A Small Hiccup, Grand Union, Birmingham
Including eight commissions reflecting on language, rhetoric and speech, with performance, sculpture and digital media, A Small Hiccup explores communication through a variety of forms.
Including eight commissions reflecting on language, rhetoric and speech, with performance, sculpture and digital media, A Small Hiccup explores communication through a variety of forms.
A research-based investigation, Reduction Study explores foreign accent perception in relation to social identity and cultural standardisation. The artist takes part in an accent reduction class.
Artistic duo Zhuang Hui and Dan’er exhibit their new work, 11 Degrees Incline, at Art Basel Hong Kong. Representing the Magician Space, Beijing, the pair have collaborated since 2005.
Filmmaker turned fashion designer and photographer Miles Aldridge has delivered seductive sirens silk-screened in an electrifying palette to the forefront of the fashion world for 15 years.
The enchanting nature of books is a childhood gift experienced long before we are able to understand the words on a page. This experience is something Oat Montien evokes in his first London show.
Marking its eight edition, PULSE New York took over the city last weekend to present 60 national and international galleries, exhibiting a mix of emerging and established artists. From 9-12 May.
Shot in the UK, France, Germany, Finland and Norway, Hamlet’s Hybris featured in ASFF 2012 as part of the Experimental Films series. There is still chance to submit a short film to ASFF 2013.
13th Ballad, an installation by Theaster Gates, is an extension of the artist’s 12 Ballads for Huguenot House, which was co-produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for dOCUMENTA (13).
Emotionally tense, Hostage is a gritty tale of a woman taken hostage by a man who does not speak English, and how they manage to connect beyond the limitations of language. Entries for ASFF are open.
This weekend Linder Sterling presented her UK premiere of The Ultimate Form, a physical collage that combined dance, costume, music and her provocative prints at The Hepworth Gallery.
The 2013 edition of Britain’s best-loved opera festival, Glyndebourne, opens in style on 18 May with a new production of Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos. Directed by Katharina Thoma.
Christopher Williams opens For Example: Dix-Huit Leçons Sur La Société Industrielle at David Zwirner, London, this Friday. The show is a critical investigation into the medium of photography.
Daniel Gordon’s first solo exhibition in LA, The Green Line, is a nod to Matisse’s well-known 1905 portrait of the artist’s wife. From 18 May, his colourful and striking works will adorn the walls of M+B.
Leslie Thornton returns to the Winkleman Gallery, New York, to exhibit an inspiring new work. Luna is a detailed examination of nature and technology. Running, from 11 May to 22 June.
Annegret Soltau’s solo show is described as somewhat of a “mini retrospective.” Upon entering the gallery, the viewer is transfixed by the numerous photographs of body parts sewn together.
To celebrate the last month of ASFF’s call for entries, we present a guide to the essential film festivals to attend. Highlights include DOXA and Cannes Film Festival. Entries close 31 May.
The Palace Art and Craft Fair returns to London. Organised by the team behind Brighton Art Fair, MADE LONDON and MADE BRIGHTON showcases fresh work in the fields of art, craft and design.
The deadline for submissions for ASFF is fast approaching. There is just under a month left to submit short films to the festival, and the final deadline for submissions is 31 May.
The world’s first major museum exhibition of Saloua Raouda Choucair is long over-due. Choucair has dedicated her life to art through her interest in a vast array of subjects such as Islamic art and poetry.
