Preview of The 18th Biennale Of Sydney: Opens Tomorrow

The Biennale of Sydney plays a central role in the visual arts in Australia and connecting artists from around the world. It’s 18th edition opens tomorrow, unveiling the work of 100 artists.

Graham Gussin: In and Out, Back and Forth at New Art Centre, Salisbury

Graham Gussin (b. 1960) is renowned for using diverse media, including text, photography, drawing, film and installation, to explore perceptions of time and space. We spoke to the artist recently.

Polly Morgan Talks About Endless Plains at All Visual Arts, London

Ever since we spoke to Polly Morgan last month, we have been following her movements as she elevates taxidermy to an art form by creating vignettes that emphasise the beauty of nature.

Interview with Nigel Walker, Curator of Creation Fine Arts, Beverley

Creation Fine Arts is a brand new art gallery in Beverley, East Yorkshire, showcasing the work of talented artists from the local area and around the globe. Aesthetica spoke to Curator, Nigel Walker.

Obsession at Louis Vuitton Maison, New Bond Street

Collaborations between fashion houses and the art world are nothing new. Unlike some of the commercial tie-ins we witness today, everyone is a winner when these spheres work creatively together.

Yto Barrada: RIFFS at Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

Yto Barrada’s RIFFS is a highly anticipated and significant exhibition for Ikon. The show focuses on the realities around her, in particular the process of the “new” into a society where the “old” prevails.

FormContent: It’s Moving from I to It at Eastside Projects, Birmingham

Tucked away in the far corner of Eastside Projects in a side-room is the exhibition It’s Moving from I to It. This exhibition is put on by the performance group FormContent, made up of six participants.

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences at Victoria Miro, London

Standing in the entrance of Grayson Perry’s exhibition at the Victoria Miro gallery I find myself caught between two images. On the left, a child is cradled in the arms of a young mother.

We Face Forward: Contemporary Art and Music from West Africa

We Face Forward is a season of art and music from West Africa, celebrated across Manchester’s galleries, museums, music venues and public spaces, as part of London 2012 Festival.

Babak Ghazi and Gareth Jones at Raven Row, London

The top floor of Raven Row is divided into two adjacent, small, white spaces. Each room contains two sets of shelves, back-to-back. On the shelves are arranged an assortment of uniform black box-files.

Henry Moore: Large Late Forms at Gagosian Gallery

Gagosian, in collaboration with the Henry Moore Foundation are bringing the artist’s sculptures indoors for the first time. It was Moore’s intention that these forms be viewed close-up.

Androgynous Aesthetics: Interview with Brendan Jamison

For the past seven years the Northern Irish based artist, Brendan Jamison has amassed a significant body of work. Jamison appropriates diverse media including wax, wool, sugar cubes and pins.

Gloria Zein: I Can’t Stop the Dancing Chicken at Goethe Institut, London

German artist Gloria Zein was awarded the Cass Prize for Sculpture in 2011. I Can’t Stop the Dancing Chicken has been commissioned by the Goethe-Institut London to mark its reopening.

Abstract Typography: Michael Dean: Government

It is refreshing to encounter an exhibition, Michael Dean’s Government, with such a value-laden title that is concerned with the fundamental worth of the term rather than its party-political resonance.

Sara Greavu & Phil Hession: Titanic Toast, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast

Of the many myths surrounding the Titanic’s legacy, one describes how Protestant dock workers in Belfast chalked NPH (No Pope Here) on the ship’s bow thus dooming its maiden voyage.

Dialogues With The Physical, The Space Between, Tate

NUC CYCLADIC (2010) is one of three pieces on display by Sarah Lucas, each a small sculpture stood atop two breeze blocks, which themselves stand upon an makeshift MDF plinth.

The Frozen Rollercoaster, The Tiger; Turtle: Magic Mountain

Designed by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, The Tiger & Turle – Magic Mountain is the name of this imposing outdoor sculpture which opened last week in Duisburg Wanheim, Germany.

Bo Christian Larsson, Run To The Hills, Steinle Contemporary, Munich

Swedish artist, Bo Christian Larsson combines sculpture, video, and works on paper. Larsson’s previous exhibitions have featured a central work – often a large-scale installation or a performance.

Altea Grau Vidal: Marcant Paraules, Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards, Northern Ireland

The International Residency programme at Seacourt Print Workshop offers an artist the opportunity to work in a new environment and share their knowledge during a three-month stay.

Tactile & Sensory Exploration, Jaume Plensa, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Jaume Plensa has had a good year; Echo, his first public art project in New York City was extended for an extra month, while in the UK, Chichester Cathedral announced Plensa’s winning proposal.