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Rashid Johnson: Dutchman, Red Square Russian and Turkish Baths

This September, Rashid Johnson’s critically acclaimed piece, Dutchman, will run at Chicago’s Red Square Russian and Turkish Baths for five evenings as part of Performa 10 Years.

The Next Generation: Interview with LCC Artist Katie Bret-Day

In the 60th Edition of Aesthetica we celebrate the emerging photographers that are shaping the future of the image-based practice in The Next Generation. We have partnered with the LCC to survey photography’s rising stars.

Recon Festival, Across Leeds and Bradford, September

Leeds and Bradford’s festival of pioneering, experimental and underground music, film and art makes its return with new commissions from performers including avant-garde guitarist Stephen O’Malley, Nick Cave collaborator Blixa Bargeld, folk ensemble Dark Northumbrian, and more.

GM Architects: Museum of Civilizations, Nominee, World Architecture Festival

The Museum of Civilizations, presented by GM Architects at Venice Biennale of Architecture 2014, has been nominated for an award at The World Architecture Festival in Singapore.

20/21 British Art Fair, London

The 20/21 British Art Fair opens today at the Royal College of Art, London. It is the only fair to specialise in Modern and Post-War art, but also features work up to the present day. From 10-14 September.

Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam

An established annual celebration of new photography, Unseen focuses on brand new photography talent as well as unseen work by established photographers. This year the fair takes place in Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek.

City Visions: A Season Exploring Modern Cities, Barbican Centre

City Visions is a series of films, talks and debates that celebrate the energy of modern cities whilst exposing images of urban decay and deprivation. The season engages with conversations around architecture, planning and globalisation.

Adriano Costa: Touch Me I Am Geometrically Sensitive, Sadie Coles HQ, London

Most air traffic between London and Sao Paolo this summer was one way, well at least until the England football team limped out of the World Cup against Costa Rica on 24 June.

Daniel Buren, Catch as catch can, BALTIC, Gateshead

Daniel Buren is widely considered to be France’s greatest living artist and one of the most influential and important figures in contemporary art for the last 50 years. Buren has transformed the façade of BALTIC into a kaleidoscope of colour.

David Farrell, Iconic Images of the Greatest Artists, Osborne Samuel

This exhibition currently on display is the first survey of works by David Farrell since his death last year, and showcases images of famous sitters from Louis Armstrong and Laurence Olivier, to Anthony Caro and the Rolling Stones.

Review of Nalini Malani: You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi

Spanning nine months and encompassing five decades of the artist’s oeuvre from 1969 to 2014, You Can’t Keep Acid in a Paper Bag at KNMA is an iconic exhibition for several reasons.

31st Bienal de São Paulo: How to talk about things that don’t exist, São Paolo, Brazil

The 31st Bienal de São Paulo is a poetic call to the promise of art, and addresses these things that don’t exist in several ways: how to talk about them, how to learn from them, how to live with them.

Marina Abramović, White Space, Lisson Gallery, London

Initially realised in 1972 at The Student Cultural Centre in Belgrade, White Space was a room lined with white paper containing a tape recording of Marina Abramović repeatedly saying “l love you”.

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Dover Street Market, London

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Dover Street Market holds The Next Ten Years: a series of events, installations and products. For the duration of September, the basement and second floor of Dover Street Market will be transformed.

Rossetti’s Obsession: Images of Jane Morris, Lady Lever Art Gallery, Wirral

There’s still time to catch Rossetti’s Obsession: Images of Jane Morris at Lady Lever Art Gallery before it closes. The show marks the centenary of Morris’ death and looks at the role she played as Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s muse.

Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989) Tiwani Contemporary

Rotimi Fani-Kayode was an influential figure in 1980s black British and African art, and although his career was cut short by his death at the age of 34, he is one of the most significant names in the history of black photography.

Double Take: Redefining Spectatorship, Edinburgh International Festival 2014

In his lecture The Culture of Violence in the Twentieth Century, Professor of European History Alan Kramer points out that, unlike the Germans, the English did not, during World War I, rely on prisoners of war as a labour force.

The Next Generation: Interview with LCC Photographer Corinne Silva

In the 60th Edition of Aesthetica we celebrate the emerging photographers that are shaping the future of the image-based practice in The Next Generation. We have partnered with the London College of Communication to survey some of photography’s rising stars.

Review of Louise Bourgeois: A Woman Without Secrets at Mima, Middlesbrough

Louise Bourgeois: A Woman Without Secrets on display at Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art showcases the work of one of the greatest and most confessional artists of the 20th century.

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival is Awarded BAFTA Accreditation

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival is delighted to announce it is now a BAFTA recognised festival, an achievement that is unprecedented for a festival in its fourth year. Programme released in September.