Overview: 10th Edition of Contemporary Istanbul 2015
The 10th edition of Contemporary Istanbul showcased mostly large-scale works in vibrant hues for a relatively new and growing market of buyers in Turkey, amidst more innovative new works.
The 10th edition of Contemporary Istanbul showcased mostly large-scale works in vibrant hues for a relatively new and growing market of buyers in Turkey, amidst more innovative new works.
Joan Jonas has conceived a new complex of works for the U.S. Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, creating a multilayered ambiance, incorporating video, drawings, objects, and sound. We review the show.
Mazzoleni London brings a showcase of landmark works by Post-War Italian art master Alberto Burri to the UK. An undisputed icon of the 20th century, Burri forged a new aesthetic that paved the way for younger generations.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival celebrated its 5th anniversary with a grand finale by announcing the category winners including Best Artists’ Film Shezad Dawood’s Towards the Possible Film.
The Turner Prize is awarded to a British artist under 50 for an outstanding exhibition of their work in the preceding year. We travel to Tramway in Glasgow to explore the show, on until January.
We speak with digital artist Jess Littlewood about her practice and group exhibition Modern Mythology, which draws on a rich lexicon of imagery to explore constructed belief systems.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Established in 2006 to promote excellence in photography, the annual William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize has become Australia’s most coveted photography prize.
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.
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.
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 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.