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Holiday reading

Interface writers review some of the most interesting recently published art books.

Aftershock: The Ethics of Contemporary Transgressive Art, reviewed by Alexandria Clark. After the shock. How do we approach artworks nowadays after that “shock” period has faded? Read on »

Mechanical Operations
an artists' book by Helen Stratford and Lawrence Bradby, reviewed by Wendy Searl. A commentary on today’s society, this bookwork is at times laugh-out-loud funny and at others challenging when you look at the detail Read on »

Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary art since the 1960's, reviewed by Tamnay Baker. I feel there is a little too much emphasis on drug related hallucinogenic experience over other forms of "mind-manifesting"  states such as shamanic practice, religious ritual, dreams etc... Read on »

BLINKing public art

This month Northampton's market square was the prime venue for new commissions of contemporary public art in the city's BLINK festival.
What does it mean to 'respond' to a location? And what do the locals think?
Victoria Smith records locals' responses Read on »
and James Steventon gets into Simon Hasan's leather vending machine Read on »

Critical mass: Interface and teaching

Working with Jane Watt over on a-n's Advisors and tutors site, Interface Editor Rosemary Shirley has put together a guide for using Interface with degree students. It outlines how critical writing skills can feed into practice and has some inspirational ideas for session planning go to guide

The guide draws on a review writing workshop Rosemary ran at Goldsmiths last term. Find out more here Read on »

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Interface commission articles archive

Alex Hetherington on the San Francisco art scene, Feb 2009 Read on »

Lucinda Holmes on moving herself and her practice to China, Jan 2009 Read on »

Alexandria Clark on Open Dialogues at New Life, Berlin, July 2008 Read on »

Cathy Lomax’s Whitstable biennale blog, June 2008 Read on »

Kristina Johansen’s GI Festival diary, Glasgow, April 2008
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Davy Smith ‘Broadcasting loud and clear’, AV Festival, North East, March 2008 Read on »

Micheal O’Connell ‘Imperfect things’, Transmedial, Berlin, February 2008 Read on »

Theo Wood, on Emergency3, Portsmouth, Dec 2007 Read on »

Lucinda Holmes on Susan Collis, Nov 2007 Read on »

Chris Brown on What is Critical Writing?, Sept 2007 Read on »

Out Yer Tree Walk and Talk Event

By Ryan Hughes

Work in alternative spaces is always interesting to view as is hearing practitioners discussing their work. It was with these opinions that I approached the out yer tree walk and talk event at Coombe Abbey country park on a somewhat questionable Read on »

University Centre Milton Keynes

Thread(s) - four artists exploring and responding to time, texture and space by using large scale sculpture and installation work over two superb gallery spaces at the University Centre in Milton Keynes. Read on »

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