Recently The Metaverse has been bothering me. There’s a lot of chat about it in Virtual Reality circles, but I think scaring people with suggestions of strangers in vibrating pants is a bit alarmist. We need more good people in The Metaverse. Please join the good guys.
Rachel Maclean considers national identity and how “artists can help establish a more critical vantage point on how we read and consume images”.
The £10,000 prize celebrates the pioneering work of the UK’s foremost artist filmmakers.
Bedwyr Williams considers the role of art and the main changes he’s experienced as an artist over the last 20 years.
Recipients of this year’s Birthday Honours also include writer and ceramicist Edmund de Waal and photographer Martin Parr.
Taiwan Pavilion, London Design Bienniale open daily until June 27th
Read the third set of conversations in our 40 Years 40 Artists series of interviews with artists who feature in a-n’s archive.
David Hill Gallery, London
30 April – 30 July 2021
Dorothy Cross remembers the freedom and energy of the 1990s, travelling, meeting other artists and making ambitious site-specific work.
Gary Hume reflects on his successes during the 1990s and on being “prepared to risk my career for being an artist.”
Jane and Louise Wilson discuss the start of their artistic collaboration in the 1990s, and how a-n is “an essential resource.”
Antony Gormley recalls the “exciting rollercoaster” of making work in the 1980s and his admiration for a-n’s “modesty and pragmatism”.
What I’m going to do initially is looking at catalogues of previous exhibitions from various places in England. I know that I can’t see how the curators organise the physical works in the space through the catalogues, but I […]
This week’s selection features exhibitions, talks and projects presented via online viewing rooms, social media and other online platforms, plus newly reopened physical spaces, including: Phyllida Barlow leads the reopening of Firstsite gallery, a-n member Kerry Baldry curates an online moving image exhibition of work made within the duration of one minute by artists at varying stages of their careers, plus The Crafts Council’s bi-monthly lunchtime talks designed to support makers in their business development.
Cardiff-based a-n member Sean Edwards amongst recipients of £10,000 bursaries, which have been distributed after Tate Britain announced it would not be possible to stage a Turner Prize exhibition this year.
Artist and founder of the contemporary arts programme Hogchester Arts discusses her involvement with Isolation Art School, selling and buying work through Artist Support Pledge, plus the impact of her recent a-n Artist Bursary.
This autumn we celebrate our 40th Anniversary and are looking for expressions of interest from our members to develop a logo which celebrates a-n and our work. THE DEADLINE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS NOW PASSED.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in London and Coventry – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
To coincide with the opening of Collect: International Art Fair for Modern Craft and Design at Somerset House, London, Crafts Council has announced the four winners of the Collect 2020 Awards.
This week’s selection includes exhibitions and events in Exeter, Edinburgh, Folkestone and Luton – all taken from our busy Events section featuring events and shows posted by a-n members.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including an exploration of the work of performance artist, zine-maker, musician, Linder, at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, plus the first major exhibition of Steve McQueen’s artwork in the UK for 20 years.
Our regular selection of shows to see around the UK, including an exhibition of Painting in the New Millennium at Whitechapel Gallery, London, four artists reimagining Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, into a place of ‘research, learning, conversation and exchange’, plus Pip Thornton’s installation at The Fruitmarket Gallery’s pop-up space in Edinburgh.
