Sara Brannan, Mary, The Aesthetica Art Prize 2012

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 at Tate Modern, London

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.

Aquatopia, Nottingham Contemporary

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.

Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition Prizes: Bloodaxe & Vintage Books

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.

Laura Pannack: Young British Naturists, Leeds

Laura Pannack opens Young British Naturists at White Cloth Gallery. Exhibiting photos from a project that spanned three years, she gained access to the world of Britain’s naturists.

Chloe Sells: Moth’s Breath at Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London

A new series of photographic works by Chloe Sells titled Moth’s Breath is currently on display at Michael Hoppen until 31 August . This exhibition marks the first solo show of Sells’ work at the gallery.

Giorgio Sadotti: THIS THIS MONSTER THIS THINGS at Ikon, Birmingham

Since 2010, British artist Giorgio Sadotti has been assembling THIS THIS MONSTER THIS THINGS, an exquisite corpse made from objects produced by 51 artist friends and acquaintances.

Interview with Sylvia Adams: Winner of the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition

Sylvia Adams is author of a novel, a poetry collection, an award-winning chapbook and a children’s book. Her poem Water was the winning entry in the Creative Writing Competition’s Poetry category.

Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition at York St Mary’s

We take a look at one of the opportunities available for both Aesthetica Art Prize artists. Selected entries will be part of an exhibition held in York St Mary’s, York Art Gallery’s contemporary art space.

Paper at Saatchi Gallery

The first room of the Saatchi’s summer exhibition, Paper, opens with a sprawling mural of interior scenes framed by lyrical passages of text: Untitled (Colour Kitchen) by Dawn Clements.

Gunnar Smoliansky: One Picture at a Time, London

One Picture at a Time is a collection of Smoliansky’s striking photographs. Running at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the exhibition demonstrates the artist’s interest in capturing the impossible.

‘Do it’, Manchester International Festival

Part of this year’s Manchester International Festival is being held at the Arndale Shopping Centre: Europe’s third largest mall and described as ‘the jewel in the city’s retail crown’.

Robert Irwin, Pace Gallery

Robert Irwin’s new work is on show at Pace Gallery for the first time. The exhibition documents Irwin’s involvement in the Light and Space movement during the 1960s in Southern California.

Review of exhibition: Roger Ballen / Ryan Mendoza / Paul P at Massimo Minini, Brescia

Continuing to celebrate their 40th year, galleria Massimo Minini in Brescia presents a three person exhibition with photographer Rodger Ballen and painters Ryan Mendoza and Paul P.

Winning Poem Water by Sylvia Adams, the Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition

Sylvia Adams is author of a novel, a poetry collection, an award-winning chapbook and a children’s book. As a book reviewer and poetry columnist, her contributions to the literary world have been great.

Interview with House of Peroni Artist, Ludovica Gioscia

Born in Rome and living in London, visual artist Ludovica Gioscia has produced a new piece, Liquid Sky Fits Heaven for the House of Peroni…

Review of Points of Departure, ICA, London

An exhibition which takes Palestine as its focus will raise certain expectations. Points of Departure looks at the earth and soul of Palestine, rather than solely at the protracted conflict surrounding it.

Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition Prizes: Win publication within the Creative Writing Annual

Inside the Creative Writing Annual you will find short fiction and poetry to inspire you long after reading. The writers included are the winners and finalists from the Creative Writing Competition 2012.

Project Space: Word. Sound. Power. at Tate Modern

Word. Sound. Power. is the result of a curatorial collaboration between Tate Modern in London and Khoj International Artists’ Association in New Delhi, who will take the exhibition in early 2014.

Review of PUNK: Chaos to Couture at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

PUNK: Chaos to Couture, at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, nods to the birthplaces of punk before progressing through a series of four Do-it-yourself themes of punk fashion.