New Connections
The 16 practitioners who have been shortlisted for this year’s Aesthetica Art prize discuss contemporary themes and methods of working at Future Now.
The 16 practitioners who have been shortlisted for this year’s Aesthetica Art prize discuss contemporary themes and methods of working at Future Now.
The first major solo exhibition dedicated to the British artist Damien Hirst in Italy since his 2004 retrospective opens across two Venetian venues.
The inaugural Nigerian Pavilion comes to the Venice Biennale featuring the work of three leading Nigerian artists and exploring themes of identity.
Creatives from the 2017 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist and longlist participate in a closing event at Future Now; hear from this year’s line-up.
Sarah Perks (HOME, Manchester) delves into the various worlds of Artists’ Film, and the spaces in-between, ahead of a session at Future Now.
Yuge Zhou is a Chinese born, Chicago-based artist whose video and installation works explore the complex interactions between humans and their environment.
This summer the Barbican Centre celebrates the history and ingenuity of Science Fiction across the disciplines of art, design, film and literature.
The processes of identity and image production are intertwined in Martine Syms’ practice, who exposes the public’s constant interaction with mass culture.
Fabrica Director Liz Whitehead brings Ipek Duben’s multi-screen film installation THEY/ONLAR to to the Brighton-based gallery after seeing it at SALT, Istanbul.
Elger Esser’s current focus is on the countries of the near East; Morgenland was created during his travels in Lebanon, Egypt and Israel from 2004 to 2015.
Excavating layers of urban developments and ruinous archaeological sites, Maeve Brennan’s The Drift (2017) traces shifting economies in contemporary Lebanon.
Aesthetica Short Film Festival has been selected for Creative England’s 2017 report, CE50, which highlights the top 50 creative businesses in England.
Ruya Foundation’s exhibition at the 57th Venice Biennale displays the work of contemporary Iraqi artists in dialogue with ancient artefacts.
The immersive installation from Sophia Al Maria, EVERYTHING MUST GO, captures the chaotic, almost apocalyptic nature of consumerism.
Strata – the title of Amie Siegel’s newest exhibition at South London Gallery – denotes a series of layers which are embedded within moving-images.
On the occasion of Arte Fiera, MAST Foundation opens Work in Motion: The Video Camera’s Eye on Social and Economic Behaviour.
Two newly commissioned pieces by Patrick Hough and Lawrence Lek are premiered as part of the Jerwood/FVU Awards 2017.
John Akomfrah OBE has been awarded £40,000 courtesy of Artes Mundi for the 2016 film Auto Da Fé, chosen from six socially responsive works.
Japanese artist Tamao Narukawa takes a poetic approach, using metaphors and parables, creating a juxtaposition of humour and seriousness.
