Relay,our exhibition at Core came together beautifully in the end. A lot of people worked extremely hard. As suspected, assocations were created throughout the show as Jane eloquently puts it ‘The first part of the show is loosely based in […]
A-n Degree’s Unedited, Online
16 October 2008 – 29 October 2010
Week 8 I’m feeling the strain of not having a laptop in my studio, as that was something that I’d been used to during my residency. It was useful to blog in the studio and much easier to act on […]
One of the drawbacks of studying part time is that we are not entitled to a studio space in the university – I don’t make large work thank goodness but it would be useful to have a large white space […]
Andrew Bryant interviews artist Rob Turner about the informality of writing in a blog form, two-way dialogue and how blogs can become works in their own right.
Yesterday was my last day in Barcelona, which I spent going to MACBA for the second time, to see Are you Ready for TV, a show of moving image works about television. The suspicion that the rise of net-worked technology […]
In June 2010, Darlington-based photography collective Wideyed was granted a NAN Go and See bursary to travel to Belgrade for research and development. Emilia Telese talks to Lucy Carolan of Wideyed about the bursary and its impact on the group.
The next part of our Professional Practice module is site related drawing. It’s time to get all technical. I’m not srue if I’ll be any good at this. So far we’ve had three different assignments/projects, so it’s been pretty full […]
Given the voracious and swift nature of the cuts brought in by the current government, it is unsurprising that artists are already feeling the effects.
There’s a fine line between art making for its conceptual purpose and for its commercial value. Janet Hollins’ MA seems to offer opportunities to pursue both, but how does her blog tell the story? Richard Taylor investigates.
We have been working on our plans for the development of Core Gallery’s DIY educate programme. As an artist put it ‘ the sh** they dont teach you at art school…’ http://www.coregallery.co.uk/diy-educate/ Busy too with exhibitions I have work in: […]
Week 6 After a weekend in Bath I entered the week feeling properly recharged. It was nice to get out of London for a couple of days, it definately did me good. Tuesday was quite a long day. I went […]
I enjoyed The Late Shift yesterday evening, and it’s given me a lot to think about. Watching performance – I like it, I realise, and what I respond to is the sheer ephemerality of it as a medium. As someone […]
Broadway Media Centre/Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham
4 November 2010
Thoughts brought to the surface by Anthony Boswell’s latest post. Like the paintings, these thoughts are a stuttering work in progress. I am aware of some contradictions and confused issues below but not at present of how to resolve them. […]
Union Gallery, Bethnal Green
9 October – 14 November 2010
On the train yesterday I was reading the London Review of Books (having unrelatedly had a pot of tea with four words in its name at the LRB Cake Shop the very same day) (and cake). One of the articles […]
Two more exciting events for Conjunction coming up this weekend! 5th Nov 5-6pm Cadman Gallery Staffs University Check out the Private View of the Phil Collins, Adam James and Paul Rooney show! Conjunction 10 Preview 5th November 5-pm 6pm Open […]
After a frantic few weeks on not being able to get to the Mill (going away and pesky half term!) I’ve been thrown right back into it by having to do a talk for Leeds Met first year BA art […]
Hurrah, a-n is out and my letter is published!There is another interesting letter there and a scary one from the RA…. I hope I have given the argument about open submissions a slightly different insight. I guess I shall find […]
Going through my Powerpoint presentation for my Degree Project was good to have done and i love talking about Art, though writing about Art is difficult. Its difficult having an illness and studying. Its something that i have to live […]
Monday came and went, in the middle of it I had the pleasurable experience of “having a good day”… Yes, today started off very well indeed, having realised the gallery who represented me at the London Affordable Art Fair, which […]
Collected Texts Phil asked me to send him some text from my experience of working in China and I thought it would be a good idea to use my blog and pick out bite size phrases. In my work I […]
Engage/Enquire’s ‘The Art of Influencing Change, Economies and Ecologies’ at Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne and NALGAO’s annual conference in Brighton.
So the first half-term is over for college. Got a reading week and the time has flown. But it’s a good job that we have a break as I am tired. This will be a good time to touch base, […]
