Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation has announced the shortlist for the $100,000 biennial prize, with British artist Mark Leckey and Cuban artist and activist Tania Bruguera among the six finalists.
Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool has announced the panel of judges who will select the shortlist and overall winner of the UK’s longest-established painting prize, which is currently open for applications until 9 November 2015.
After a request for a bulk order of Lego was turned down by the company, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been Instagramming about his response.
The Istanbul Biennial has had a troubled few years. In 2013 it was embroiled in controversy over its reaction to political demonstrations in the city’s Taksim Square, while the current 14th edition arrived at a time of growing political tension in the country. As it draws to a close this week and Turkey prepares to go to the polls in a snap election, Dany Louise argues that this international biennial has failed to respond to the urgent and compelling context it finds itself in.
This week’s selection includes a site-specific video installation in London reflecting on history, landscape and catastrophic events, a major show of iconic works by American artist Cy Twombly in Bexhill, and an exhibition of artistic tributes at an artist-led space in Yorkshire.
This week’s selection, chosen from listings posted by a-n members on the site’s Events section, includes a debate, a symposium, and exhibitions in Cambridge, Darlington, London, Manchester and Newcastle.
Arts Council England has awarded six Creative People and Places projects over £5 million between them to build on the successes of their community-embedded arts programmes.
The art dealers Iwan and Manuela Wirth top this year’s ArtReview Power 100, which lists those judged to be the most influential people in the international art world.
Artist and AIR Council member Joseph Young attended the recent Europe-wide IAA conference in Pilsen, Czech Republic, where he was speaking about the Paying Artists campaign. He reports from the home of Pilsner lager on three days of discussion, debate and far too many procedural matters.
A recently opened skatepark in Everton Park, Liverpool is the result of a Liverpool Biennial commission of the South Korean artist Koo Jeong A, working with Wheelscape Skateparks and a host other agencies and community groups in the city. Laura Robertson takes a look at this luminous living sculpture and finds out more from the artist.
London-based Haroon Mirza is the first British artist to receive the biennial award which honours those influenced by the late American sculptor Alexander Calder.
A new series of conversation events in London, produced by Artquest and part-programmed with a-n and Axisweb, will ask ‘how could the art world perform better for artists?’
Artist’s installation of a ‘pseudo-shamanic hut’ is the winner of the £5000 British Ceramics Biennial AWARD in Stoke-on-Trent.
Four artists from the north of England have received awards in the biennial New Light Prize, with Sheffield-based Mandy Payne winning the £10,000 Valeria Sykes Award for her depiction of Park Hill housing estate.
Best known for his ‘scratch video’ work in the 1980s, in his recent films the video artist George Barber uses dark humour to tackle topical issues such as military drones and the global refugee crisis. With shows currently taking place in London and Cardiff, Chris Sharratt talks to him about absurdity, politics and life on board a nuclear submarine.
The London-based studio provider enables 16 art college graduates to take up studios at its Warton House premises in Stratford from October 2016.
This week’s selection includes an innovative way of exploring Cambridge’s more intriguing locations, multi-disciplinary work in Liverpool and a mind-blowing example of painting technique in Edinburgh.
Highlights for the week ahead selected from our busy Events section and featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n’s members.
Recorded deep inside a granite mountain in Scotland, Maria Fusco’s Artangel/BBC Radio 4 commission, Master Rock, tells the story of the men who 50 years ago risked their lives to create the Cruachan hydro-electric power station, and the artist whose mural was commissioned at the site to mark its opening. Moira Jeffrey reports.
As the artist and curator-led art fair continues, we take a look at Marion Piper’s first day as a-n Instagram ‘take over’ artist during the Sluice_2015 preview.
10 artists have been selected for annual competition and showcase exhibition which profiles the work of recent UK based graduates whose primary medium is painting or drawing.
Initiated by a-n and CVAN, with contributions from Scottish Artists Union, Engage and other key organisations, the visual arts sector has made a joint submission to the Treasury Spending Review outlining a number of key recommendations to help better support the sector.
For the second piece in our monthly series on artists’ books, Sarah Bodman looks at the work of artist and poet Jeremy Dixon and his affordable, small-run booklets.
Frieze London is back for its 13th edition with 164 galleries from 27 countries, plus a rejuvenated Frieze Projects programme of artists’ commissions. Chris Sharratt reports.
The third Sluice_ art fair takes place this week with presentations by over 30 international galleries plus performances and a programme of talks. Supported by a-n, the talks include a discussion about Paying Artists and artist-led organisations, plus artist Marion Piper will be on hand to cover the event when she ‘takes over’ the a-n Instagram feed.
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