Aesthetica Art Prize Winners Revealed & Exhibition Open

Winners of the Aesthetica Art Prize were announced last night at the preview of the Art Prize Exhibition. Damien O’Mara was awarded the Main Prize and Poppy Whatmore collected the Student Prize.

Haroon Mirza: Untitled Song, Middlesbrough

British designer, Haroon Mirza opens his exhibition, Untitled Song, at mima. Living and working in London, Mirza’s influences range from electronics and science to avant-garde classical music.

Jessica Jackson Hutchins, The Hepworth, Wakefield

The Hepworth presents Jessica Jackson Hutchins in her solo debut in a UK public gallery. Hutchins has engaged with the legacy of Barbara Hepworth as part of the process of making this new body of work.

Aesthetica Art Prize Interview with Ben Applegarth

We speak to Ben Applegarth, an artist who graduated from Newcastle University with a BA in Fine Art in 2012. His longlisted work, Tangential Meditation is concerned with semiotics and space.

Matt Calderwood: Paper Over the Cracks at BALTIC 39

For his solo exhibition at BALTIC 39, Matt Calderwood will create a series of ambitious new sculptures which explore the impact of environment and process on simple everyday materials.

Simon Periton: The Rose Engine at The Modern Institute, Glasgow

The Rose Engine, an exhibition of new work by London-based artist Simon Periton, has been unveiled at The Modern Institute. The show has developed out of his interest in decorative tradition.

James Capper: Divisions at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

A visit to YSP presents the viewer with a multiplicity of environmental factors. Lakes resolve the undulating volatility of the sculpted landscape; such is punctuated with old and new architecture.

SHIFT; Neal Tait & Emerging Artists on Show at Hanmi Gallery, London

Hanmi Gallery has opened at 30 Maple Street with a showing of 11 artists all exploring the idea of uncertainty. The gallery is truly stripped back, having been returned to its’ pre-refurbished state.

Interview: Richard T. Walker

Aesthetica speaks to the video-artist, photographer, sculptor and musician, Richard T. Walker about his first survey exhibition in the UK. Taking place at Carroll/Fletcher until 13 April.

I Had No Idea & Examination at Platform Arts Belfast

Running concurrently at Platform Arts in Belfast are the exhibitions I Had No Idea by the London-based artist Keef Winter and Examination by the regional artist Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell.

Fischli/Weiss: Rock on Top of Another Rock at Serpentine Gallery, London

A unique installation in Kensington Gardens presented by the Serpentine Gallery and The Royal Parks, Rock on Top of Another Rock, is a large-scale sculpture by artist duo Fischli/Weiss.

Art 13, London

London’s new global art fair, Art13, opens this week. 70 percent of participating artists will be attending a fair in London for the first time and 50 percent of works will be produced by non-western artists.

Interview With Tim Lewis, Kinetica Art Fair, London

Opening today, Kinetica Art Fair, brings together galleries, art organisations and curatorial groups who focus on kinetic, time-based and multi-disciplinary new media art, science and technology.

Interview with Tom Hackney – shortlisted artist for the 2012 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts

This year’s Summer Exhibition at The RA will explore a range of printmaking practices with an emphasis placed on works of a moderate size, and will return to its home in the Small Weston Room.

Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition Opens in Two Weeks

International artwork will be showcased in York this March as the Aesthetica Art Prize launches its first major exhibition. The Prize is a platform for contemporary artists from across the world.

The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns, Barbican

The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns has opened at the Barbican. The show explores Marcel Duchamp’s footprint on contemporary American art.

Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos at Serpentine Gallery, London

Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos displays an eclectic mix of the artist’s works, influences and connected pieces. She has chosen to show her largest retrospective as a museum-like collection.

Light Show, Hayward Gallery

The highly anticipated Light Show has opened to the public at the Hayward Gallery. The exhibition sees some of the finest works of light art illuminate the gallery in an exuberant manner.

David Jablonowski: Tools and Orientations, BALTIC, Gateshead

Now open at the BALTIC, Gateshead, David Jablonowski presents Tools and Orientations. Running until 2 June, this is the first solo exhibition by the German artist in a public gallery in the UK.

Pakpoom Silaphan: Empire State at Scream, London

Pakpoom Silaphan presents his third solo show Empire State at Scream. Silaphanʼs practice examines notions of globalisation, consumerism and the universal reach of cultural icons across the world.