Will Shannon: The Closet Craftsman, Birmingham
Will Shannon describes himself as: “designer, maker, artist, architect, prototyper, workplace designer, maybe”. His exhibition at mac Birmingham seeks to unite the areas of art, craft and design.
Will Shannon describes himself as: “designer, maker, artist, architect, prototyper, workplace designer, maybe”. His exhibition at mac Birmingham seeks to unite the areas of art, craft and design.
Maze is a new performance presented by Jasmin Vardimon Company and Turner Contemporary. We speak to Vardimon about her approach to the work and her interest in the individual observer.
On 9 April, winner of the Aesthetica Art Prize 2015, John Keane, will be appearing at York St Mary’s to discuss the key inspirations behind his large-scale paintings of arrested victims from the great Stalinist terror of the 1930s.
Taking its title from the Gaelic word for craving and desire, Miann is Fleur Darkin’s first full-length work as artistic director at Scottish Dance Theatre. The piece will appear at Southbank Centre.
Creating artworks and performances that traverse genres and mediums, Bruce Nauman defies classification and stands as one of the most influential contemporary artists working today.
This spring, a series of free lunchtime talks from leading art figures including curators and artists will run alongside the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition.
The housewife stereotype, the conventional: the history of feminist artists of the 1970s addressed in a radical reshaping of art history at the Hamburger Kunsthalle.
The Aesthetica Art Prize 2015 features work that challenges perceptions, tackles difficult themes and presents the state of the world through a different lens. From over 3,500 entries, eight pioneering finalists were selected for the Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition and another 92 outstanding practitioners were chosen for the art prize anthology, Future Now.
What is Luxury?, a new visually stimulating exhibition at the V&A explores the concept and craftsmanship of luxury, and the meaning of this.
A group show of emerging artists opens at Pioneer Works, New York, showcasing 10 Canadian and American practitioners who are forging new approaches to the photographic form.
Rough Deluxe: Sweet Candy and Wild Women is a new collection from painter Henrietta Dubrey. The exhibition features a new body of work, encompassing both abstract and figurative works.
This year’s edition of the Venice Biennale is fast-approaching. In Issue 53, we spoke to curator Madeleine Grynsztejn about Latin American art and Jaar’s installation Venezia, Venezia.
The leading Latin American art fair will return for its 11th edition in the Ciccillo Matarazzo pavilion at the Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, designed by Pritzker Laureate and Oscar Niemeyer.
The fifth edition of the Milan Image Art Fair will open in the new location of Porta Nuova Varesine. This year sees the richest edition of MIA Fair with a broad cultural programme and 145 exhibitors.
To celebrate the opening of the Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition at York St Mary’s and call for entries for next year’s award, we speak to Saliha Elhoussaini about her intricate drawing series.
Wild Card is an opportunity for a choreographer, dancer or producer to take the reins and present a selection of work for the Sadlers Wells’ audience. The first event was curated by Tim Casson.
Fashion photography has been evolving over the past 100 years, and Mayfair’s LUMAS gallery is currently shining light on the genre’s masterpieces in a preview before opening the official exhibition.
Pushing an Ism at MAMBA, Buenos Aires, is a contradictory proposition. It urges us to re-acquaint ourselves with the original inspiration of much abstract art of today and the last century: the body.
John Keane was announced as the winner of the Main Prize and rising star Suzanne Mooney took home the Student Prize at the Aesthetica Art Prize 2015 exhibition preview at York St Mary’s.
