Review of Bruce Nauman, Harris Museum & Art Gallery

As part of this programme and in collaboration with ARTIST ROOMS On Tour, The Harris Museum & Art Gallery hosts a snippet of works by influential American artist, Bruce Nauman.

Aesthetica Art Prize Talks: Sam Lackey, Curator at The Hepworth Wakefield

Curator at The Hepworth Wakefield, Sam Lackey will lead the second talk in the series, running alongside the Aesthetica Art Prize at York St Mary’s. Join Lackey as she discusses the challenges of curating in the post-medium age.

Interview with Tim Crouch, Director of Royal Court’s Adler & Gibb

Adler & Gibb, a new play due to open at the Royal Court Theatre, focuses around two conceptual artists, Janet Adler and Margaret Gibb, who worked in New York at the end of the 20th century.

Shezad Dawood: Towards the Possible Film, Parasol Unit, London

Parasol Unit plays host to the solo show of London based artist, Shezad Dawood. Spanning the gallery’s ground floor and first floor levels, it comprises several sculptures, neon light works, five large scale paintings on textile and two videos.

Aesthetica Art Prize Longlisted Artist Kathy Hinde

Piano Migrations by Kathy Hinde features in the Aesthetica Art Prize longlist of 100 artists from around the world. Her work unites the two practices of visual art and music composing.

30 Americans. Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans

30 Americans at Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, running until 15 June, explores identity through the eyes of some of the most important African American artists of the last 30 years.

Haim Steinbach: once again the world is flat. Serpentine Gallery

In once again the world is flat., Steinbach investigates the hierarchy of the art object. Within the installation a household object sits next to an artefact from a museum collection and both are given equal stature.

Angus McBean, Glyndebourne 2014

Glyndebourne Festival returns for its 80th year and to celebrate the momentous anniversary the opera house will be exhibiting rare images of Glyndebourne in the 1940s and 1950s from surrealist photographer Angus McBean.

Interview with Fashion Designer Isabel Wong

Bringing together simplicity, contemporary design and experimental form, Isabel Wong is a luxury womenswear designer based in London. Interested in translating conceptualism into wearable products, Wong is often inspired by paradox and enigma.

Vote in the Aesthetica Art Prize and Win an Exclusive Evening in York

Aesthetica is inviting the people of Yorkshire to cast their vote for the Aesthetica Art Prize People’s Choice Award this spring. Additionally, voters are entered into the Free Prize Draw.

GAST: Dale Fearnley and Laura Mahony, Lincoln

Home is where the heart is, and artists Dale Fearnley and Laura Mahony have opened theirs to the outside world. A collaborative project with Ian Malicom, GAST is a unique exhibition situated inside the couple’s home and includes sculpture, installation and performance.

BlackBox: Photography Festival, Nottingham

BlackBox, the creative community of photographers, is hosting the 18th NTU Photography Degree Show. The show is the culmination of 85 students’ three years of study.

NOISE Festival Open for Entries

NOISE Festival is now open for entries. The award-winning national arts charity has announced an outstanding line up of Curators to handpick online entries for the 2014 event, including fashion designer Giles Deacon and many more.

Join Lunchtime Talks at the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition

Over the coming weeks, a series of lunchtime talks will run in conjunction with the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition at York St Mary’s. There is an opportunity to gain significant insight into art practices.

Photo Romania Festival 2014

The fourth edition of Photo Romania Festival has launched three photography competitions. Praised as “the most important photography festival in Eastern Europe”, it has brought photography into the spotlight of Romanian culture.

Review of Robert Mapplethorpe, Grand Palais

Robert Mapplethorpe is an artist who is primarily associated with his provocative photographs of the underground BDSM and gay scene in New York in the 1960s and 1970s. Now on display in Paris.

Aesthetica Art Prize: Michelee Scott, Route 66-A-Series

The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition at York St Mary’s features eight shortlisted artists in the categories of Photographic and Digital, Three Dimensional Design and Sculpture, Painting and Drawing and Video, Installation and Performance.

Ghada Amer, Rainbow Girls Cheim & Read New York

Egyptian-born, New York artist Ghada Amer’s work is being exhibited at Cheim & Read until 10 May. Using images of women from various sources including magazines, Amer embroiders paintings and sews the images on to Canvas.

Review of Freedom Has No Script at Iniva, Rivington Place, London

In November 2013 Iniva announced that the first recipient of its Commissions and Exhibitions Fund would be Turkish artist Burak Delier, whose work strives to provide a critique of capitalism through contemporary art.

Interview with Nave8 Artist / Photographer Jehan Legac

Jehan Legac’s exotic and provocative artwork is on display at Nave8, Ibiza. Legac is a well-known fashion photographer and he also works in oil painting to capture the female form.