The third edition of this fully curated, museum-scale photographic show at Somerset House will bring together more than 100 rare and signed vintage works across almost a century of photography.
A major new exhibition of work by Jenny Holzer opens today in Gateshead at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. The exhibition, in one word, is…
In 2010 Mexico celebrates a double anniversary: the bicentenary of its independence and the centenary of its revolution. The occasion is being marked by festivities…
The built environment is ubiquitous – we cannot escape the structures that define us. This milieu has altered greatly over the past 50 years. The…
The theme of revenge and familial bonds are explored in two brutally honest new releases, Katalin Varga (Peter Strickland) and The Horseman (Steven Kastrissios). Katalin…
This underrated Norwich four-piece has remained on the periphery for sometime now after releasing their first album, Where The Light Gets In in 2008.
Gavin Bond is one of the UK’s most successful contemporary photographers having shot highly intimate and exciting images of many of the last decade’s most…
Sprüth Magers is one of my favourite galleries. Their programming is cutting-edge and contemporary, while encouraging the beat of current debate in the art world…
Continuing with the theme of photography, following our last blog about Martin Parr’s latest exhibition, we are excited to discover that Eve Arnold (b. 1912…
Following Aesthetica’s feature on Martin Parr’s Parrworld at BALTIC last year, we take a look at his new show Working Men’s Clubs. Martin Parr’s inimitable…
Fred Tomaselli grew up in the psychedelic era of West Coast America fused with hippy daydreams and drug use.
In the foreword of this book, Essl is keen to look at the dynamic relationship between India’s socio-political-economic developments and India’s artists.
Max Schaefer’s debut offers a disturbing glimpse into the skinhead movement and the undercurrent of aggression upon which the British far right is founded.
The second novel from P. Robert Smith has as many twists and turns as you’d expect from the man who brought us Up A Tree At Night With A Hedgehog.
Linden MacIntyre’s second novel is a confident portrayal of disturbing themes, illustrating human desires and the need for companionship.
Chin’s unique way of storytelling inverts the narrative through a series of short vignettes, creating a novel that operates on many different levels.
BAFTA nominated Simon Curtis is a producer and director, whose extensive career spans theatre, film and television.
In Skippy Dies, Paul Murray goes back to school to give a crash course on bullies, boredom and societal power structures.
An immersive and multi-layered record, Eggs incorporates choirs of their friends, orchestral embellishment, electronic loops and captured background acoustics.
Written in a seaside town on the Fife coast, the isolation and loneliness peppering the songs can be gleaned from the setting in which the record was born.
The world famous Danza Contemporanea de Cuba celebrates its 50th anniversary with its first ever UK tour, bringing the passions of Cuban dance to eight venues.
From Nashville, Tennessee, Caitlin Rose has a certain legacy to live up to, but her vocal prowess withstands the pressures.
Kathryn Williams’ eighth studio album, The Quickening, keeps experimental innocence alongside accomplishment. The record explores the “small, beautiful things about life, and quiet feelings.”
RDA’s debut album was recorded live and in one take, with the trio describing their sound as “over the top orchestral pop.”
The medium of sound art is complex and multilayered, and creates a huge palette of experiences. It possess a number of contradictions, which are affecting the work contemporary artists are making.
With a song for every mood and aspect of the storyline, it’s hard to believe that each track is from the same band, flipping from metal to reggae, folk and indie.
In this two-part guide, Myles McLeod of the award winning Brothers McLeod, offers a series of practical hints and tips to help you start animating.
Koolhoven’s emotive film of a young boy learning about love, loss and deception at the close of the second world war is a journey through history and adolescence.
One of Pakistan’s most exciting and engaging artists opened her new show, Karachi Series, at Green Cardamom.
Walls Are Talking at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester saw a major survey into design aesthetics through the unexpected medium of wallpaper.
Peter Kardia was instrumental in his experimental teaching methodologies of the 1960s. In the show, From Floor to Sky at Ambika P3, 28 artists show their work juxtaposed from the past to the present.
Through its implicit and explicit nature, fashion photography is reaching new heights. A new wave of artists exhibits the ultimate 21st century narrative.
The winner of the Northern Arts Prize 2010 has been announced as Pavel Bϋchler. Work by the five short listed artists was judged yesterday by…
The London Art Fair, now in its 22nd year, opens next week, as the art world gears up for another exciting week of contemporary art…
Having open on 10th December at First Floor Project in London, Anne-Marie James’ first solo show, Danse Macabre embraces the idea of restriction, both conceptually…
This evening, to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the award-winning Manchester club night, Club Brenda, Urbis is hosting a book launch of limited edition…
New forms transcend the boundaries of the organic and the artificial, addressing unique issues of intimacy and interaction in the computer age.
With 70 artists and respected curator Hou Hanru at the helm, Biennale de Lyon’s 10th show has enough art and energy to connect to a global audience.
With Barbara Kruger showcasing her early work at Sprüth Magers, questions about the cultures of consumerism have rarely been so incisive or timely.
A massive retrospective bringing together hundreds of artworks and film-related objects tracing the trajectory of Tim Burton’s creative imagination.
It’s no secret The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Nico and Andy Warhol set the stage for a moment in cultural history that has outlived the decades.
To coincide with a major exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery and acting as a follow-up to the Serpentine’s Indian Highway, The Empire Strikes Back looks at the face of contemporary Indian art today.
Al Khemir’s novel weaves archaeology, modernity and East/West dialogue around the search for a unique 10th century rendering of the Qur’an.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Günter Grass’ gloriously unforgettable novel, The Tin Drum, Breon Mitchell presents a new translation of this classic.
A charming novel, by one of The Netherlands’ rising stars, Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill is a timeless novel about love, loss and village life.
Catherine Millet’s second novel, Jealousy, is a lucid, astute and incredibly accurate analysis of human emotions.
Exploring the dichotomy between exterior and interior lives, Catch examines the notions of identity and vulnerability in a claustrophobic world.
Amir Nizar Zuabi’s new play explores what it means to live through a historical event, emphasising the importance of the personal over the political.
