The Institute of Physics unveils Covariance – a spectacular installation by artist Lyndall Phelps, developed through collaborative discussions with particle physicist Dr Ben Still. We talk to the pair about how art and science tackle the big questions of the universe.
A site-specific art trail opens this weekend in one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries. We find out more from project curator Jane Millar.
While the measles outbreak has been getting all the headlines, Swansea’s Art Across The City has been brightening up the place with a series of works in the public realm. We sent Cardiff-based artist Kathryn Ashill back to her hometown for a guided tour.
With a month to go to the deadline of the Open submission programme, Artangel and the BBC offer up a series of five new audio broadcasts that respond to the Radio 4 morning schedule.
Artangel and BBC Radio 4 launch a £1 million initiative for new site-specific commissions across the UK, with a series of introductory events in January and February.
Postponed due to a very wet July, everything is now set for Forest Pitch, an art project involving four teams, two football matches and a forest in the Scottish borders.
Artist Susanna Heron talks through her experiences of being commissioned on public art projects, the pitfalls she encounters and how to get around them. Includes an overview on the rights, roles and responsibilities of commissioners and artists.
A look at current projects and commissions taking place in unconventional settings.
Shan Hur, Forgotten / Broken pillar
GILLIAN MCIVER AND NAZIR TANBOULI artist run enterprise, gallery and project space.
Ben Washington, We’re Being Kept Informed As The Situation Unfolds.
Peter Bonnell discusses Them and Us by Richard William Wheater
Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire is host to Nottingham Contemporary’s off-site programme until 7 September, a curatorial guest that has already visited Wollaton Hall for a time and is due to be incarcerated in a former police station later in this year.
Caroline Wright on her work Impossible Changeling.
Nests and cocoon-like forms intrigue me because they are often built directly into existing structures, such as trees or architectural features.
My practice combines studio-based and commissioned work with teaching at Chelsea College of Art & Design.
