The V&A has announced Turkish fashion label Dice Kayek, established in by sisters Ece and Ayşe Ege, as the winner of the international prize for contemporary artists and designers inspired by Islamic tradition.
This week’s must-see shows include Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Serpentine Sackler, Thomas Bayrle at BALTIC, and a look back at the work of South African artist Albert Adams at Gallery Oldham.
This week (6-12 December) our snapshot of international art activity takes us to Seoul, Miami, Amsterdam and Villeurbanne in France.
Continuing our series on visually rich art books, Tim Clark takes a peek inside Paul Salveson’s Between the Shell, winner of the First Book Award 2013, and discovers an unexpected and absurdist upheaval of everyday environments.
Ben Harman, Curator of Contemporary Art at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, has been appointed director of Stills Gallery, Edinburgh.
The Nigerian curator and writer Okwui Enwezor has been announced as the Director of the 56th International Art Exhibition.
Tim Clark, who writes a-n’s fortnightly PICTURED column, provides a rundown of the ten visually rich art books that have piqued his curiosity during 2013.
Our search for gift ideas beyond the High Street continues as we highlight opportunities to support the work of artists and arts organisations in Aberdeen, Ashford, Bristol, London and Sheffield.
Artists Louisa Martin and Rachel Reupke have been announced winners of the Whitstable Biennale 2014 Open Submission Award.
This year’s Arts Development UK national conference took a food-related approach to professional development, networking and debate. Steffan Jones-Hughes donned a hairnet, plastic gloves and apron to join the lively conversations in the conference’s World Cafe, where a menu of playful ingredients from artists in residence SSoCial kept the conversations on track.
London-based French artist Laure Prouvost has been announced winner of this year’s Turner Prize.
A new centre for contemporary art and learning has just opened in a landmark heritage building in Leeds. Tina Jackson paid a visit to The Tetley’s opening weekend to find a “buzzing and inclusive event” that pitched agitprop public discussion and an artist’s open studio alongside a selection of curated artefacts from the the building’s former life as a brewery, and provided a fascinating perspective on the relationship between art and labour.
For this week’s selection of must-see shows, we’re watching ‘superb video works’ in London and Derry, exploring the radical side of Conservatism in Manchester, and experiencing performances at the ‘limits of knowledge’ in London.
This week (29 Nov-5 Dec) our snapshot of international art action sees us mostly in Miami, but not before taking a quick look at Amsterdam and Busan, South Korea.
A day of screenings, talks and workshops that celebrate queer DIY zine culture is taking place at Space Station Sixty-Five artist-run space in London this Sunday, organised by journalist, writer and zinester Charlotte Richardson Andrews.
After much controversy, including being expelled from the Museums Association, Croydon Council yesterday raised around £8million from the sale of Chinese porcelain from the Riesco Collection, bequeathed to Croydon in 1959.
As Christmas approaches, we’ll be veering off the High Street to offer a snapshot of gift ideas from across the UK that support the work of artists and arts organisations. This week, take your pick from handprinted wrapping paper, artist-designed beach towels and bags, and specially produced print editions and publications.
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Over a 1000 artists descended on Scarborough for the Art Party Conference, instigated by the artist Bob and Roberta Smith. A day of marching, debating and discussion, a-n joined in the action with provocations and special events. Jack Hutchinson reports.
Our selection of not-to-be-missed shows this week includes a celebration of Dylan Thomas’ most enduring work by Sir Peter Blake in Cardiff, international artists examining the human form in London, and an exhibition of drawings and paintings in Bristol by an artist best known for his vividly-coloured sculptural installations.
As Hull is announced Capital of Culture 2017, Pippa Koszerek takes a look at the burgeoning artist-led activity harboured by this unique and geographically isolated city.
For the seven days from 22-28 November, our international ramblings take us to Haiti, New Zealand, Norway and Germany.
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The north east England-based biennial of contemporary art, film and music has announced programme details for its 2014 edition, which takes the idea of extraction as its curated theme.
Five artist-led initiatives have been awarded Go and See bursaries to attend this weekend’s Art Party Conference in Scarborough.
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