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The Turbine Hall at Tate Modern was built to house turbines. The dimensions matched this requirement. As an exhibition space, the Turbine Hall steers artists towards the theatrical. A big space sets up the expectation of big impact. The Read on…
Tate Modern, London
12 October 2010 - 2 May 2011
It's rare to see an exhibition without knowing something about it beforehand. So the experience is mostly quite unlike that of noticing a door you’d previously overlooked, finding it’s unlocked, pushing on it, stepping through; Read on…
OUTPOST, Norwich
1 - 21 March 2011
‘We’re in the era of the grand narrative. Places have to explain themselves.’ Iain Sinclair Norwich, like anywhere, has its regeneration zone. For the last five years the former flour mill, Read on…
Toynbee Hall and other venues in East London, London
4 - 6 November 2009
(Continued from Part 1 of review) Sinclair’s description of regeneration drew attention to the lack of discussion elsewhere in the conference about the mechanics of the process. While rapid and major urban change was the context for Read on…
Toynbee Hall and other venues in East London, London
4 - 6 November 2009
Aurora - a festival of animation, artist’s films, installations and live performance - takes place mainly in the centre of Norwich, clustered around Cinema City and the Art School. To find Emily Richardson’s film installation Cobra Mist Read on…
Unit 5, Norwich
12 - 29 November 2008