Venice Biennale
Sarah Lucas is representing Britain at the 56th Venice International Art Biennale. Her major exhibition, I Scream Daddio, is showing in the British Pavilion from 9 May - 22 November 2015. In this film, Sarah Lucas gives a tour of the exhibition in conversation with fellow artist and close friend Don Brown.
Southampton City Art, Southampton City Council, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY
As with most of Holdsworth’s work, it is not simply a case of moving from one image to the next with a small nod or murmur of appreciation. ‘Spatial Objects’ presents a challenge to its viewer, a space within which the audience must think and observe for themselves. Review by Eva Szwarc
Palazzo Fontana, Cannaregio 3829-3830, Venice
Jaime Marie Davis interviews Graham Fagen about his work for the Scotland + Venice at the 56th Venice Biennale.
Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
What is technology, but another tool for shaping our identities? Lynn Hershman Leeson has been exploring the relationship between humans and technology for over fifty years, starting in a time before technology looked anything like it does today. Review by Jessica Furseth
KARST, 22 George Place, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL13NY
Conceptual and text-based art works have been ongoing subjects of debate with regard to their relationship with the viewer and their seeming lack of visual composition. Jaime Marie Davis reviews A Set of Lines, A Stack of Paper.
Waterside Contemporary, 2 Clunbury St, London N1 6TT
The current exhibition at Waterside Contemporary does not call itself a feminist exhibition. It does not even offer a press release. Just a list of artist's names. No pat answers here. If the viewer wishes to enjoy the sense of an understanding, then the viewer will have to work for it themselves. Review by Beverley Knowles
Hauser & Wirth, 23 Savile Row, London W1S 2ET
Containing many of the artist’s familiar trademarks and recurrent thematic territories, this exhibition of drawings provides fresh perspective on Roni Horn's more well-known sculptural practice. Review by Will Gresson
Tenderpixel, 8 Cecil Court, London, WC2N 4HE
In his solo exhibition at Tenderpixel Ben Cain presents a new body of work, building on his previous research into enacting the potential use of material objects — both in a physical and an interpretative sense.
Coleman Project Space, 94 Webster Road, London, SE16 4DF
'These Sticks' brings together a collection of new paintings, drawings and sculpture by Charlie Duck, produced specifically for Coleman Project Space.
Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HS
Evoking both the ‘good works’ of Catholicism and the notion of the Protestant work ethic, we are prompted to consider what might (dis)honest work look like? Would we recognise it? Is it to be found here? Review by Harun Morrison
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead Quays, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA
An exuberant gate, two expressionistic figures hanging from either side, sits across the entrance of the gallery space at Ida Ekblad’s BALTIC solo exhibition. Review by J.D.A Winslow
Gillett Sqaure, Dalston, London
OPEN SOURCE is a contemporary arts festival. Its first edition took place in Dalston, London, on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May 2015. OPEN SOURCE showcases time-based media and live events that engage with mainstream and online cultures, highlighting art as a collaborative process.
