The compelling collection of poetry and short fiction in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Anthology unites established and emerging literary talent from around the world, and features the finalists from this year鈥檚 Aesthetica Creative Writing Award.
In recent years, the National Gallery of Victoria has been criticised for shying away from traditional 鈥渁rt exhibitions鈥 and instead playing fodder to the masses with its interest in so-called 鈥渂lockbuster鈥 fashion and photography shows.
There are few musicians who can parallel the aesthetic and imaginative influence of David Bowie 鈥 master of storytelling, fantasy and re-invention 鈥 over the past five decades. The characters and constructions of Bowie鈥檚 imagination have transcended the boundaries of music.
From a casual glance at the advertising for Conflict, Time, Photography you might assume it to be an exhibition of war photojournalism; in fact the concept is far more novel. The images on display show the aftermath (rather than the unfolding of) the conflicts they depict.
Ronchini Gallery鈥檚 latest exhibition Home is artist Adeline de Monseignat鈥檚 second solo show. Curated by Samia Calbayrac, it offers as its focal point an installation piece constructed from the awnings of the artists鈥 family home. In conjunction with this architectural centre-piece, mixed media pieces explore the nostalgia of childhood memories.
The end of November saw canvas and canap茅s meet at the opening night of Diversity: Malaysia Arts. Organised by the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation, the evening was a cavalcade of speeches and gift-giving intended to showcase the country鈥檚 emerging artists.
The Photographers’ Gallery announces Nikolai Bakharev, Zanele Muholi, Viviane Sassen and Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse as the four shortlisted artists for the Deutsche B枚rse Photography Prize 2015. The annual prize, established by the gallery in 1996, aims to recognise and the work of a living artist who has significantly contributed to photography.
The use of physical theatre by DV8 honours the company鈥檚 name. Deviating from any traditional performative categories, it sits between finely tuned body language, as in theatre, and the body as language, as in dance. The company鈥檚 method is well suited to John, whose script retells verbatim an interview with the show鈥檚 eponymous hero.
Latitude Platform for Brazilian Art Galleries Abroad brings an energetic programme to Art Basel. Over the next few days, Latitude will support 15 Brazilian galleries in presenting leading contemporary art at Art Basel’s 13th Miami Beach edition.
A Hayward Touring Show with support from the Art Fund, Art from Elsewhere brings together works that depict different realities of profound global change. This Hayward Touring exhibition, curated by David Elliott, runs at the Gallery of Modern Art.
Derek Jarman is one of Britain’s most important and ground-breaking artists of the late 20th century. The Jarman Award celebrates some of the most innovative filmmaking in the UK today. The 10 shortlisted practitioners all demonstrate a spirit of experimentation and inspiration.
The December/ January issue of Aesthetica is available to purchase online and in stores internationally. In Issue 62, we focus on the unconventional. It鈥檚 a celebration of practitioners who are experimenting in their field.
Widely known for her elaborate collages that explore and subvert cultural preconceptions of the female body and the feminine. Wangechi Mutu鈥檚 practice has been described as engaging in its own unique form of myth-making.
At the 2001 Tate Turner Prize, Yorkshire-born artist Martin Creed (b. 1968) presented Work No. 227: The lights going on and off. Consisting of an empty room, the work existed as, quite literally, the lights in the room going on and off every five seconds, cyclically submerging the room in darkness.
Representations of pop, advertising, psychology and autobiography through the eyes of photographer Anne Collier.
Starting out as Man Ray鈥檚 prot茅g茅 in the 1950s, Guy Bourdin’s influential 40-year career was founded on a unique approach to 20th century fashion.
Eugenio Recuenco recounts fantastical tales using exquisite sets and imaginative styling. His fairytale productions combine fine art with high-end fashion, creating theatrically surreal imagery.
An exhibition at the Design Museum Gent showcases the greatest lighting design of the last century and anticipates creative possibilities.
Produced on analogue film with no additional staging or editing from the photographer, Todd Hido鈥檚 Homes at Night plays on the interaction of artificial lighting with the shadows of night.
