Artist Tavares Strachen talks to Aesthetica about science, the North Pole and the desire to fit in. Entitled Polar Eclipse, the Pavilion for the Bahamas makes for a rich, multi-sensory experience.
Born and bred in Zurich, Play Hunter is an artist, author and creative entrepreneur. Studying Fine Arts at Saint Martins College of Art, London, Hunter set up her website Playlust back in 2007.
Asymmetrical Cinema is a fitting title for the unsettling cacophony of noise and image currently on show at Beaconsfield. The exhibition is curated by Dale Holmes and Kirsten Cooke.
The man who made a name for himself by painting hospital doors has come a long way with a very simple formula: gloss paint in bold, treading a line between abstraction and figuration.
The British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, English Magic, by artist Jeremy Deller is about as quintessentially English as they come. The building cuts an imposing edifice within the Giardini.
Returning to Earls Court Exhibition Centre for its fourth edition, PINTA offers visitors the chance to view and purchase work by eminent artists from South America, Spain and Portugal.
For 2013, PHotoEspaña expands its programme as it opens 74 exhibitions and activities in Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Alcobendas, Cuenca, Lanzarote and Zaragoza. Running 5 June until 28 July.
The exhibition Who is Alice? brings together works by a range of Korea’s most significant contemporary artists, of whom there is currently an abundance, both within and outside of Korea itself.
Presented on a series of trestle tables and shelves punctuated by black chalkboard panels A Book is A Performance at Centrespace displays a broad selection of artists’ editions and multiples.
The Workshop comprises a five-channel installation by Gilad Ratman. The piece interacts with the pavilion’s architectural structure to create a work that draws the viewer along on a narrative journey.
At Aesthetica we like to keep an eye on emerging artists, and one of the best ways to do that is to take note of the numerous degree shows open this summer. Here are our 10 favourite shows to see.
Tomorrow is the last day to see Polaroid Factory at Printhouse Gallery. The series is a collection of photographic images made at one of the world’s last production facilities of traditional instant film.
The Africa Channel presents a unique and insightful view of contemporary African art, in its new series, African Masters. Audiences will go on a visually stunning journey across the globe.
Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing, an exhibition curated by UK editor of Cabinet magazine, Brian Dillon, has transformed Turner Contemporary into a labyrinthian cabinet of sorts.
Directed by Lukas Demgenski and produced by Valerie Hanson, Notes from the Underground is a 10 minute documentary on the people who run the London underground system.
Constantly jumping between synths and heavy drumbeats, Chapel Club’s second album Good Together doesn’t disappoint, particularly if you loved the first album.
Transforming everyday objects into vibrant constructs, Michael Craig-Martin has shaped the artistic landscape of Britain, both through his own work and his influence on other practitioners.
Each year photographers from around the world participate in the World Press Photo Contest, and the results are nothing short of magnificent.
Polish director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz is clearly on the ascendant; her debut feature, Flying Blind, is about as human and intelligent as they come.
