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IWM Contemporary: Omer Fast, London

Omer Fast’s 5000 Feet is the Best will screen at IWM Contemporary this summer. The London Premiere of Omer Fast’s film offers an in-depth investigation of the nature of modern day conflict.

Savings, Daan den Houter’s Performance Video from the Aesthetica Art Prize 2012

Daan den Houter explores the way we modify and perceive the world and art. In pursuing this aim, den Houter seeks to bring multiple contradictory subjects together in the same single work.

Cleaning Up, a film by Simon and Thomas Guerrier

Simon and Thomas Guerrier’s award-winning thriller Cleaning Up staring Mark Gatiss and Louise Jameson is now available to buy. All profits from sales go to help fund a feature-length movie.

Interview with Creative Writing Competition Finalist, Susan A. Katz

Susan A. Katz has been writing and loving poetry all her life. Her work has appeared in The American Scholar, The Kansas Quarterly, The Anthology of Magazine Verse and Yearbook of American Poetry.

The Floating Cinema, London

Launching on 27 July, London’s canals will play host to film for 10 weeks as the Floating Cinema presents a variety of intimate on board screenings, large scale outdoor films for bank side audiences.

Edwina Ashton Midnight at the Watering Hole, Bristol

A garish pink sunset sky surrounds an arid nature spot. Curious creatures draw towards the watering hole, a central feature in the scene, for respite and perhaps a little socialising.

Interview with Founder of Art Collective, Pauline Richards

The Art Collective was originally launched to support and promote new and emerging artists. Working to help represent and showcase today’s top artists, the Art Collective has become a vital support system.

Flowers & Mushrooms, MdM Mönchsberg, Salzburg

Familiar flower and mushroom images of the past are having somewhat of a renaissance. MdM Mönchsberg examines the clichés and levels of meaning and symbolism behind the natural products.

Sara Brannan, Mary, The Aesthetica Art Prize 2012

Focusing on what usually goes unseen, Mary subverts the conventional run of a film in a powerful and revealing act. Sara Brannan’s work is based around the appropriation and manipulation of films.

Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art at Tate Modern, London

Meschac Gaba: Museum of Contemporary African Art seems to have a life of its own. Although the work is infused with Gaba’s presence, it nonetheless possesses an autonomy from authorship.

This Weekend Get a Free Copy of Aesthetica Magazine at The Hepworth Wakefield

Visitors to The Hepworth Wakefield in West Yorkshire this weekend will have the opportunity to pick up a free copy of Aesthetica magazine with purchases of £10 or more, while stocks last.

Tate launch new UK partnership with EY and major Paul Klee exhibition

Tate announces a partnership with Ernst & Young who will support the development of three major autumn exhibitions. The partnership will help to sustain the gallery’s ambitious programme.

The Instability of the Image, Paradise Row, London

The Instability of the Image takes up the task of analysing the idea of representation in contemporary art. Including works from eight practitioners, the show runs at Paradise Row.

Aquatopia, Nottingham Contemporary

Even in the modern age, 90 percent of the earth’s oceans still remain unexplored. Aquatopia examines how the ocean comes alive in human minds at Nottingham Contemporary this summer.

Review of Khaled Jarrar, Ayyam Gallery London

Just one step in through the door of Ayyam Gallery, the viewer finds themselves face-to-face with an uneven, grey surface. It is a model wall, built as a representation of the West Bank Barrier.

Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition Prizes: Bloodaxe & Vintage Books

The Aesthetica Creative Writing Competition is open for entries. Now in its sixth year, the award offers existing and aspiring writers the chance to showcase their work to an international audience.

Aesthetica Art Prize Longlisted Artist, Twinkle Troughton

Originally from Coventry, Twinkle Troughton studied Fine Art at Kingston University and has lived and worked in London ever since. Twinkle’s work is inspired by current political issues.

Laura Pannack: Young British Naturists, Leeds

Laura Pannack opens Young British Naturists at White Cloth Gallery. Exhibiting photos from a project that spanned three years, she gained access to the world of Britain’s naturists.

Chloe Sells: Moth’s Breath at Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London

A new series of photographic works by Chloe Sells titled Moth’s Breath is currently on display at Michael Hoppen until 31 August . This exhibition marks the first solo show of Sells’ work at the gallery.

Paul McCarthy: WS, Park Avenue Armory, New York

Paul McCarthy’s megalithic installation at the Park Avenue Armory is the magnum opus of one of the most prolific artists this century. Co-curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, WS is McCarthy’s largest work yet.