In preparation for the Olympics and in conjunction with a trend of promoting British culture, the Victoria & Albert Museum explores the many facets of British contributions to modern design.
David Wightman’s first exposure to art was via Manchester Art Gallery where he became captivated by the pre-Raphaelite collection and worlds of William Holman-Hunt and John Waterhouse.
Despite having gained a considerable reputation across Europe, and having won the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize in New York (2010), this is Hans-Peter Feldmann’s first show in a public gallery in London.
Jim Dow’s images focus on the passage of time as it is recorded in landscapes from North Dakota to Great Britain to Argentina. Using an 8 x 10 inch view camera, he turns his lens to roadside signs.
Eva and Franco Mattes’ current exhibition was Anonymous, untitled, dimensions, variable on Wednesday, Building Stories on Thursday, and today’s exhibition title remains to be confirmed.
El Anatsui is recognised as one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists. Known for his signature bottle cap sculptures, his practice is punctuated by works that utilise a variety of mediums.
Cartwright Hall sits in the award-winning Lister Park – an appropriate venue in terms of its relatively close proximity to the birthplace of the artist.
In her first major solo exhibition in the UK, Shilpa Gupta uses an eclectic variety of media to explore some of the themes most central to her work: censorship and script as tools of communication.
Gillian Wearing’s early investigations of public faces and private lives predate Big Brotherand Twitter, and in this Whitechapel survey the work appears both pioneering and slightly archaic.
Danse-moi vers la fin de l’amouris the culmination of a project by the artists Samuel Levack and Jennifer Lewandowski. The project explores the freedoms that result from the hedonistic ritual of dance.
BALTIC 39 is a new hub for Contemporary Art in Newcastle upon Tyne opens to the public on Friday 6 April. Aesthetica spoke to BALTIC Director Godfrey Worsdale on the gallery’s recent success.
There is a lot of bitter chatter about public funded arts organisations at the moment. There’s the much contested ACE capital-funding programme, rumours of the…
Edinburgh Art Festival announces its programme for its ninth edition. Taking place in more than 30 of the city’s museums, not-for-profit and commercial galleries, EAF will feature over 45 exhibitions.
Currently showing at Manchester Art Gallery is Roger Ballen’s first major solo exhibition in the UK, representing three decades of Ballen’s photography.
With an insightful introduction from Tristan Manco, the stage is set, and the artists are profiled and their practice discussed in great detail.
Artists are more known, recognisable and part of the fabric of daily life than ever before. Art is no longer niche; it’s here, right in front of our faces.
The history of film is broad, diverse and complicated, so any text that manages to distil 120 years of the moving image into a stimulating read deserves celebrating.
Published to highlight the dynamism and complexity of the contemporary art scene in Korea, this text offers an introduction to the work of 30 of the country’s most talented artists and their works.
FUSE 1-20 is a fantastic demonstration not just of the execution, but also of the anatomy of type. The main text comprises editions 1-18, two new issues, 10 A2 posters and 24 downloadable fonts.
