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ASFF 2012: ONE MONTH TO GO! SUBMIT TODAY TO SCREEN YOUR FILM

It’s now only one month until the deadline for The Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012 (ASFF) and here in the Aesthetica offices, we’re getting very…

The Viewer as Spectator, Subject or Performer, The Catlin Art Prize 2012, Interview with Poppy Bisdee

The Catlin Art Prize, an annual event showcasing the most promising art school graduates one year on from their degree exhibitions, opens tomorrow at the Londonewcastle Project Space.

Dialogues With The Physical, The Space Between, Tate

NUC CYCLADIC (2010) is one of three pieces on display by Sarah Lucas, each a small sculpture stood atop two breeze blocks, which themselves stand upon an makeshift MDF plinth.

Art Doesn’t Act and Doesn’t Work, Forget Fear, The Seventh Berlin Biennale For Contemporary Art

For the curator of the seventh Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Polish-artist Artur Żmijewski, the concept of the Biennale is simple – presenting art that has a transformative impact on society.

Big Brother is Watching You: David Dunnico: 1984 Looks Like This, Salford Museum & Art Gallery

George Orwell’s enigmatic novel 1984, got the world thinking; was this a prophecy, or simply science fiction? Orwell’s prophetic tale has turned out to be chillingly relevant to every generation.

Currents 106: Chelsea Knight, Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri

Chelsea Knight’s exhibition at Saint Louis Art Museum, Currents 106, is a two-part show split up into two galleries on opposite sides of the museum, each of which have a distinct environment.

Joan Miró, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The sky is wide in Wakefield. Shouldering this weight of blue, Joan Miró’s bronze sculptures trample the neat lawns of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

A New Art Fair for Yorkshire, Saltburn Arts Fair

Saltburn-by-the-Sea still has a pier, making it a seaside resort in the traditional sense. This time last year, the local creative community was preparing for The Exhibitionists , an open studios event.

Interview with Satis House Project Space Curators Eoin Dara & Kim McAleese

Over the next two years art in Northern Ireland will experience developments on par to other successful regions in the UK. In 2013 the Turner Prize will be hosted in Capital of Culture Derry/Londonderry.

The Transcendental World of Photographer Jordan Sullivan, Roadsongs, Clic Gallery, New York

Jordan Sullivan was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Ohio, Michigan, and Indonesia. He studied at the University of Michigan and University College London before moving to New York.

Contemporary Street Art From Israel, Broken Fingaz Crew: Crazy Eye Hotel, Shop 13: The Old Truman Brewery

Broken Fingaz are a multidisciplinary street art collection from Haifa, Israel. Heralded as the first crew to emerge from their homeland, their work includes graffiti, design, installation and music.

Shezad Dawood, Piercing Brightness, Modern Art Oxford

People are always wishing, hoping for some sort of transformative experience from art. At Modern Art Oxford, walking up the stairs makes the visitor focus on the time and speed of the journey.

Piers Rawson: Small Moments: The Human Face of Semana Santa | Forest Arts Centre | New Milton

Carrying just a single, unobtrusive camera, photographer Piers Rawson spent several days on the streets of Seville during the Semana Santa Easter celebrations. Rawson was…

Sarah Browne: How to Use Fool’s Gold, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

One of the current shows at Ikon Gallery is Sarah Browne’s How to Use Fool’s Gold. This is the first UK solo exhibition by the Dublin-based artist and presents a survey of film and sculptural works.

A Celebration of British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age, V&A, London

In preparation for the Olympics and in conjunction with a trend of promoting British culture, the Victoria & Albert Museum explores the many facets of British contributions to modern design.

Bridging the Gap Between Landscape and Abstraction, David Wightman: Paramour, Halcyon Gallery, London

David Wightman’s first exposure to art was via Manchester Art Gallery where he became captivated by the pre-Raphaelite collection and worlds of William Holman-Hunt and John Waterhouse.

Hans-Peter Feldmann, Serpentine Gallery, London

Despite having gained a considerable reputation across Europe, and having won the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize in New York (2010), this is Hans-Peter Feldmann’s first show in a public gallery in London.

Jim Dow: American Studies, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston

Jim Dow’s images focus on the passage of time as it is recorded in landscapes from North Dakota to Great Britain to Argentina. Using an 8 x 10 inch view camera, he turns his lens to roadside signs.

Art or Meme? Eva and Franco Mattes, Carroll/Fletcher

Eva and Franco Mattes’ current exhibition was Anonymous, untitled, dimensions, variable on Wednesday, Building Stories on Thursday, and today’s exhibition title remains to be confirmed.

El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You about Africa, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC

El Anatsui is recognised as one of Africa’s foremost contemporary artists. Known for his signature bottle cap sculptures, his practice is punctuated by works that utilise a variety of mediums.