempelhof-Schoeneberg-Berlin.
Anna Fafaliou is a London-based conceptual and visual artist fascinated by the relationship between the colour white and memory. We talk to the artist about her practice.
Today marks the final day to enter the 10th Aesthetica Creative Writing Award. The literary prize welcomes submissions in poetry and short fiction from emerging and established writers.
Hauser & Wirth looks to showcase Fly Away, a series of new paintings and sculptures by Rashid Johnson, featuring an installation piece which draws on the impressive qualities of the gallery’s architecture.
London-born Sophie Milner’s painting process is a step between reality and a dream-like state. Aesthetica catch up with Milner about her new show Sleepwalkers at Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh.
Launching on 17 September and running for 16 days, Estuary is a new biennial arts festival inspired by the Thames Estuary and situated in historic locations along the Essex and Kent shorelines.
This August Artichoke marks the Great Fire of London with a range of spectacular art installations, performances and talk that give unique perspectives on a significant moment within the country’s history.
Tate Liverpool demonstrates similar thematic concerns, spirituality, birth and death, in the work of two prominent artists from disparate times.
Sunlife have launched a new campaign featuring past and present views into notable cities, including Birmingham, York and London. Aesthetica catch up with the company about the relevance of nostalgia.
As the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award call for entries deadline approaches, we look back at last year’s Fiction Winner Jasmine Sky Ruff who was selected for her short story Polaroid Venation.
This September York Art Gallery collaborates with Dr Jo Applin (University of York) to curate an exhibition that challenges ideas about the representation of skin in the art world.
What would happen if a camera decided to take a selfie? German photographer Jürgen Novotny, who also works under the name J. Flynn Newton, takes this idea for his recent project CameraSelfies.
Performer/Audience/Mirror: Lisson Gallery highlights the dynamic medium of film. The work on view spans hours accommodating the work of 18 conceptual artists, and extending behind the gallery.
This autumn, Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) will stage the first solo exhibition of the influential international artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) in Greater China, 20 years after his death.