Review: Matthew Darbyshire at Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery’s Exhibition for Modern Living by Matthew Darbyshire. Darbyshire’s work critically examines the language of design, sculpture and our relationship to lived environments.

Interview with Artist Si Gross

Si Gross makes collectable Pop Art based on people featured in headline news stories. It is a world full of truth and lies that he captures with a combination of sincere and satirical illustrations.

Review: Rufus Wainwright’s Opera Prima Donna, Athens

We review Canadian-American singer and composer Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna opera, performed at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus theatre as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2015.

fotofever paris

On 13 November the Carrousel du Louvre will welcome the fourth edition of fotofever paris, a dynamic meeting-point for today’s contemporary photography scene. Founded in 2011, fotofever brings artists and collectors together.

The London Atelier of Representational Art

The London Atelier of Representational Art holds traditional values in the teaching of fine art. We speak with its founder, acclaimed artist and sculptor James Napier, about his approach to art.

Dubai Design Week 2015

The inaugural Dubai Design Week celebrates the city’s claim to being one of the great emerging design regions in the world. Taking place across Dubai until 31 October, the six-day event attracts both professionals and aficionados alike.

Kiki Kogelnik: Fly Me to the Moon at Modern Art Oxford

Acclaimed Austrian artist Kiki Kogelnik was a contemporary of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in New York. Solo show Fly Me To The Moon at Modern Art Oxford surveyed her diverse practice.

Ian Cheng, Emissary Forks At Perfection, Pilar Corrias Gallery

Pilar Corrias Gallery showcases the first solo exhibition in the UK by American artist Ian Cheng.

Art Taipei 2015

Art Taipei returns for its 22nd edition this October, building on past experience to promote its position as a leading international art fair and the longest-standing event of its kind in Asia.

Gianni Piacentino at the Fondazione Prada, Milan

Fondazione Prada, Milan, will retrace the career of Arte Povera artist Gianni Piacentino through over 100 artworks dating from 1965 to the present day in a major exhibition, from 7 November.

Paul Neagu at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, celebrates Romanian artist Paul Neagu’s multi-sensory encounters with sculpture, presenting over 120 works by the artist across four of its gallery spaces.

Ed Ruscha, Metro Mattresses, Sprueth Magers, Berlin

The motifs for Ed Ruscha’s new series Metro Mattresses were found on the streets of L.A.

Performance & Remnant, Fine Art Society, London   

Throughout the history of performance art, the ephemeral nature of a performance has stood in contrast to the idea of the art work as a saleable commodity in a marketplace.

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi

Sculpture by the Sea returns to the Bondi Beach to Tamarama Beach coastal walk in Australia.

Art Toronto 2015

Founded in 2000, Art Toronto is Canada’s international contemporary and modern art fair, located at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige at HOME, Manchester

Beirut-based visual artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige map out a genealogy of e-mail scams through film and installation in the latest exhibition taking place at Manchester’s HOME.

Interview: Roland Spieth of Bulthaup Bespoke Kitchens

We interview Roland Spieth, Director of Export Sales at Bulthaup GmbH & Co, designers of bespoke kitchens, about the company’s philosophy and the process of designing custom-made interiors.

Gordon Cheung Breaking Tulips Alan Cristea Gallery

A disdain and distrust for the futures-style trading which led to, arguably, the first recorded speculative bubble and subsequent crash, provides the nucleus for Gordon Cheung’s Breaking Tulips at Alan Cristea Gallery in London.

Interview with Artist Hormazd Narielwalla

Hormazd Narielwalla uses bespoke Savile Row tailoring patterns, and their antiquarian and contemporary trade counterparts, to create artworks exploring the body in abstract form.

Anne Hardy, Modern Art Oxford

Field at Modern Art Oxford is an exhibition of major new work by acclaimed British artist Anne Hardy.