Michael Simpson Wins the John Moores Painting Prize 2016
Michael Simpson wins this year’s John Moores Painting Prize. The result was announced at a ceremony last week, ahead of the opening of the John Moores show in Liverpool.
Michael Simpson wins this year’s John Moores Painting Prize. The result was announced at a ceremony last week, ahead of the opening of the John Moores show in Liverpool.
Saturated with California cool and New York edge, the electricity that runs through Mary Heilmann’s paintings is super-charged.
Fondation Beyeler’s summer exhibition focuses on the idea of balance in the works of pioneering American sculptor Alexander Calder and playful, Swiss duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss.
Aesthetica talk to artist group Common Culture about their new work, Vent, which examines popular culture’s obsessive fascination with “celebrity”.
Ellie Davies’s new series, Half Light, comes to Crane Kalman Gallery. Winner of the People’s Choice in the Aesthetica Art Prize, the practitioner responds to elements of the natural landscape.
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency reveals Nan Goldin’s most intimate experiences and moments of love and loss, now on show at MoMA, New York.
As one of the most important artists of her generation, Mona Hatoum withholds important political sentiments and a poetically charged oeuvre.
According to McGee launched Interfuse to celebrate a wide range of visual arts in late 2015, now a continuous platform for the deluge of interested artists.
Having graduated from Norwich School of Art in 2010, Lucy Morrison has pursued a passion for painting, working professionally in oils, based in Yorkshire.
The Museum of the Year 2016 has been awarded to the V&A. Selected for its significant transformation in 2015, the art and design museum has welcomed nearly 3.9 million visitors to its sites.
Young British artist Henry Hussey contributes to contemporary textile art with his unique use of fabric to reflect on his complex personal relations.
Frequencies (light quanta) was longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2016. We talk to the artist about inspiration and maneuvering through his medium.
Les Rencontres d’Arles begins with a flurry of exhibition previews, special events, talks and workshops, celebrating the opening of its 47th edition across the Southern French city.
Val Wecerka’s practice demonstrates a curiosity with both form and content. We catch up with her to discuss the stimuli behind her diverse oeuvre.
Each year Aesthetica selects an undergraduate student from York St John University for its Fine Arts Graduate Prize. The 2016 recipient, Harriet Sutcliffe, impressed judges with her contemplative video piece, Uncertainty.
Manifesta’s 11th edition runs until 18 September. The nomadic festival was initiated in response to the new social, political and cultural reality that emerged in the aftermath of the Cold War.
With a wry sensibility, Leeds-born Marcus Harvey explores what it means to be British, deconstructing identity through a collision of humour and art.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents a new show that responds to the environment and light qualities of its 18th century chapel based in the grounds. Featuring 15 sculptures, installations and films.
Aesthetica catches up with Anthony d’Offay, curator and collector of new project ARTIST ROOMS at Tate Modern, London.
