Life has most definitely immitated art this week. I hadn’t realised how deadly degree show deadlines are. I had no idea that I would find these last couple of weeks so stressful and that everything that could have a hiccup […]
An analysis and commentary on artists’ work and opportunities in 2012.
Sustainability of international female artist led exchange Our main aim during this second POST project was to see if we could develop a way of working that is sustainable in the longer term. This was in the light of our […]
Working internationally is key to the development of many artists’ practice, but without gallery representation the hurdles are considerable. With the 55th Venice Biennale soon to open, we speak to three artists – including one showing in Venice – about the challenges of working abroad without a gallery, and also get the views of an independent curator.
Saw James Lowther on friday. He was the arts officer for Durham and has now taken over at Berwick running the visual arts there. He is a really good officer, he always gets involved in the projects and has really […]
Publications We have found the process of conducting our exchange through a series of newspaper publications a beneficial way of improving our international practice as POST. The use of multiple newspaper publications throughout the project has brought the following benefits: […]
For the latest part of his Artist as leader research, Joshua Sofaer meets Masato Nakamura. The founder-director of 3331 Arts Chiyoda arts centre in Japan discusses leadership as a collaboration and his efforts to both challenge and collaborate with existing art world structures.
Evaluating TRADING STATION POST’s plan with TRADING STATION was to make it’s outcomes transparent to help others learn from our experiences, so over the next few weeks I’m going to publish some excerpts from our evaluation that was submitted to […]
This is the bit where everyone gets stressed out, including me! Just when I want to concentrate on thinking about how to exhibit my work other annoying things like the catalogue, the invites and organising the bar for the preview […]
Returning to blogging on a-n is like picking up with an old friend again and I’m particularly happy to be returning as the recipient of an a-n Re:View bursary. Funding to facilitate critical dialogue around my work, firstly, is absolutely, […]
After joining Degrees unedited in March 2013 Jasper Weinstein Sheffield has showed us there’s much more to his conceptual approach than a blade of grass. He tells us more as prelude to degree shows at Northumbria University.
Ali Reed joined the Degrees unedited blogs in November 2012, since then we have seen her work develop site-specifically and professionally. Here she tells us of her plans for degree shows at Staffordshire University.
After joining Degrees unedited in February 2013 Catriona Meighan has explored book works and large scale installations during her time at Edinburgh College of Art. In time for degree shows she tells us of her aspirations for negative space.
A couple of discussions this week have made me re-assess my work and have suggested ways of moving it forward. I need to question the materials which I am using and I need to think about the validity of casting […]
Final week in Beijing Artist talk at Institute for Provocation Visit to the former artists village of Fuyuanmen Research into pre-print history of ‘Bei Ta’ I was invited to give a talk at the Institute for Provocation, a Beijing-based organisation […]
Manchester-based artist Maurice Carlin recently co-organised a public discussion on artist-led spaces during his current residency at HomeShop, Beijing. He reports on how it went and the issues and solutions that were raised.
TRADING STATION issue 4 is published! It’s been the longest gap between publications in the series (Issues 1-3 were published in May, September and November 2012), but we decided in January that we would purposefully leave a longer gap between […]
6 December 2011. 3331 Chiyoda, Tokyo. Edited transcript of recorded interview.
As part of Joshua Sofaer’s Artist as Leader research, Masato Nakamura discusses his commitment to transforming the art education system in Japan, and the inauguration of a new model of art centre “founded on the basis of artist leadership”.
Last night on the radio I heard Andrew Motion speak of his time as Poet Laureate. He was asked about the challenges as well as the advantages and he spoke of the trouble the creative soul has in respect of […]
Opening in a few days time. Working to build the business side of things takes much time and is fairly mundane, but talking to lots of new artists who want to work with us on workshops and residencies is very […]
Lauren Healey talks to Northern Art Prize 2011 winner Leo Fitzmaurice about objectness, appropriation and his time-intensive research process.
Since beginning this project in February until now, I have applied for a few residencies and exhibitions, and in doing so, I have taken the time to reflect on the development of my practice. I am returning to my practice […]
