Week 70: 13th – 19th JanuaryIn thinking about the nature of museums, I have focused on the ways in which artists have critiqued the (art) museum format. However, as my initial project focused on anthropological concerns, I felt it necessary […]
Week 66: 16th – 22nd DecemberMy return to a focus on material was timely, as this week was the first in a series of Leverhulme institutes by visiting professor Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, which was all about matter. Professor Christov-Bakargiev was named […]
And so, to continue: “We’re all in this together” (cont’d)! Judith – Arts are a necessity. How do we prove it? The electorate needs convincing. Politicians on arts ticket are likely to lose the election. Artadmin’s been going for 34 […]
The Seven on Seven conference in London paired seven artists with seven technologists and challenged them to create and present something new in 24 hours. But as Lesley Taker reports, the event was as much about developing new dialogues and potential future collaborations as it was about creating ‘neat’ outcomes.
Maurice Carlin reports from the opening weekend of the Curators’ Network event in Madrid which looked at interconnectivity between “decentralised” local networks around the globe, and how curators, artists and organisations across Europe are dealing with economic and political transition.
Week 28: 25th – 31st MarchGiven the social nature of the objects I am defining, I think it would be useful to consider the concept and impact of Relational Aesthetics in contemporary art. This term, identified by the French art […]
In light of funding cuts and the increasing emphasis on the digital sphere, the Director and Curator of the recently launched International New Media Gallery offer a view on the relationship between online and physical space.
Alejandra Labastida of Mexico City has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Akbank Sanat International Curator Competition.
Currently watching: Pacific Standard Time Symposium: Artists & Archives at The Getty Research Institute 12/11/11 http://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/e… The keynote is from Sven Spieker: New Archival Practice. He quotes Thomas Hirschhorn; “To connect what cannot be connected – that’s what my job […]
‘… Milky Way You Will Hear Me Call …’ Exhibition and talk event: Wild Pansy Press Project Space, University of Leeds 15 October 2012 I wanted to write about attending this event in the context of generosity and gift for […]
Edinburgh tapestry studios celebrate centenary with showroom of hand-tufted rugs designed by contemporary artists.
Last night, I went to a dinner organized by PEW charitable trusts, a big arts funder in the US. I liked their description of the characteristics of the curatorial projects they favour: ‘Excellence, imagination, courage’. There were about fifteen or […]
I have just sent out the first instalment of my mailing list! It read as follows: Welcome to the first instalment of the Ryan Hughes Projects Mailing List! I’ve got a few things going on over the next few months […]
Here, we profile a selection of courses offering postgraduate level study for artists seeking to develop their practice further within creative, supportive and critically challenging environments.
Turning Point becomes Contemporary Visual Arts Network (CVAN) with changes to its mission, vision and values.
Shisha, the Manchester-based agency for contemporary South Asian crafts and visual arts has closed.
The Curve, Barbican, London
15 February – 12 June 2012
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ArtReview, UK
1 November – 1 December 2011
Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee
17 October – 5 November 2011
