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Glasgow 2014
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Glasgow 2014: art stars come out for cultural programme

With a brand identity designed by Jim Lambie and a programme of artist initiated projects courtesy of David Dale Gallery, the recently announced cultural programme for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sees plenty of visual arts alongside the sport.

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Sou Fujimoto
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SUMMER SERIES #2: Sou Fujimoto’s Serpentine pavilion

The temporary pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery has become an annual summer event, working with internationally renowned architects and blurring the relationship between art and architecture. Julian Vigo talks to the designer of this year’s ‘cloudscape’ structure, Sou Fujimoto.

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Nahoko Kojima
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Jerwood Makers Open: “Led by artists’ ideas”

Five talented emerging makers unveil the results of their £7,500 Jerwood Makers Open commissions this week in London. We talk to the Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and two of this year’s selected makers about the project.

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Paying artists: funding, frictions and the future

As the first results from AIR’s Paying Artists Survey make clear, artists are finding themselves at the end of the arts food chain as funding cuts bite. Here, a-n’s Director looks at how things stand and suggests a future where practitioners determine the status of their art and of artists.

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Le Paradis sur Terre 1
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Working internationally: no reputation without representation?

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.

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Margaret Thatcher from The Twelve Apostles (or the Last Laugh) series, Sean Taylor,
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Thatcher and a-n: exploring the archives

As the debate continues around Margaret Thatcher’s legacy ahead of her all-but state funeral, one thing is sure – the influence of her actions and ideas continues to be felt across the UK. Formed in the midst of her first term, a-n is no exception. Here, Director Susan Jones remembers the dawn of Thatcherism and trawls the a-n archive for pertinent references to the Iron Lady and her policies.

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