Symbolic Arenas

In a considered response to Ikon’s architecture, Sheela Gowda transforms the high-ceilinged second-floor galleries with socio-political concerns.

Human Diversity

Hauser & Wirth pays homage to photographer August Sander’s oeuvre through a display of 40 rare large-scale portraits made between 1910 and 1931.

Functional Evolution

Art, science and innovation underpin Centre Pompidou’s exploration of digital technology and design; Ross Lovegrove’s fluid processes feature this summer.

Expressive Regeneration

NMWA, Washington DC, considers the concepts of specta­cle and transcendence; Revival looks at how female artists achieve emotional connections,

Autonomous Beings

Choreographer and director Wayne McGregor curates a major new series at the Roundhouse this summer, as part of Bloomberg Summer.

Alex Da Corte: Possessive Illusion

Opening at secession, Vienna, Alex Da Corte’s Slow Graffiti features immersive installations that submerge the audience within vivid constructions.

Societal Responses

Extraordinary showcases the innovative work of graduands from Leeds College of Art. The college’s buildings become large-scale exhibition spaces this June.

Modular Design

One of Asia’s leading architecture and design firms, CL3, has collaborated with Lim + Lu on a new, compact furniture range for Cornell University.

Radical Transformation

British art of the 1960s is noted for its bold, artificial colour, alluring surfaces and unpredictable shapes, yet these capricious forms are underpinned by a…

5 To See: This Weekend

Our 5 To See for 2-4 June brings us into the summer season: The Whitworth challenges borders and Sprüth Magers rejoices in a dynamic flurry of light.

Conceptualised Topography

Artist Victoria Lucas draws inspiration from JG Ballard’s Concrete Island in a show that interrogates the constructs of culture and gender representation.

Issue 77 Available Now

Our June / July issue considers the current state of flux; in this age of digital alienation, it’s important to make time for reflection.

Colour Symphony

Le Corbusier and Léger. Polychromatic conversations exists in an off-site dialogue with Centre Pompidou-Metz’s retrospective on Fernand Léger.

Panoramic Histories

Mónica de Miranda is drawn back to Angola’s modernist architecture to consider the multiple geographies and histories of the city of Luanda.

Sustainable Recreation

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden reopens on 3 June with a total of 18 new artworks installed across 19-acres of the garden and Walker Campus.

Fluctuating Structures

Toby Paterson has designed a temporary architectural structure that takes inspiration from the Hatton Gallery’s history and archive.

Radical Expression

The London-based company explores how dance can bring emotion to science with ITS new piece 8 Minutes, showcased at Sadler’s Wells.

Vivid Exposition

Filled with abandoned roads, scattered flowers and brilliant skylines – Western Cape and WHiT NY are amongst the latest colourful series by Jimmy Marble.

Absent Formations

Romain Thiery offers a visual sense of renewal to universal structures through an attention to texture, light and the notion of absence.

Socialised Languages

Jenny Holzer brings political and social topics into question, highlighting a globalised and turbulent landscape through the contemporary lens.

Angular Distortion

Serbian artist Nikola Olic reimagines environments as disorientating and dimensionless, inviting viewers to examine urban and decontextualised structures.

Digital Phenomena

Reflecting the notion of discovery, Jungle provides a bright, digitalised arena for uncanny figures, each an active participant in a number of settings.

Adapting Conventions

One of London Fashion Week’s 2017 LAUDED Designers looks to the future of expression, which is influenced by neutrality, functionality and longevity.

Idealistic Surroundings

German photographer Andreas Gefeller questions perception and truth, exploiting the possibilities of photography to highlight that which is overlooked.

Spatial Introspection

A strand of the renowned photography festival, Les Rencontres d’Arles, documents the experience of place, marrying the contemporary with the historic.

Emotive Architecture

Acclaimed Swedish firm, White Arkitekter, has won a commission to build the tallest timber building in the Nordic countries, a milestone in urban development.

Urban Identities

Mudun مدن Urban Cultures in Transit explores four MENA cities from a micro-perspective, highlighting the relationship of inhabitants to their surroundings.

Interior Perspective

Ritratti di living provides an emotional backdrop for the lifestyles advertised, combining minimalist design with voyeuristic angles.

Modern Expansion

Using primary colours, block shadows and gradient skies, Steve Bainbridge (b. 1974) showcases developments in minimalist postproduction and digital art.

Photographic Exchange

photo basel is an opportunity for visitors to the city to explore the dynamic scenes that are being captured by an array of leading photographers.

Monolithic Design

Moxon Architects’ Culardoch Shieling is a mountain hut in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, referencing 20th century modernism.

Northern Design

The Royal Institute of British Architects opens its new national architecture centre, RIBA North, on the Liverpool Waterfront on 17 June.

Captivating Engagement

Enhance your experience of the Aesthetica Art Prize by joining us at the lunchtime talks. Led by artists, curators and academics.

AAP: Identifying Themes

Griselda Goldsbrough leads an informative tour identifying themes in the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition from 12:30 on 8 June at York Art Gallery.

Creating Connections

Future Now 2017 looked at the importance of contemporary art as a necessary mode of communication, establishing social networks.

Balenciaga: Influential Design

Shaping Fashion at the V&A is the first ever UK show dedicated to the minimal aesthetic and formal innovation of Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga.

AAP: Winners Announced

The winners were announced for the Main Prize and the Emerging Prize at last night’s Private View and Prize Giving at the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition.

5 To See: This Weekend

In our 5 To See for 26-28 May, we reflect on the innovative methods that artists use to communicate with their audiences.

Future Now: Day Two

Big Ideas. Small World. Future Now continues today; topics include arts journalism, the importance of place, the creative city and talent development.

Utopian Socialism

The Hungary Pavilion at the Venice Biennale showcases a series of installations, interactive video works and sculptural pieces by Gyula Várnai.

Introspective Practices

The fifth Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition opens on 26 May and continues until 10 September, presenting innovative works by 16 international artists.

Cultural Landmark

Turner Contemporary in Margate has been revealed as the host venue for the Turner Prize 2019., promoting cultural regeneration in Kent.

Future Now: Day One

A Renewed Understanding of Living: Contemporary art is the mechanism that enables us to respond to the 21st century. Read about the sessions on 25 May.

Human Narratives

From February to June 2016, Narciso Contreras travelled around post-Gaddafi Libya documenting what he saw. The results are on display at Saatchi.

Global Horizons

The Other Art Fair hosts its inaugural U.S. edition from 1-4 June. The city of New York serves as the perfect backdrop for TOAF’s global expansion.

Exchanging Ideas

On the first day of the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, there is a unique opportunity to hear directly from a selection of shortlisted artists.

NTU: Collective Statements

The Nottingham Trent University annual Art and Design Degree Show is one of the largest exhibitions of work by graduating artists in the UK.

Global Exposure

Scott Gray, founder of PHOTOFAIRS and the Sony World Photography organisation expands on his experience within the sector ahead of Future Now.

Societal Portraits

Dana Lixenberg has won the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. She is known for her work with communities on the margins of society.

SCOPE: Emerging Talent

Celebrating its 11th anniversary in Basel, SCOPE returns to the city in a location situated within walking distance of Art Basel at Messeplatz.