Opening Gala at Berwick Upon Tweed Film & Media Arts Festival

For 10 years Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival has continued in its aim to turn the small northern town into one big screen. Festival-goers have been given the opportunity to watch hundreds of international film premieres in a plethora of unique settings.

Open for Business at the Science Museum, London

Open for Business is a vast collection of over 100 dynamic and diverse images from nine leading Magnum photographers, including Martin Parr, Chris Steele-Perkins, Stuart Franklin, David Hurn and Peter Marlow will provide a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary manufacturing in the UK.

The Marseillaise(s) / fifteen years of collecting, Huis Marseille, Amsterdam

The Marseillaise(s) / fifteen years of collecting focuses on the development of five photographers: Valérie Belin, Jacqueline Hassink, Naoya Hatakeyama, Sarah Jones and Rob Nypels.

Heather Phillipson: sub-fusc love-feast, Dundee Contemporary Arts

Within the space of Dundee Contemporary Arts, visitors eagerly clamber over contours of artificial green landmass, through a dense forest of cardboard cut-out animals and plantlife.

Juul Kraijer The Wapping Project Bankside, London

Taking over the third floor of The Wapping Project Bankside’s Mayfair location is a new, challenging exhibition programme, initiated by Jules Wright. This autumn the series kicks off with the first UK solo exhibition by Dutch photographer, Juul Kraijer.

Bernhard Schobinger: The Rings of Saturn, Manchester Art Gallery

Nestled in a small gallery adjacent to Manchester Art Gallery’s shop is a display of obscurely beautiful contemporary jewellery, which teeters on the edge of being fearsome. This is the world of contemporary artist Bernard Schobinger.

Artes Mundi 6, National Museum Cardiff, Chapter Arts Centre & ffotogallery Penarth

Artes Mundi 6 is a major contemporary art prize based in the UK, taking place bi-annually to bring together through an exhibition some of the world’s most celebrated artists of today.

The Next Generation: Interview with Þorsteinn Cameron

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.

Mona Kuhn: Acido Dorado, Edwynn Houk Gallery, NY

This is the first US solo exhibition of German photographer Mona Kuhn’s newest large-scale colour series, Acido Dorado. These photographs of nudes aim to show the human body in its most natural state, timeless and free from cultural and generational stereotypes.

Review of Nick Cave’s Made By Whites For Whites, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Nick Cave’s self proclaimed role as a messenger is amply evident from his exhibition titled Made By Whites For Whites at the Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. On view until 11 October.

RITE OF PASSAGE: The Early Years of Vienna Actionism, 1960 – 1966

RITE OF PASSAGE is New York’s first major exhibition devoted to the early years of the 20th century avant-garde movement, Vienna Actionism. The exhibition is a representative survey of the formative years of Vienna Actionism.

Korea International Art Fair

Established in 2002, KIAF has become one of the leading art fairs in Asia. The event was initiated by Galleries Association of Korea and invites visitors to see the best artists and institutions.

Jenny Holzer, Dust Paintings, Cheim & Read, New York

Jenny Holzer has used government documents as a source for her work since 2004, and she has used language as her primary medium since the late 1970s. Holzer’s text investigates how ideas are transformed from opinion into fact.

Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963-2010, Tate Modern, London

Including works which have never been exhibited as well as paintings, films, sculptures, notebooks, slide projections and photocopies from across five decades, Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963-2010 will be the first exhibition to fully encompass the enormously varied range of materials with which Polke worked.

The Next Generation: Interview with LCC Artist Joachim Fleinert

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.

Brighton Photo Biennial Venues across Brighton and Hove, Sussex

The UK’s largest international photography festival returns for its sixth edition, filling venues and public spaces in Brighton & Hove and beyond with a series of remarkable collaborations. Communities, Collectives & Collaboration will present a series of projects which feature over 45 creatives.

21st Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Leeuwarden

Saluting the work of Frisian author and poet Jan Slauerhoff, the 21st Noorderlicht International Photofestival highlights those who, dissatisfied with the status quo, think ‘outside the box,’ seek alternatives or create their own.

Review of Bernd & Hilla Becher, Sprüth Magers London

Bernd & Hilla Becher’s project to document the industrial landscape of post-war Europe, spread out over five decades, is timeless: photographs of monumental structures that bear no trace of current, past or future events.

Robert Adams: A Road Through Shore Pine Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco

A Road Through Shore Pine focuses on a new body of work by Robert Adams, a series of 18 never-before-seen photographs made in Nehalem Bay State Park, Oregon, in the autumn of 2013.

Review of Folkestone Triennial 2014: Lookout, Folkestone, Kent

The Folkestone Triennial mobilises the past to bring contemporary art into public dialogue about a bright future. Lewis Biggs has curated site-specific works that range from experiments in relational aesthetics to proposals for regeneration.

Interview: Michael Hanreck, Developer of Photo Clothing

Photo.clothing combines the fad of prints on t-shirts with art, to produce vibrant and unique items of clothing. The team have joined up with Magnum photographers Martin Parr and David Alan Harvey and created 500 t-shirts.

The Work of Dave Wise: Photography to Filmmaking

Dave Wise was once described by the producers of hit TV show Britain’s Next Top Model as “part of the fashion elite” and is now a long way from where he began with his camera at the age of five.

James Reka: Trip The Light, StolenSpace Gallery, London

With his London debut, Berlin-based Australian artist James Reka explores the splendour of the dancing female form using fluid lines to create a hypnotic and dynamic movement. Until 5 October.

Interview with Laura Culpan, Curator of Maddox Arts: Degrees of Separation

Degrees of Separation at Maddox Arts explores the legacy of the Modern Masters who were pioneering geometric abstraction and kinetic art in the 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition responds to the work of these influential artists.

New Works, Aesthetica Art Prize Finalist Deb Covell, mima, Middlesbrough

From Nowt to Summat is a new installation by Aesthetica Art Prize finalist Deb Covell at mima from 18 September. The work has been produced as part of her Artist’s Open Studio event at mima and is accompanied by Absolute Zero.

About Town, Birmingham Hippodrome

International video art is celebrated in an exhibition at Birmingham Hippodrome and across the city this November. About Town is presented in partnership with Ikon and showcases a variety of free night-screenings by international artists.

CRW Nevinson: A Printmaker in War & Peace Osborne Samuel Gallery

To coincide with the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Osborne Samuel gallery will hold a comprehensive exhibition of CRW Nevinson’s prints alongside the launch of a new book titled CRW Nevinson: The Complete Prints.

Bloomberg New Contemporaries: World Museum, Liverpool

This year, 55 artists join the assembly of Bloomberg New Contemporaries, chosen by the UK organisation which supports emergent art practice from British Art Schools. New Contemporaries provides a critical platform for recent graduates.

Brian Eno and David Graeber: The Artangel Longplayer Conversation 2014 Ondaatje Theatre, London

The Artangel Longplayer Conversation brings together Brian Eno and David Graeber to discuss present concerns and the long term potential for change. Eno is a cultural polymath, an artist, writer, and musician; Graeber is an activist.

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.

Sam Eugène: A Digital Fauve, Art Galleries Europe, London

Sam Eugène’s second solo show opens at Art Galleries Europe. A Digital Fauve introduces a brand new artist genre: Digital Fauvism. The form comes from the influence of les Fauves, a group of artists from the early 20th century.