Making a living
Organised by Sophie Hope, co-facilitated with Veronica Restrepo and held at London
Organised by Sophie Hope, co-facilitated with Veronica Restrepo and held at London
Updated for 2008 Research papers, Indexing intelligence is a listing with live weblinks of accessible ‘facts and figures’, research studies, conference reports, publications and other resources that are pertinent to all those working in the visual arts, compiled and edited […]
Text-only version of a-n Research paper: Art work in 2007 with live weblinks.
A response to the discussion event Does Autonomy Matter?
Gasworks, London
5 December
As we welcome in 2008, we looked back into the a-n archive of editorials to explore contexts preceding and also asked some artists for their new years resolutions for the arts.
Sally Lai is currently a Clore Leadership Programme fellow and holds an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Based in Manchester, the wide range of exhibitions and projects she has been involved with reflect her special interest […]
Sara Haq on Judy Freya Sibayan, performance and conceptual artist, curator, publisher and museum.
American artist and curator Jen Wu lives and works in London, and is currently an Inspire Curatorial Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London.
In a short essay by Richard Hylton on the occasion of Jimmy Roberts solo show, brown leatherette, 2002, Hylton recalls Roberts commentary about his own work gravitating towards the empty space between materiality and representation. Roberts work across the mediums […]
Lee Simmons on Sue Cohen’s practice as an artist/curator and her focus on bringing art into the public sphere.
Sara Haq on Indra Khanna, curator at Autograph, her career progress and independent projects.
Lee Simmons talks to Emily Druiff about her curatorial practice, partnership working and her shift from artist to curator.
Yvette Mutumba on Shaheen Merali – artist, curator, researcher, writer, observer and globetrotter.
Contents include: Letters on ACE cuts to pay for the 2012 Olympics, plus ACE response to diversity issues raised in Sonya Dyer’s Research paper: ‘Boxed in’. Building a rice pavilion for Brighton and eating hotdogs in Newcastle upon Tyne, plus […]
No one likes to be boxed in; for an individual with all their human complexity to be reduced to a cipher.
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward. Pdf laserprint quality version of a-n Research paper: Boxed in [size 2.5MB]. Requires pdf reader.
As I was chaperoned around the 8th Sharjah Biennial: Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change, the Emirate reminded me of Phoenix Arizona, but instead of US patriotism pervading, Islam sits relaxingly alongside the logos of KFC, Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, Pizza Hut, shopping malls and building construction.
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