Evoking Nostalgia
Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr are not only well known for being outstanding British photographers, but for capturing the English landscape with familiarity.
Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr are not only well known for being outstanding British photographers, but for capturing the English landscape with familiarity.
A major three part retrospective of artist James Turrell displays his pioneering explorations of light, space and time.
Oscar winning director Fernando Trueba’s latest film, examines the relationship between the artist and the model, against the backdrop of World War II.
Fresh perspectives on listening are offered at South London Gallery in a show utilising sound sculpture and performance to explore the moment of hearing.
Referring to his role as an artist as one that is “to create a situation in which the viewer is at the centre”, Eliasson’s main preoccupation is the audience.
Gail Albert Halaban traced the steps of legendary artist Edward Hopper, travelling to Massachusetts to record the houses he painted 100 years before.
Weegee’s unique documentary portraits of New York crime scenes coincided with the end of the Depression, the repeal of Prohibition, and a governmental crackdown on organised crime.
Combining colour, everyday objects and portraiture, Blackmon’s works are endlessly fascinating, and every return glance reveals a new angle or shape.
Described by Life photographer David E. Scherman as a “renaissance woman”, Lee Miller balanced a career as a model and an incredibly talented photographer.
Joyce Carol Oates’ story of political disillusionment, feminine power and the naïvety of youth is brought to the screen once again by director Laurent Cantet.
Zaha Hadid is a phenomenon. The first woman to win the Pritzker Prize for Architecture in its 26 years, she defined a radical new approach to the field.
The analogue is increasingly marginalised in a digital climate that sees images everywhere; in this context the value of art photography is constantly questioned.
A comprehensive study of the progress of feminist art, The Reckoning demonstrates the enormous influence female artists have had, and continue to have.
Lorenzo is a teenaged misfit who takes a strange kind of refuge in the grimy basement of his apartment building, until drug-dependent Olivia appears.
Luciano, a Neapolitan fishmonger, decides he wants to become famous and sets out to be a contestant on Grande Fratello , the Italian version of Big Brother.
The Place Beyond the Pines is an exploration of the things that happen beyond the expectations of society.
Jason Rhoades, Four Roads at ICA Philadelphia will be the artist’s first major exhibition at an American museum, revealing his sprawling environments made from a wide range of materials.
Headphones have gone further than music. Now they’re about fashion and style, and maybe even art as well. Here’s how it happened – and where it’s all going.
Airline Style is a compendium that highlights the different eras in aviation, the accompanying change in styles and the overarching views of society.
Choosing a palette of bright hues, ordinary people and American landscapes, Joel Sternfeld is a multi-award-winning master of photography.
The information available for the V&A’s latest exhibition, Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s instantly inspires thoughts of the 2003 film Party Monster. Curated by Claire Wilcox.
Katie Scott is the detailed hand behind Bombay Bicycle Club’s album cover for How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep. Based in London she explains in this video how she began producing art.
The Edinburgh Art Festival returns to Scotland from 1 August, immersing the city in cultural explorations of art. Running until 1 September, the festival features no less than 50 exhibitions.
Lees Rooney is a collaborative partnership between poet/ writer Janet Lees and photographer/ videographer Rooney. The pair works with a range of art projects that combine words, sound and film.
The diverse art of renowned artist Bruce Nauman is on show in York St Mary’s until 10 November. Nauman rose to prominence in the 1960s working across a broad spectrum of different media.
Brandt’s visual explorations of the society, landscape and literature of England are indispensible to any understanding of photographic history.
Tate’s recent move to introduce Muslim artists to British and European art enthusiasts is perfectly timed. Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist will be on display at Tate until 22 September.
An exhibition of new and recent work by Thomas Scheibitz, one of the leading German artists of his generation is currently on display at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.
Gillick’s third appearance at Kerlin Gallery sees two new works taking over the space – Complete Bin Development is complemented by A Short Song, a wall text in powder coated aluminium.
Selected Signs is a collection of six disks featuring the music that was selected for the ECM exhibition, ECM – A Cultural Archaeology, at Haus der Kunst in Munich at the start of the year.
A selection of Deller’s works are on display at the British Council. Currently representing England at the Venice Biennale, Deller’s show in Italy has already attracted over 12,000 visitors per week.
Shortlisted for the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition, Samuel Wright’s stories have appeared in a variety of collections and magazines, including the Bristol Short Story Prize anthologies.
ASFF is a celebration of independent film and an outlet for championing short filmmaking. This Friday, a special programme of films from the 2012 festival will be screened at the V&A, London.
Omer Fast’s 5000 Feet is the Best will screen at IWM Contemporary this summer. The London Premiere of Omer Fast’s film offers an in-depth investigation of the nature of modern day conflict.
Daan den Houter explores the way we modify and perceive the world and art. In pursuing this aim, den Houter seeks to bring multiple contradictory subjects together in the same single work.
Simon and Thomas Guerrier’s award-winning thriller Cleaning Up staring Mark Gatiss and Louise Jameson is now available to buy. All profits from sales go to help fund a feature-length movie.
Susan A. Katz has been writing and loving poetry all her life. Her work has appeared in The American Scholar, The Kansas Quarterly, The Anthology of Magazine Verse and Yearbook of American Poetry.
Launching on 27 July, London’s canals will play host to film for 10 weeks as the Floating Cinema presents a variety of intimate on board screenings, large scale outdoor films for bank side audiences.
A garish pink sunset sky surrounds an arid nature spot. Curious creatures draw towards the watering hole, a central feature in the scene, for respite and perhaps a little socialising.
The Art Collective was originally launched to support and promote new and emerging artists. Working to help represent and showcase today’s top artists, the Art Collective has become a vital support system.
Familiar flower and mushroom images of the past are having somewhat of a renaissance. MdM Mönchsberg examines the clichés and levels of meaning and symbolism behind the natural products.
Focusing on what usually goes unseen, Mary subverts the conventional run of a film in a powerful and revealing act. Sara Brannan’s work is based around the appropriation and manipulation of films.
Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art seems to have a life of its own. Although the work is infused with Gaba’s presence, it nonetheless possesses an autonomy from authorship.
Visitors to The Hepworth Wakefield in West Yorkshire this weekend will have the opportunity to pick up a free copy of Aesthetica magazine with purchases of £10 or more, while stocks last.
Tate announces a partnership with Ernst & Young who will support the development of three major autumn exhibitions. The partnership will help to sustain the gallery’s ambitious programme.
The Instability of the Image takes up the task of analysing the idea of representation in contemporary art. Including works from eight practitioners, the show runs at Paradise Row.
Even in the modern age, 90 percent of the earth’s oceans still remain unexplored. Aquatopia examines how the ocean comes alive in human minds at Nottingham Contemporary this summer.
Just one step in through the door of Ayyam Gallery, the viewer finds themselves face-to-face with an uneven, grey surface. It is a model wall, built as a representation of the West Bank Barrier.
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition is open for entries. Now in its sixth year, the award offers existing and aspiring writers the chance to showcase their work to an international audience.
