I observe light and structure, and the relationship between the two. In sculpture, photography and installation I explore the way the sun and artificial light transform an object in a visual way, exposing structural details of everyday objects and materials. Working […]
With the brand new V&A Dundee set to open this weekend on the banks of the River Tay, Dundee-based artist Valerie Norris introduces the city’s lively visual arts community for the latest in our ongoing series looking at art scenes around the UK.
The survey by Arts Professional hopes to gather sufficient data to help combat low pay across the arts and culture sector.
The new role will see the founding director of the Skye-based organisation heading up art exhibitions across Royal Botanic Garden Ediburgh sites in Edinburgh, Benmore, Logan and Dawyck and includes Inverleith House gallery at the Edinburgh garden.
Five recommended shows from across the UK, with exhibitions in Cardiff, London, Newcastle, Manchester and North Uist.
The project which documents the names of the 34,361 people who have lost their lives trying to reach Europe since 1993 has been attacked again.
London-based artist Onyeka Igwe has mined colonial-era archives for three new films inspired by all-women protests against British rule in west Africa, currently showing together in the solo exhibition ‘No Dance, No Palaver’, in Hawick, Scotland. She discusses the spectre of the ‘colonial gaze’ and the ethics of archive research with Sonya Dyer.
Part of the research for my project ‘On Drawing’ deals with the connection between drawing and the digital world. In an increasing virtual society, one of the most obvious questions is: what will happen to experiential/physical activities such as drawing? […]
In Brief: news briefing featuring national and international stories including: Art dealer Mary Boone pleads guilty to tax evasion charges; Labour Party pledges to put creativity “back at the heart of the school curriculum”; and New York gallery Greenspon cancels show by alleged Neo-Nazi Boyd Rice.
The £4.5million gallery space designed by Turner Prize-winning architects Assemble opens to the public on Saturday in a redeveloped Grade-II listed building in New Cross, south London. Jack Hutchinson takes a tour of the gallery’s inaugural Mika Rottenberg exhibition and talks to director Sarah McCrory.
This week’s selection from a-n’s busy Events section, featuring exhibitions and events posted by a-n members, includes selections from Glasgow, Grimsby, London, Ruthin and Southampton.
The former director of Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop is succeeding Fiona Logue, who is leaving the organisation after five years in the role.
The Newcastle-born artist’s current exhibition at Baltic in Gateshead consists of a labyrinthine sculptural installation that is visually arresting and teeming with narrative. Fisun Güner talks to the 2018 Hepworth Sculpture Prize nominee about making work that reflects life outside the art world’s “pool of middle-class light”.
The list for stage 5 agreed with my mentor; the first stage of getting things started in becoming a full time artist. Date: Sun 2.9.18 Time: 12.04 pm Mood: On safer and steadier ground.. So my new temporary home […]
On the thirteenth day students at the Universitario had asked if Antonio and I would be willing to lead another crit of their work. I was very pleased that the students had enjoyed our previous session and we agreed to try […]
So, it’s the above day. Firstly, I need to get some money coming in. To do list: Message home sch Ed… Those who have been forced into it re anxieties, bullying, low self esteem. Collect images quotes for presentation mini […]
This week’s selection of recommended shows includes: ‘Drag: Self-portraits and Body Politics’, at the Hayward Gallery, London; a group show in Edinburgh of works made in protest at Pussy Riot’s 2012 imprisonment in Russia; and Elisabeth Frink sculptures at Abbott Hall Art Gallery in Kendal.
From community projects to land work, Jeremy Hastings has used his many travels and itinerant lifestyle to share skills and learn from landscapes to create painting and photography. Richard Taylor finds out more.
Last month, I had just started working on a new series of works – playing with painting, photography and mixed-media on all sides of 7 wood blocks that I found outside of my studio.I have just recently put these to […]
Taking the outdoor shoes off, dusting off the photo album, the ogling guests and that jarring Uncle – finding the familiar at the 10th Berlin Biennale.
