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What is Contemporary? Brancolini Grimaldi, London

Curated by Domingo Milella and Bacarelli Botticelli, What is Contemporary? is open at Brancolini Grimaldi. The group show combines contemporary photography with works of art from the past.

Kevin Andrews: Blind Encounter, Short Film, ASFF

Part of the official selection at ASFF 2012, 10 minute documentary Blind Encounter gives a captivating and inspiring account of a blind busker’s journey through coming to terms with losing his sight.

Review of Hans Josephsohn, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Hans Josephsohn died last year at the age of 92. An example of his legacy is exhibited at YSP. We are given to understand that throughout his career, he drew on a 30 000-year-old figurative tradition.

Matt Greenhalgh: Supermarket Girl, Short Film from ASFF

BAFTA award winning screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh’s Supermarket Girl was a huge success at ASFF 2012. The short film follows the blossoming friendship between two supermarket workers.

Artist Comes First: Toulouse International Art Festival

The Toulouse International Art Festival opens today. Promising to be a unique and inspiring event, this years festival is entitled Artist Comes First, which was also the artistic approach to the presentation.

Interview with Thomas Guerrier, Winner of Best Thriller ASFF 2011

With only one week left to register your short film for this year’s ASFF, we spoke to festival regular Thomas Guerrier about previous success, plans for the festival and what keeps him entering every year.

53rd Krakow Film Festival

The 53rd Krakow Film Festival includes the screenings of documentaries, short films and animations from across the world. Beginning on 26 May, the festival will run until 2 June.

Photoshopping, Short Film, ASFF

Written and directed by Mark Davenport of Fishmonger Films UK, Photoshopping is a 15 minute dark comedy about Elaine, a woman striving to turn her hobby into a world record. At ASFF 2012.

Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson: England and Wales 1969 at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton

The work of two leading world figures within the Land Art movement, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson are on show at John Hansard Gallery, in a new exhibition England and Wales 1969.

Interview with Bruce Munro on New Exhibition Light

Internationally renowned British artist Bruce Munro will open Light, an exhibition of 10 breathtaking, large-scale outdoor and indoor lighting installations coupled with indoor sculptures.

My Neighbourhood, Short Film, ASFF

Directed by Julia Bacha & Rebekah Wingert-Jabi, My Neighbourhood explores the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis in the midst of a transition championing human compassion.

Takesada Matsutani: A Matrix at Hauser & Wirth

Takesada Matsutani: A Matrix features a wide selection of works including a recently enacted performance (or more specifically, the remnants from one) titled Hauser & Wirth, London and dated 2013.

Daniele Tamagni: Global Style Battles, London

Daniele Tamagni, comes to ArtEco to exhibit a collection of works from 2007. Global Style Battles is a diverse selection of images, celebrating music and fashion in a colourful display of photographic skill.

JP, Auclair Street Segment from All.I.Can, Short Film from ASFF

All I Can is an exploratory film that compares the trials of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change. Shot across six continents, the world’s top skiers deliver inspirational performances.

Review of Keith Haring: A Political Line at Musee d’Art Moderne, Paris

A major new two-part retrospective is being staged at Centquatre and Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. The subject: Keith Haring’s political line as portrayed in his densely symbolic artwork.

Above As Below, Short Film, ASFF

Michelle Arbon’s Above as Below follows the journey of a young soldier during his first experience of war. The film is inspired by the beautiful and harrowing poetry of the Second World War.

Michael Landy: Saints Alive, The National Gallery, London

Michael Landy’s kinetic sculptures appear in Saints Alive, opening at The National Gallery. Inspired by works in the gallery’s collection, Saints Alive is the culmination of Landy’s recent residency.

Where’s My Supermalt? Short Film from ASFF

Where’s my Supermalt? is a two minute tongue in cheek comedy, revolving around impatient Toby who finds himself in a situation after ordering his favourite drink. Enter ASFF until 31 May.

A Small Hiccup, Grand Union, Birmingham

Including eight commissions reflecting on language, rhetoric and speech, with performance, sculpture and digital media, A Small Hiccup explores communication through a variety of forms.

Reduction Study (Ping Pong), Short Film from ASFF

A research-based investigation, Reduction Study explores foreign accent perception in relation to social identity and cultural standardisation. The artist takes part in an accent reduction class.