Colossal Relics

The first major solo exhibition dedicated to the British artist Damien Hirst in Italy since his 2004 retrospective opens across two Venetian venues.

Historic Territories

Anne-Marie Filaire’s Temporary Security Zone at Mucem features a body of work that is dense, engaged, rigorous and monumental.

Revolutionary Design

Design Museum marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. Imagine Moscow explores the city as it was envisioned by a bold generation of architects.

Exchanging Ideas

At the heart of Future Now is the understanding that bringing artists together encourages discussion, our portfolio reviews reflect this.

Collective Acts

On Kawara’s One Million Years (Reading) opens at Venice Biennale 2017, calling upon volunteers to gather and list dates from the future and the past.

Venice Biennale: Nigerian Identity

The inaugural Nigerian Pavilion comes to the Venice Biennale featuring the work of three leading Nigerian artists and exploring themes of identity.

Seismic Visuals

Joel Meyerowitz: Towards Colour documents a seminal movement away from monochrome into the search for tonal complexity.

Digitalised Visions

Jane Gottlieb’s compositions are a saturated depiction of cities and nature, reworking recognisable locations into hallucinatory snapshots.

Future Now: Meet the Artists

Creatives from the 2017 Aesthetica Art Prize shortlist and longlist participate in a closing event at Future Now; hear from this year’s line-up.

Beyond Gender

This year’s Belfast Photo Festival challenges the colour binaries of pink and blue that are commonly assigned to newborns at birth.

Cultural Exchange

Culture Shifts: Global at Open Eye Gallery explores the dynamic urban landscapes of Liverpool and Hong Kong as the cities seek to redefine themselves.

HOME: Cinematic Ecologies

Sarah Perks (HOME, Manchester) delves into the various worlds of Artists’ Film, and the spaces in-between, ahead of a session at Future Now.

Global Discussions

Future Now illustrates Aesthetica’s commitment to promoting emerging artists, offering portfolio review sessions with influential organisations.

Diffusion: Visual Intervention

kennardphillipps dig into the surface of words and images to visualise the connection between the oppressed and the political elites of the everyday.

Emotional Resonance

Jean Davis paints abstracted figures placed in ambiguous settings. Her work focuses on themes of the impermanence of place and uncertainty of perceptions.

Photomonitor: Digital Landscapes

Ahead of a panel alongside Aesthetica, Corridor8 and Elephant Magazine, Christiane Monarchi expands on digitalised culture.

Transformative Museums

The finalists for Art Fund’s Museum of the Year have been announced including Tate Modern, The Hepworth and Sir John Soane’s Museum.

Uncanny Perspectives

Yuge Zhou is a Chinese born, Chicago-based artist whose video and installation works explore the complex interactions between humans and their environment.

Art as Mechanism

The status of the gallery is in flux, demonstrating why arenas for discussion such as Future Now are vital to making sense of the art world.

Frieze Sculpture: Exterior Forms

Ahead of Frieze New York, 5-7 May, the fair announces its plans for London’s largest outdoor exhibition, on view from 5 July.