Review: Ai Weiwei at The Royal Academy, London

Curated in collaboration with Ai Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, The Royal Academy showcases some of the artist’s most important works from 1993 up to present day, including new installations.

Contemporary Istanbul 2015

Contemporary Istanbul launches its 10th edition this week, opening to the public today. One of the region’s leading art fairs, Contemporary Istanbul celebrates its landmark anniversary with a showcase of over 700 artworks.

Cerith Wyn Evans at White Cube Bermondsey, London

We review Cerith Wyn Evans’ new neon sculptures at White Cube, Bermondsey, an interrogation of the world around us, which create moments of rupture within existing structures of communication.

Wonder, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C.

To celebrate the reopening of the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery, the institution has invited nine contemporary artists to transform its interior into an engaging and immersive artwork.

Review of Moises Saman: Discordia at The Arts Club

Since 2011, Moises Saman has been chronicling revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East in a photographic series entitled Discordia: The Arab Spring, now on show at The Arts Club, London.

Paris Photo, Grand Palais

The 19th edition of Paris Photo opens in two days at the capital’s celebrated venue, the Grand Palais. Showcasing both historical and contemporary works, the annual fair welcomes 173 galleries.

Review of Going Public: International Art Collectors in Sheffield, Museums Sheffield

In Going Public, five venues across Sheffield partner with major European art collectors this autumn to bring a programme of world class exhibitions and unique events to the city.

Follow, FACT Liverpool

In this major exhibition, FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) invites artists to respond to the radically changed world of social interaction that we now inhabit, and its impact on our sense of personal identity and our relationships with others.

Adel Quraishi, The Guardians, Leighton House Museum

We interview photographer Adel Quraishi about his portraits of the eight remaining Guardians of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, on show at Leighton House Museum, London until 29 November.

Review: William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Art Gallery, Victoria

Established in 2006 to promote excellence in photography, the annual William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has become Australia’s most coveted photography prize.

Review: Emily Jacir, Europa, Whitechapel Gallery, London

Europa, the first UK survey of artist Emily Jacir at Whitechapel Gallery, London, focuses on her dialogue with Europe and the Mediterranean. Jacir explores histories of migration and resistance.

Anne Collier, Art Gallery of Ontario

This solo exhibition of 40 large scale works by acclaimed photographer, Anne Collier, questions how photography and media images seduce us and therefore affect our perception.

Review of Lawrence Weiner: Within a Realm of Distance at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace is hosting an exhibition by American artist and founding figure of Conceptual Art, Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition shows works from the last few decades, alongside site-specific pieces.

The Raft of the Medusa, Richard Heslop & Simon Armitage, the Aesthetica Short Film Festival

The 5th anniversary edition of the BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival is nearly here! This year ASFF welcomes a special showing of Richard Heslop and playwright Simon Armitage’s collaborative filmic work, The Raft of the Medusa.

Interview with Artist James Lloyd, Judge for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2016

The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize was created in 2005 to encourage the best creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. We speak with judge James Lloyd.

Syd Shelton, Rock Against Racism, Autograph ABP, London

From 1976 – 1981 a movement organised by musicians and political activists, Rock Against Racism, set about fighting racism through music – initiating performances from reggae and punk artists under the slogan Love Music, Hate Racism.

Review of Bideford Black: The Next Generation, Burton Art Gallery and Museum

Bideford Black: The Next Generation at Burton Art gallery, Devon, is the outcome of a year during which nine UK artists were commissioned to explore a single pigment inextricably linked with place.

Interview with Sasha Waltz, Sacre, Sadler’s Wells, London

Sadler’s Wells welcomes choreographer Sasha Waltz and her tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece, The Rite of Spring, to the stage. Waltz’s reimagining draws on the savage forces that inspired the Russian composer 100 years ago.

Review: Matthew Darbyshire at Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery’s Exhibition for Modern Living by Matthew Darbyshire. Darbyshire’s work critically examines the language of design, sculpture and our relationship to lived environments.

Review: Rufus Wainwright’s Opera Prima Donna, Athens

We review Canadian-American singer and composer Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna opera, performed at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus theatre as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2015.