Interview with Thierry Raspail, Biennale de Lyon

The 13th Biennale de Lyon, La Vie Moderne, brings together artists from 28 different countries who explore the contradictory character of contemporary culture in varied regions of the world. We speak to Thierry Raspail, Artistic Director.

Dan Flavin, Corners, Barriers and Corridors, David Zwirner, New York

David Zwirner examines how Dan Flavin established and redefined space through light constructions in three formats that were at the core of his practice.

Martino Gamper, Post Forma, Leeds Art Gallery, British Art Show 8

Post Forma, a major new commission by Italian designer Martino Gamper, will launch at Leeds Art Gallery on 9 October as part of British Art Show 8.

Sonorous Objects, The Empty Gallery, Hong Kong

The Empty Gallery hosts Sonorous Objects, the first show in a series of multidisciplinary projects curated in a new Hong Kong contemporary art space.

Rachel Whiteread at Luhring Augustine, New York

Luhring Augustine, New York’s Looking Out exhibition of early works on paper and recent sculpture by Rachel Whiteread opens on 19 September.

Photo Shanghai 2015

Photo Shanghai, Asia’s premier art fair dedicated to photography, opens this weekend with a dynamic programme of shows presented by a selection of international galleries from 15 countries.

Space Age, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris Pantin

This September Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris Pantin, will examine historic and commissioned works by 20 contemporary artists in Space Age.

Bill Viola’s The Trial at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park looks back over 20 years of work by American video and installation artist Bill Viola. The retrospective features new work The Trial, which investigates the unseeable.

City Project 2015 NEON, Maria Loizidou, A Transfer, Kerameikos

NEON Organisation for Culture and Development presents A Transfer, by Maria Loizido, at the archaeological site of Kerameikos.

The BAFTA Qualifying Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015 – Tickets Now on Sale

The fifth anniversary edition of the Aesthetica Short Film Festival (ASFF) will take place this year from 5 – 8 November. Tickets are now on sale for the four day event, which invites audiences to explore the city of York while experiencing world-class cinema.

Interview: Gallerist Pearl Lam

We interview Pearl Lam of Pearl Lam Galleries, an exhibitor and promoter of contemporary art and design, with a particular focus on contemporary Chinese art in her galleries across Southeast Asia.

Docks Art Fair, Lyon

The fifth edition of Docks Art Fair takes place in Lyon until 4 October. Since its inception it has collaborated with a selection of galleries and artists.

Le Mois de la Photo, Montréal

Le Mois de la Photo launches its 14th edition with a special programme curated by curator Joan Fontcuberta. Focusing on the theme of The Post-Photographic Condition, the Biennial welcomes 100 projects by 29 artists from 11 countries.

Review: Word by Word at Luxembourg & Dayan

Word by Word, curated by Francesco Bonami, recently showed at Luxembourg & Dayan. The show explored the use of text by 20th century artists in facilitating social, political and artistic commentary.

Sebastião Salgado, Other Americas, TPG, London

The Photographers’ Gallery brings Other Americas, an award winning body of work by acclaimed photographer Sebastião Salgado, to London.

Lawrence Weiner, Within a Realm of Distance, Blenheim Art Foundation

Within a Realm of Distance will display various pieces produced throughout American artist Lawrence Weiner’s career. Known for his role in the 1960s Conceptual Art movement, the artist’s work takes the form of typographic texts.

Interview: Melissa Moore, Diffusion Photo Festival

Melissa Moore is an artist and an Associate Lecturer at the University of the Arts London. Her photographs will feature in Diffusion International Festival of Photography 2015, Cardiff, in October.

Nicholas Nixon, About Forty Years, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, announces About Forty Years, a four-decade survey of the work of Nicholas Nixon. On view from 10 September.

Sydney Contemporary 2015, Carriageworks, Sydney

Australia’s international art fair, Sydney Contemporary, returns from 10 until 13 September. The event will exhibit over 90 esteemed galleries from 13 different countries across the expansive interior of large-scale arts space, Carriageworks.

Interview with Lukasz Snopkiewicz, Photographer

Photographer Lukasz Snopkiewicz plays with the possibilities of black and white digital imagery to depict the reflective qualities of water, revealing both its creative and destructive capabilities.