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Venice Biennale Report: Russian Pavilion

Vadim Zakharov’s Danaë at the Venice Biennale represents the first time in the history of the Russian pavilion that the upper and lower storeys have been combined into a single installation.

Interview with the director of Secret Cinema, Fabien Riggall

This year sees innovative company, Secret Cinema, providing a boundary-pushing venture for five fruitful years, which fully immerses the audience into the world of a film. We speak to Fabien Riggall.

Interview with Brian Griffiths, 3rd Year Tutor at the Royal Academy Schools, London

The RA Schools Show, the annual exhibition of works by final year students, opens tomorrow. Held in the RA’s studio spaces, the event sees students present works developed over a three-year period.

Review of Haroon Mirza, The Hepworth Wakefield

Renowned for his multi-media works, Haroon Mirza has taken over the adjacent Galleries 1 and 10 at The Hepworth. He brings together and assembles works constructed of sound, image and objects.

Review of Sixto Rodriguez at the Hammersmith Apollo

The 66th British Academy Film Awards announced Searching for Sugar Man as the Best Documentary of the Year. It is a touching and highly-emotional documentary by Malik Bendjelloul.

Venice Biennale Report: Icelandic Pavillion

Situated away from the main exhibition space of the Giardini and Arsenale, the Icelandic pavilion sits in the tranquil gardens of Palazzo Zenobio along a quiet canal-front street at the Venice Biennale.

René Burri, International Centre of Photography, Verona

Below the sleepy streets of Verona, sits the International Centre of Photography. It is here where a breath taking transcendental retrospective of René Burri is revealed until 22 September.

Khaled Jarrar: Whole in the Wall, Ayyam Gallery, London

Whole in the Wall is the first UK solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar. Running from 20 June at Ayyam Gallery, the showcase of work includes a new site-specific participatory installation.

Interview with Royal College of Art Graduate: Jonny Briggs

Jonny Briggs graduated from the Royal College of Art several years ago and has since gone on to feature in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Briggs speaks to Aesthetica about the influence of the RCA.

Venice Biennale Report: Danish Pavilion

The Danish pavilion at the Venice Biennale stands as a rather desolate figure among the well-tended buildings surrounding it. The apparent entrance is a door that stands permanently shut and unattended.

Paper Weight Genre-defining Magazines 2000 to Now

Paper Weight Genre-defining Magazines 2000 to Now takes a refreshing look at independent publishing in the 21st century. Opening today, the show runs until 27 October at Haus der Kunst.

Review of Katie Paterson, Kettle’s Yard Gallery & St Peter’s Church

Darwin’s epochal observation at the close of The Origin of Species (1859) might aptly describe artist Katie Paterson’s theme and agenda in her latest exhibition, at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge.

Venice Report: Love Me Love Me Not

Love Me Love Me Not offers an insight into the rich and varied cultures of the countries represented. Running at the Venice Biennale until November, the showcase collates the work of 17 artists.

Review of Ute Lemper, London

Staged as part of this year’s London Literature Festival, Ute Lemper Sings Pablo Neruda was a fantastic concert dedicated to the memory of Pablo Neruda, one of the masters of Chilean poetry.

RA Schools Show 2013

The RA Schools Show, the annual exhibition of works by final year students, will open on 19 June at the iconic Royal Academy Schools. The show is held in the historic studio spaces of the Schools.

Turning FACT Inside Out, Liverpool

This summer FACT combines art and politics in Turning FACT inside Out. Running from 13 June, the show explores aspects of environment, architecture, capitalism and augmented reality.

Review of The Mercy Seat, Part of York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver Festival

York Theatre Royal’s TakeOver Festival is certainly to be admired. A performing arts festival programmed and run by young people, it succeeds in bringing compelling, often lesser known works to the fore.

Interview with Katarzyna Klimkiewicz: Director of Flying Blind

Since her success at the Edinburgh International Film Festival for her first directional feature debut; Flying Blind, Polish director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz’s is creating a stir in the film world.

Tapa: Barkcloth paintings from the Pacific, Birmingham

Tapa – Barkcloth paintings from the Pacific, proposes a curious offering for a contemporary site. A timeless partnership, which transgresses history and the furthest reaches of the globe, is formed.

Interview with Alexander Lass & Nadia Papachronopoulou – Directors of Unrivalled Landscape

Scripted and produced by members of Orange Tree Theatre’s Writers Group, which nurtures the talents of professional playwrights, Unrivalled Landscape comprises six new short plays.