Christine Borland’s current show ‘to The Power of Twelve’ looks at the history of Mount Stuart, a neo-gothic country mansion on the island of Bute, during the first world war when it was used as a naval hospital. She talks to Jessica Ramm about the project which sees her return to Mount Stuart fifteen years on from her first exhibition at the Grade A listed house.
This week’s selection of must-see shows includes the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the latest edition of Whitechapel Gallery’s London Open triennial, Lubaina Himid’s banner-like paintings in Gateshead, an exploration of ‘universal collective memory’ in Bristol, and a new exhibition at Tate Britain marking 100 years since the end of the first world war.
With degree show season in full flow, we highlight 22 final-year undergraduate and postgraduate shows that are open over the next seven days.
As degree show season starts to get busy, we highlight 16 final-year undergraduate and postgraduate shows that are open over the next seven days.
The British Council has announced that the Glasgow-based, Belfast-born artist has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 58th International Art Exhibition, while Tate’s Curator of International Art Dr Zoe Whitley has been appointed to curate the exhibition.
Intervention is part of the Rapid Respond Unit project in Liverpool, which sees national and international artists, rather than professional journalists, acting as reporters and correspondents.
Starting on 22 June, visual art exhibitions, new offsite commissions, as well as an art trail, will take place across NewcastleGateshead, joining other parts of the Great Exhibition of the North programme to focus on the identity and rich cultural history of northern England.
Five a-n News writers – based in London, Liverpool and Glasgow – pick, in no particular order, their top five exhibitions/art events of the year.
News briefing with national and international stories, including: New York art museum refuses to remove painting of girl after ‘voyeurism’ complaint; plus artist alleges photographer Raghubir Singh assaulted her and stages #MeToo performance at his retrospective.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Explicit sculpture finds new home at Pompidou Centre, and Hayward Gallery appoints Vincent Honoré and Cliff Lauson as senior curators.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Art institutions join thousands striking over Catalonia referendum violence, ‘naughty’ sculpture blocked by the Louvre, and Tate purchases works by Lawrence Abu Hamdan and Hannah Black at at Frieze London.
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in clay as many contemporary artists embrace the medium in their work. As the British Ceramics Biennial continues in Stoke and Tate Modern hosts Ceramics Factory, Pippa Koszerek talks about its renewed appeal with the biennial’s artistic director and artists Clare Twomey and Jesse Wine.
Hull-based artist Clare Holdstock is this week’s featured a-n blogger on the a-n Instagram feed. She talks to Richard Taylor about her practice and where she places it.
A selection of exhibition highlights for the week ahead including a Jasper Johns survey at the Royal Academy of Arts, an art/science collaboration in Newcastle and Robyn Denny’s abstract paintings at Newlyn Art Gallery, Penzance.
A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: new trustees for Liverpool Biennial; UK Holocaust Memorial shortlist on show; vigilantes steal Paris street art.
A selection of exhibition highlights for the week ahead including Howard Hodgkin in Wakefield, art inspired by Joy Division/New Order in Manchester, and Joseph Beuys in London.
Six international artists are shortlisted for £10,000 film prize with work ranging from single-screen and web-based works to gallery installations featuring music and performance.
The Turner prize-winning artist revealed on Monday that he is responsible for posters that riff on prime minister Theresa May’s often-used phrase.
The 20th edition of the Mostyn Open in Llandudno features a broad range of international artists working in a variety of media, including painting, video and metalwork.
A selection of recommended exhibitions for the week ahead, including museum shows by Pink Floyd and Giacometti in London, sculpture in Salisbury and painting in Derry-Londonderry.
A selection of recommended exhibitions for the week ahead, including sculptural works by Joanne Masding in Walsall, a new Chris Ofili tapestry in London, and Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour in Liverpool.
The just-published a-n Degree Shows Guide 2017 captures the buzz of ideas and activity that this time of year is all about. With an in-depth introductory interview with Elizabeth Price, listings of more than 70 shows across the UK, plus contributions from Christine Borland, Nicolas Deshayes, Laura Oldfield Ford and many more practising artists and final-year students, it’s the perfect degree show season companion.
A selection of recommended exhibitions for the week ahead, including prints and sculpture in London, performance in Edinburgh, and animated films in Manchester.
Studio platform led by Mirza will receive fully funded residency at FACT in Liverpool and CERN in Geneva, through programme created to transform the way art and science encounters are understood.
This week’s selection includes a two-venue Mark Wallinger exhibition in Dundee and Edinburgh and five decades-worth of work by Tony Cragg at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
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