Film Art
Soviet cinema revolutionary inspires hypnotic Mat Collishaw show at BFI Southbank
Mat Collishaw's shock tactics are all too real in his cinematic new show at the BFI Southbank, says Kirstie Brewer.
A talk on the wild side with Marcus Coates
During our interview with artist Marcus Coates, we discuss shamanism, charlatanism, art, humour and nature. But as Mark Sheerin discovers, no badgers were available for comment.
Nude artist Spencer Tunick announces Lowry-inspired project in Manchester and Salford
Spencer Tunick, the American artist known for inviting nude volunteers to pose outside dozens of landmarks, is looking for 1,000 exhibitionists to take part in his latest project as part of the 10th birthday of The Lowry in Salford.
Imogen Stidworthy gets linguistic at Arnolfini
As part of its Lingua Franca series, the Arnolfini offers a first UK survey of the work of Imogen Stidworthy. Four multimedia installations explore accent, speech therapy and slang.
Jordan Baseman:The Most Powerful Weapon in this World, at BALTIC
US-born Jordan Baseman offers three meditations on identity in a new show of video art at Baltic. Themes include organised crime, gay rights and herbarium stocking.
Eija-Liisa Ahtila brings drama to Parasol Unit
Parosol Unit hold a major show by Eija-Liisa Ahtila who describes her films as "human dramas". It includes three important video pieces never before seen in England.
Attention Animators! £1,000 up for grabs in Museums at Night animation competition
Are you a talented animator? We need you to create an attention-grabbing animation for this year's Museums at Night to encourage people to visit Culture24 and find an event that appeals to them. The...
João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva fry eggs at Ikon Gallery
Using 16mm film, eggs and a periodical called Efflúvio Magnético, Gusmão and Paiva explore ideas from philosophy and myth. It can get comic, as Mark Sheerin finds out at Ikon Gallery.
Birmingham to get British Film Institute partnership as Mediatheque heads to new library
Visitors to the Library of Birmingham will be able to view thousands of films at the new venue when it opens in 2013 after officials announced a partnership with the British Film Institute.
Promised Lands shown at Liverpool's FACT for city's Black Atlantic season
Liverpool's FACT showed Promised Lands as part of the city's Black Atlantic Season, a series of exhibitions and events that explores connections between cultures and continents.
Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde paves modernist beginnings at Tate Modern
Lines, squares, patterns, circles and disappearing cows are the order of the day in Tate Modern's definitive journey through Theo Van Doesburg's revolutionary early 20th century design principles.
Marcus Coates journeys to Milton Keynes Gallery with Psychopomp
Shamanistic rituals, animal calls, humorous costumes and fauna-inspired wisdom fill Milton Keynes Gallery in the first UK museum show by Marcus Coates. Mark Sheerin suspends his disbelief.
Star City: The Future Under Communism at Nottingham Contemporary
Taking its name from a training camp for Cosmonauts, Star City revisits Soviet-era ideas of progress. Space race ephemera features alongside art from the former Eastern Bloc.
Responding to chaos with Modern Times at Cambridge Kettle's Yard
A new series of shows at Kettle's Yard invites creative players from the 20th and 21st centuries to respond to recent history. Lutz Becker curates the first, Modern Times: Responding to Chaos, with...
Amanda Beech unveils Sanity Assassin at Spike Island
In her first UK show, Amanda Beech takes visitors to Spike Island on a nihilistic journey through LA. Sanity Assassin brings sculpture and video together with chainsaws and modernist theory.
