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Through three rooms of video installation, John Akomfrah’s new show at BALTIC is complex and ambitious, examining the borders of film.
Through three rooms of video installation, John Akomfrah’s new show at BALTIC is complex and ambitious, examining the borders of film.
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 opens next month, presenting a diverse programme of digital art. Aesthetica selects five must-see projects.
Matla’s Pavilion at the Venice Biennale considers the importance of place, belonging, migration and displacement through alternate realities.
The 58th International Art Exhibition is titled May You Live In Interesting Times. 2019’s artists creatively respond to political and social realities.
FACT Liverpool’s new programme features two artists using technology and fairytale tropes. Lesley Taker, Exhibitions Manager, discusses the show.
The 2019 Aesthetica Art Prize winners, Jenn Nkiru and Maryam Tafakory, are trailblazing new talents creating a space for a more inclusive society.
Jenn Nkiru is the winner of the Aesthetica Art Prize. Rebirth Is Necessary is a dreamlike film centred on the magic and dynamism of Blackness.
Shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019, Maryam Tafakory explores contradictory images of women and their portrayal within religion.
In Ludivine Large-Bessette’s film, shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019, the moving body becomes a mirror, unsettling the audience.
Jenn Nkiru’s Rebirth is Necessary, shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019, is a dreamlike piece that explores perceptions of Blackness.
We are delighted to present the Judging Panel for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019. The panel comprises influential art figures across all media.
Jane and Louise Wilson’s film, shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize, explores what happens when a location takes on a porous identity.
Covering themes from technology and urbanisation to population growth and climate change, the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019 shortlist is announced.
From innovative 21st century software to pioneering post-war photography, shows opening at the end of October hold up a mirror to society.
How has the digital revolution impacted daily life? The Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition, currently on display at York Art Gallery, explores this.
Laurent Grasso’s work explores sacred spaces, mythologies and scientific theories through video, sculpture, painting and installation.
Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Alinka Echeverria combines a background in anthropology with a critical, responsive approach to image-making.
We are delighted to announce the judging panel for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2019, comprising influential art figures across a range of media.
The domestic landscape holds complex emotions at its core. Works from the Aesthetica Art Prize’s longlist of Artists’ Films explore these feelings.