Begin at the Beginning. Last term I was exploring the theme of ‘Change’ in response to changes in my personal circumstances which were both unexpected and unwelcome. The leaving of my husband, of ten years, and the subsequent loss of […]
This week’s must-see shows include a billboard in Sheffield, a new graduate group show in London and a sculptural event at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds.
Birmingham Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th of October I had 2 days to wander round Birmingham and embrace the art scene. Although I managed to wander around quite well, I have learnt, never visit on a Monday as a lot […]
Alberto Lizaralde’s self-published book, everything will be ok, is an intensely private journey through grief, hope and recovery. Nominated for this year’s Paris Photo Aperture Foundation First Book Award and co-edited by celebrated photographer Cristina De Middel, it’s quickly turning heads – Tim Clark’s included.
This week’s selection of must-see shows includes Allen Jones at the Royal Academy, first world war artist CRW Nevinson in Birmingham, and the last chance to catch An-My Lê in Milton Keynes.
The recipients of this year’s Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists include Turner Prize-nominated filmmaker James Richards.
Maintaining Quality of Experience One of the challenges in managing a closing course is to ensure that the remaining students not only get the chance to complete the relevant modules but, of equal importance, is the experience they have whilst […]
Rhonda Wilson, the founder of the Birmingham-based photography review festival Rhubarb:Rhubarb, has died following a long illness.
With Stan Douglas in Edinburgh, Andy Warhol in Liverpool and William Hogarth in London, this week’s selection spans 300 years of art making and includes painting, sculpture, film, drawing, print and more.
London is set to welcome the return of a major photography fair to the capital, but with new ownership, more participating commercial galleries and a public programme, reflecting the ever-growing interest in the medium.
WEEK 9 Artists in attendance 11 Abstraction quite a difficult thing to get your head around if you’re over 60 and have very rigid ideas of what ‘real’ art is. Most of the group said they didn’t see the skill […]
Katie Paterson is a time traveller.
Begin at the Beginning.
I have now spent just over two months here in Stoke-On-Trent as part of my Graduate Residency. And again my weeks have been filled with exciting activities along side my own developments in the studio. Here is what I have […]
For the forthcoming Images, Icons and Idols conference at the University of Manchester, I hope to present a paper with the title and abstract below. Forming part of my doctoral research, this paper will contribute to a chapter on the iconic characteristics […]
I’ve been talking to a young friend about balance. Actually, she is the daughter of friends of ours, but recently, through Facebook, across the oceans (she is currently in Australia) this bright young artist and I have found we have […]
Week 6. In attendance 15 artists. Collage collage collage! I love a bit of collage! The members found this a little hard. “I don’t know what to do?” this seems to be a bit of a continuing theme. We […]
This week’s must-see shows range from Tate Modern’s major Sigmar Polke retrospective to a combination of sonic and visual art at BALTIC, Gateshead.
Articulating a point of view by Flis Holland Part of an ongoing series of works, the installation takes us back to a house in England. This eerie domestic setting seems suspended in time, held just beyond our reach, but it […]
This year’s Frieze London art fair is as big and busy as usual, and includes some impressive booths from artworld big hitters as well as a first for a non-London English gallery. Chris Sharratt reports.
As the art world descends on London for the 12th Frieze Art Fair, we take a snapshot of art fair activity happening across the capital.
