Aesthetica Art Prize 2016 Lunchtime Talks: Composing Time & Space, Dr Christina Kolaiti & Desmond Brett

The Aesthetica Art Prize free lunchtime talks continue this Thursday from 12.30pm with Composing Time & Space, led by Dr Christina Kolaiti and Desmond Brett, York St John University.

Radical Seafaring, The Parrish Art Museum, NY

Opening on 8 May, Radical Seafaring collates the diverse work of 25 artists or collectives, ranging from vessels to documentation of expeditions, to designs for alternative communities at sea.

Interview with Tanya Barson, Curator, Georgia O’Keeffe, Tate Modern, London

Tate Modern continues its dedication to the work of major women artists with its upcoming summer exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe, which brings together over 100 of the artist’s most important works.

Free Range 2016, Q + A with Showcased Artist, Joe Earley

Free Range is an Art and Design Graduate Art Show taking place at The Truman Brewery from 10th June to 18th July, displaying works across a variety of media.

Winners Announced for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2016

Artists and industry figures travelled from locations such as Vienna, Germany, Scotland, Northern Ireland and across the UK to experience the show and hear the announcement of the winners.

Analogue NOW! Photography Festival, Berlin

Analogue NOW! returns to Berlin for its second year, from 6 – 14 May, offering a broad range of events. Photographers showcase their work around the theme of manipulation.

Guan Xiao Flattened Metal, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London

Flattened Metal, Guan Xiao’s first solo exhibition, runs from 20 April – 19 June, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London.

Aesthetica Art Prize, Interview with Shortlisted Artist Liz West in The Press

The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition Private View is tonight, with the show opening to the public tomorrow. Here, Charles Hutchinson from The Press places one finalist, Liz West, in the spotlight.

Review of The Other Art Fair, Victoria House

Now in its fifth year, The Other Art Fair has firmly established itself as an alternative way for buyers to access art. This year the fair infiltrated the great, dilapidated basement of Victoria House.

Ana Mendieta and Nazgol Ansarinia, Galleria Raffaella Cortese

Galleria Raffaella Cortese presents three solo shows in Milan, settled into different spaces. Through their works, the artists show both parallels and dissimilarities.

Art Cologne 2016 Edition

Running from 14 – 17 April, Art Cologne is the world’s oldest art fair for the showcase of contemporary art of the 20th and 21st century.

Interview with Multi-Disciplinary Artist Gianluca Sodaro

Gianluca Sodaro is an artist and film director. We speak to him about the processes behind his work and the human imagination.

Glasgow International Festival 2016

The 7th edition of Glasgow International runs from 8–25 April, bringing together both international and Glasgow-based artists to showcase their work in 78 exhibitions across the city.

A life in lines: Franciszka and Stefan Themerson, Books, Camera, Ubu at Camden Arts Centre

Books are in the bones of the Camden Arts Centre. The ghost of this past life reappears in the Centre’s newest show: Books, Camera, Ubu.

Arcangelo Sassolino’s Mechanisms of Power, Frankfurter Kunstverein

Arcangelo Sassolino’s (1967, Vicenza, Italy,) practice is developed to detain, enhance and set power free. Interpreting power as an element of resistance and demystification, Frankfurter Kunstverein presents “Mechanisms of Power”.

Louise Zhang: The Paradoxical Grotesque

Sydney based artist, Louise Zhang, creates sculptures and paintings that represent the grotesque: layered with beauty and repulsion simultaneously.

Interview with Deb Covell, Previous Shortlisted Artist in the Aesthetica Art Prize

Deb Covell was shortlisted in the Aesthetica Art Prize 2014 with work from her acrylic paint series Black and White (2013), and has since exhibited at Middlesbrough…

Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet

FotoFest, the photography biennale in Houston, Texas, takes the theme of Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet for its 16th edition. The festival takes a fresh angle on climate change by focusing on what’s poetic, mysterious, wondrous and awe-inspiring about the natural world.

Seen through the lens: Strange and Familiar at the Barbican

At times a celebration, other a mourning of British culture, Barbican launches Strange and Familiar, featuring photographs from foreign artists who visited Britain from the 1930s onwards.

The Aesthetica Art Prize 2016: Free Lunchtime Talks

Running alongside the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition is a dynamic series of lunchtime talks. Taking place at York St Mary’s, the talks are led by industry experts including curators and academics.