After the devastation caused by World War II, Britain was in desperate need of optimism and re-development. During the course of the war Britain suffered the tragic loss of 383,800 soldiers’ lives.

Cevdet Erek’s Alt: Üst at Bristol’s Spike Island initially subscribes to the linear reading of time, but on making the clockwise journey around the show, each of the aforementioned perceptions of time is in some way evident.

Scream in London will be opening an exhibition by Chinese artist Liu Bolin on the 3 April. The exhibition, titled The Heroic Apparition, is the latest in Bolin’s unseen works of camouflage trickery. Based in Beijing, Bolin’s work highlights the socio-political tensions within China.

With the Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition opening on 4 April, we speak to one of the finalists, who will be exhibiting in York St Mary’s along with seven other shortlisted artists. Elke Finkenauer was selected from thousands of entries for her piece Draw A Line Somewhere in the Painting and Drawing category.

Art Paris Art Fair opens today at the Grand Palais in a celebration of contemporary and modern art. The fair gathers 144 galleries from around 20 countries, offering guests the chance to revel in art that spans sculpture, photography, painting and art books.

Joyce Pensato: Joyceland at the Lisson Gallery, London until 10 May has brought some of the world’s best known icons of popular culture and transformed the space into an impression of her Brooklyn studio in London.

The Thomas and Paul Gallery in London opens a new solo show by David Storey, former artist to Rocket Records and 2 tone, on 9 April. Works on show will include The Conversation.

Other Primary Structures is an exhibition of important sculptural work at The Jewish Museum, New York. The works are drawn from around the world and were produced between 1960 and 1970.

Running from March 28 – May 10 the exhibition, Frontcountry: Lucas Foglia will address the the wild and sparsely populated American West, with all its romantic and historical connotations.

Organised by Aesthetica Magazine, in partnership with York Museums Trust, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence and innovation in contemporary art from across the world.

The blurred lines between the real and the virtual are explored in FACT’s new exhibition Science Fiction: New Death. Society’s relationship with technology is examined through the work of five artists.

You Imagine What You Desire is a fitting title for Sydney’s 19th Biennale. Spread across five sites, the programme forces audiences to absorb the ideas, beauty and creative energy of each venue’s work.

Tom Price, born in London in 1981, studied at Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art Sculpture School. In 2009 he was featured on BBC Four documentary, Where is Modern Art Now?

The Aesthetica Art Prize 2014 opens its new ground-breaking exhibition this spring, showcasing the very best of emerging and established talent in contemporary art internationally.

Described by John Lennon as the world’s most famous unknown artist, Yoko Ono has spent a lifetime living in the shadow of her famous marriage and late husband.

The Aesthetica Art Prize returns this spring with new and inspiring artworks. From over 3,000 entries, eight artists have been selected for exhibition, with 92 exhibiting work on monitors.

The British Museum play host to six German artists whose extraordinary body of work is on loan from Count Christian Duerckheim. Featured artists include Georg Baselitz and Sigmar Polke.

An exhibition of new works by highly acclaimed German painter Georg Baselitz is now showing at Gagosian Gallery. In Farewell Bill, Baselitz’ new series of paintings is self-portraiture.

Erika Vogt’s Speech Mesh – Drawn OFF is on display at The Hepworth Wakefield. Comprised of a number of sculptures and videos, the exhibition is Vogt’s first UK show. We speak to the artist.

Personal Choice: Collectors’ selections from their own collections is Moscow-based Garage Center for Contemporary Culture’s exhibition about the collector of high end art who is Russian.

Woman’s Hour are a four piece band based in London and formed in 2011. The band consists of siblings Fiona Jane (vocals) and William (guitar), along with Nick (bass) and Josh (keyboards).

This show charts the work of Gauguin focusing on the rarely seen prints and transfer drawings and the ways that these then developed into and related to his better known painting and artwork.

A biennial is at its best, according to veteran biennial curator and critic Hou Hanru, when it is “culturally related to the local traditions of the exhibition site but open to international exchanges.”

The International Festival of Fashion & Photography – Hyères returns 25 – 28 April. Conceived by director Jean-Pierre Blanc back in 1985, the event combines fashion and photography competitions.

The Barbican presents Momentum in conjunction with United Visual Artists. Housed in the curved gallery, this all-encompassing exhibition uses light, movement and sound to create an immersive experience for the viewer.

Penjweny’s connection with Ikon goes further than this particular show as director Jonathan Watkins’ displayed his Saddam is Here series at the Iraqi Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale.

Comics Unmasked Art and Anarchy in the UK will run from 2 May – 19 August at the British Library. This will be the biggest exhibition of not only mainstream by underground comics ever in the UK.

To coincide with their latest major exhibition Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined, the Royal Academy of Arts will host a special architecture fair that will take place exclusively online.

National Theatre’s Lyttelton Exhibition Area from 7 April – 1 June will host a photographic exhibition portraying the 1960s singer-songwriters living in Laurel Canyon and the new wave bands in downtown 1970s New York.

The Brighton Festival will run for three weeks and is set to feature an abundance of exciting and innovative work across the disciplines. The festival will include a range of works, from Russian theatre to contemporary dance.

After 20 years, the Royal College of Art Student Award Fund still has one of the most innovative ways of raising money. It asks the question: could you spot a Paula Rego or a Grayson Perry in a collection of 2900 other postcard size artworks?

To coincide with Tate Modern’s current retrospective, the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is displaying a dissection of two seminal exhibitions undertaken by the late Richard Hamilton.

Family Matters, Portraits and experiences in family today features work from an outstanding selection of photographers, such as Nan Goldin, Hans Op de Beeck, Thomas Struth and many more.

Transcending Boundaries is a new exhibition at London’s Aabru Art. Following the success of a similar exhibition last year, founder Anshu Bahanda has created a collection of works for sale.

Kathrin Sonntag’s new installation I See You Seeing Me See You will be showcased until 4 April at Cooper Gallery, University of Dundee. The piece consists of everyday objects.

Showcasing innovative and outstanding pieces, the Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition features shortlisted works from artists in four diverse categories. This year’s show opens at York St Mary’s on 4 April.

Presenting work from 16 artists, this show re-joins and demonstrates the links between the two continents that were once the Prehistoric land mass known as Pangaea- Africa and Latin America.

One Foot in Front of the Other is the latest album to be released by Gabby Young & Other Animals. The compilation covers the styles fans will be accustomed to and continues to defy labels.

Nalini “Deedee” Cheriel, has teamed up with OBEY clothing to produce a unique fashion collection. The artist started out creating record covers and T-shirts for the Oregon music scene in the 1990s.

Stars such as Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor became style ambassadors for Italian fashion in the 1950s and 1960s and this exhibition from the V&A aims to trace the history of Italian Glamour.

Resonance will include some of Owen’s most structurally focused pieces and will explore the work of an artist concerned primarily not with pictorial content, but with the construction of a piece.

Premiums Interim Projects is the Royal RA Schools’ annual exhibition. Running until 19 March, the showcase features work from 16 postgraduate students in their second year of study.

A comprehensive collection of the work of Italian Futurism produced between 1909 and 1944 has opened at the Guggenheim. This is the first chance to see work of over 79 artists in the United States.

Cold Wave is Hannah Whitaker’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. The exhibition will run at the M+B Gallery from 15 March 26 April, with a special opening reception on 15 March, 6-8pm.

Five of Chris Marker’s multi-media installations will be on display at the Whitechapel Gallery as it celebrates the Director who is best known for his dedication to the “essay film”.

Collected Works is a diverse group exhibition at Atlas Gallery, showcasing key photographers and landmark acquisitions from the gallery’s dealings with important imagery over the years.

Established in 1996, The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize highlights a living photographer, from any country, which it feels has meaningfully contributed to photography in Europe.

Art14 London ran from 28 February until 2 March drawing in galleries and institutions from around the world to Olympia in Kensington. Art14 offered something different in the art fair world.

Arcana is a vibrant exhibition which draws on the mystic origins of the word ‘arcana’ as a celebration of secrets. These artists’ works are being brought together to unify a sense of sanctity.

The best emerging artists are showcased in the sixth annual RSA New Contemporaries at the Royal Scottish Academy Galleries, Edinburgh. The exhibition features 63 graduates.