Ever have a moment, just a fragment of time, that you wish could be preserved for eternity? Not necessarily anything special, beautiful but not mind-blowing, just something that inspires a feeling within.
Curated by Amak Mahmoodian, Bi Nam is a group exhibition exploring image and identity in Iran. This is the first show in the UK representing the work of a group of contemporary Iranian photographers.
Mulberry interviews some of the artists from Frieze Projects alongside Cecilia Alemani, curator of the project. The video gives an insight into the work involved with this debut Frieze New York.
A collision of the traditional and the contemporary is presented at Bradford 1 Gallery. It would seem that Street Art has evolved into a resonant and democratic medium of expression and reflection.
It is refreshing to encounter an exhibition, Michael Dean’s Government, with such a value-laden title that is concerned with the fundamental worth of the term rather than its party-political resonance.
Of the many myths surrounding the Titanic’s legacy, one describes how Protestant dock workers in Belfast chalked NPH (No Pope Here) on the ship’s bow thus dooming its maiden voyage.
The Catlin Art Prize, an annual event showcasing the most promising art school graduates one year on from their degree exhibitions, opens tomorrow at the Londonewcastle Project Space.
For the curator of the seventh Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Polish-artist Artur Żmijewski, the concept of the Biennale is simple – presenting art that has a transformative impact on society.
George Orwell’s enigmatic novel 1984, got the world thinking; was this a prophecy, or simply science fiction? Orwell’s prophetic tale has turned out to be chillingly relevant to every generation.
Chelsea Knight’s exhibition at Saint Louis Art Museum, Currents 106, is a two-part show split up into two galleries on opposite sides of the museum, each of which have a distinct environment.
The sky is wide in Wakefield. Shouldering this weight of blue, Joan Miró’s bronze sculptures trample the neat lawns of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea still has a pier, making it a seaside resort in the traditional sense. This time last year, the local creative community was preparing for The Exhibitionists , an open studios event.
Over the next two years art in Northern Ireland will experience developments on par to other successful regions in the UK. In 2013 the Turner Prize will be hosted in Capital of Culture Derry/Londonderry.
Broken Fingaz are a multidisciplinary street art collection from Haifa, Israel. Heralded as the first crew to emerge from their homeland, their work includes graffiti, design, installation and music.
People are always wishing, hoping for some sort of transformative experience from art. At Modern Art Oxford, walking up the stairs makes the visitor focus on the time and speed of the journey.
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.
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.
Jeff Hahn cites the work of Wing Shya, Paolo Roversi and Guy Bourdin as sources of inspiration, but when it comes to shooting, Hahn likes to tune out all distractions and focus on the moment.
A new book surveys the 25 year success and phenomenon that was, and in many ways still is, the Young British Artists.
