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  • Primary Codes

    This ambitious exhibition by four greats of computer art brings together works from the very start of the genre in the early 1960s to the modern day. Despite being a very successful event, it is fair to question: is this…

  • Bruges Triennial 2015

    The triennial’s theme is the megacity, imagining what Bruges would be like if the millions of tourists who visit each year were to stay. Alongside three indoor exhibitions, 14 outdoor installations explore global urbanisation

  • Barbara Hepworth: Sculpture for a Modern World

    Barbara Hepworth is seen as one of the most important figures in the development of abstract art in Britain. Yet, as Tate Britain’s retrospective shows, she was an international figure, who cultivated an idealist language of expression that still has…

  • Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust

    Wanderlust explores the art of a man who crossed oceans in his imagination and explored fairytale castles in his dreams. Prepare for parrots, pipes and celestial fairies as you step into Joseph Cornell’s magical imaginarium

  • Nathan Cash Davidson: ‘I’m two different artists in the same person’

    The artist discusses his current exhibition at the Hannah Barry Gallery, his interest both in recreating the past and in sci-fi, using collage to help create his compositions, and what it is to be both a painter and a rapper

  • Mirrors to Windows: The Artist as Woman

    This documentary follows 10 female artists from three generations to discover how they fare in an arena still dominated by men. It is a shame, then, that, interesting though it is, the film is still determined by stereotypes

  • Thomas Hirschhorn: In-Between

    With his latest installation at South London Gallery, Thomas Hirschhorn’s portrayal of destruction gives us a damning glimpse of an alternative future that could easily become a reality

  • Helen Sear: ‘It’s almost like the landscape is imprinted on the figure’ – Venice Biennale 2015

    In her exploration of mortality and temporality, Helen Sear seeks to disrupt the single-point perspective of the camera. She talks about her literary and filmic influences and how even the personal, poetic and local can strike a universal chord

  • Jeanne Masoero: ‘My work is about trying to find structures, a kind of contained chaos’

    The artist explains how her interest in the Mayan civilisation led her to use layers in her work. Typically, she says, she spends three months on one piece, gradually building up the layers in what she calls her ‘landscapes of…

  • Susan Cianciolo: ‘Everything I make is so sacred and it’s all about the process of making’

    The artist talks about the Fluxus boxes in her latest exhibition, opening a textile store in Mississippi, and her early years in fashion design

  • Unfinished … Works from the Courtauld Gallery

    Most artists, at some point, are asked, ‘How do you know when a work is finished?’ It’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer for artists and historians alike, but one that is being explored in the Courtauld Gallery’s annual Summer…

  • Mark Fairnington: ‘The work I do with scientists echoes their speculation and observation rather than any ensuing claim to truth’

    The artist talks about his work researching natural history collections, how he crosses the divide between art and science, and his deadpan English brand of surrealism

  • Cy Twombly: Fifty Years of Works on Paper

    An exhibition of more than 80 drawings by Cy Twombly is on show at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. The works give an insight into the formation of Twombly’s characteristic style through process and experimentation

  • Black Mould

    Michaël Borremans’ current exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery in London conjures a nightmarish world that is both sinister and strangely captivating. But there is more to this beautifully presented exhibition than the paintings themselves

  • Sergio Camargo: Mármore

    Sergio Camargo (1930-90) was a prominent artist in Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and gained international recognition at the Venice Biennale (1966 and 1982). Working extensively in France and Europe, Camargo was a master of modular geometric constructions,…

  • Carol Bove/Carlo Scarpa

    This exhibition brings together sculptures by US artist Carol Bove and furniture and sculptures by Venetian architect and exhibition designer Carlo Scarpa

  • Fighting History

    Fighting History, an exhibition examining 250 years of history painting, has received a torrent of abuse from the British press. It has been accused of being “feeble,” “terribly presented” and “frustrating.” Surely, it can’t be that bad?

  • Herman de Vries: ‘My guru is a squirrel’ – Venice Biennale 2015

    Herman de Vries, whose work spreads far beyond the confines of the Rietveld pavilion, explains why he looks to this creature for guidance in every day living, noting the importance of nature as mother, truth and teacher

  • Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum: ‘I am a veiled woman, so it’s a natural process to have veiled women in my work’

    The founder of Tashkeel, Dubai’s first public studio space for artists, talks about her hopes for the centre, being a role model for young women in Dubai, and how being a mother has changed her pace of work

  • Pulitzer Arts Foundation marks its relaunch

    With a new name, a doubling of gallery space, and new director Cara Starke, the revamped museum is kicking off with an exhibition of three great American artists, Alexander Calder, Fred Sandback and Richard Tuttle

  • Sophia Narrett: ‘I see the sewing process as akin to drawing’

    The artist talks about the process of making her embroideries, why she uses pop culture for source material and why narrative is so important to her

  • Carsten Höller: Decision

    In his latest major exhibition, Carsten Höller’s playful artwork turns the Hayward Gallery into a theme park, with the use of installations, kinetic sculptures, videos and light

  • Richard Tuttle: Separation

    Richard Tuttle’s third solo exhibition with Modern Art shows four new bodies of work that continue his exploration of the properties of humble, everyday materials such as paper, cloth, wood and wire

  • Patricia Cronin: ‘A silent protest can be quite powerful’ – Venice Biennale 2015

    Patricia Cronin talks about Shrine for Girls, her installation at the Venice Biennale that commemorates three girls raped in India, 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram, and the women of the Magdalene laundries, and what compelled her to speak out