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The editor of Interface is Rosemary Shirley who is an artist and AIR member.
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With What's on and Reviews unedited, our platform for critical writing, Interface is a focal point around the presentation of contemporary art. Reviewer index and Venue index offer an alternate view on our archive of reviews and signpost writers and venues. Using Interface »

Micheal O'Connell

Seaside time slips

Michael O'Connell was awarded the most recent Film and Video Umbrella bursary to review Seascape by Susan Collins at the De La Warr Pavilion. Collins' images are made over six hour periods and updated pixel by pixel "Borderline sublime, minimalist and distinctly pre-post-modern sentiments combined with impact... Read on »

Ernesto Salmeron.

Writing Venice

Whether you were there for the openings or are planning a trip later in the year, make sure you commit your thoughts to paper. Upload your Venice reviews to Interface.
Here are a selection from last year
Valhalla, reviewed by Daniel Pryde Jarman Read on »
Think with the senses feel with the mind, reviewed by Michael Cousin Read on »
Auras of War reviewed by Micheal O'Connell Read on »

Beth Bramich

We love Nottingham

We are currently expereincing a plethora of reviews of the Nottingham Trent degree show, that's what we like to see! Read them  here and for degree show blogs, listings and more reviews check out Degrees Unedited

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Critical Writing

In the first in a new series of articles about critical writing now, Tim Birch explores the idea of making and taking time to write  Read on »

Joe Mawson, 'Heck no. 5 ', diasec mounted digital print, 2008. Courtesy: The Artist .

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The Interface calendar: what's happening when in 2009

The Interface calendar is a work in progress. If you know of any events that should be added then email interface@a-n.co.uk   Read article »

Ben Shaffer, ‘This is A Myth’, drawings and sculpture, 2008. Courtesy: Silverman Gallery.

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 »

Mobius

Mobius

By Helen Dearnley

Entering Greestone Gallery for Mobius, you are immediately confronted by Charlotte Moore's unique fashion/fine art creation "Iron Maiden"; a silvery aluminium and forged iron prom style dress displayed on a mannequin, with the additional features Read on »

Charlotte Moore, 'Iron Maiden', forged iron, aluminium, household utensils, May 2009. Photo: Helen Dearnley.

Red Box Gallery

Red Box Gallery

<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> A solo exhibition consisting of 34 works using discarded packaging material and old roof slates weathered and shaped by exposure to the elements, assembled in a certain order, Read on »

Bob Barron, 'Polar 2', Slate on panel, 2008. Photo: Bob Barron.

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How innocent is that?

International artists meditate on the nature of innocence in this new publication from Revolver Books in Berlin, we have one copy to give away Read on »

Museological Unconscious

We have a copy of this new book about Russian contemporary art  to give away Read on »