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Anneka French

Anneka French is a curator and writer currently based in Birmingham.

Reviews

Profusion [9 July 2010]
 

Profusion is curated by John Plowman and Sotiris Kyriacou for Beacon Art Project, an organisation that seeks to site contemporary art in rural spaces. This project is comprised of an exhibition and programme of events produced in collaboration with  Read on…

Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
19 June - 11 July 2010

Art Detection Services Ltd. [23 June 2010]
 

Curatorial development organisation Arc run by Laura Coult and Shamrez Marawat was established to facilitate and support the work of curators based in the West Midlands region through the presentation of monthly exhibitions and events. With  Read on…

Arc, The Vaults, Birmingham
24 May 2010

Karla Black [21 November 2009]
 

Robert Clark, on Karla Black's recent exhibition at Kettle’s Yard, commented, “Plastic sheeting might be cheap, throwaway... yet it can also be stretched across a room to form a curtain of beautiful evanescence.” Black's  Read on…

Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
30 September - 29 November 2009

Platitudes about Contemporary Art – Popular and Provocative, but True? [22 October 2009]
 

This, the first talk at Frieze 2009 aimed to provide discussion addressing, “three of the most common criticisms and truisms leveled at contemporary art: that it is elitist, confusing and irrelevant; that it is peddled by unskilled charlatans  Read on…

Frieze Art Fair, London
15 October 2009

Seizure [6 September 2009]
 

Artangel commission 'Seizure' was initially open in Elephant and Castle in South London between September and November 2008. Having missed it the first time around, I was delighted when I heard the announcement that it was to reopen in July 2009.  Read on…

151-189 Harper Road, London
23 July - 18 October 2009

Telling Tales [11 August 2009]
 

Following on from Stephen Jones' visually stunning 'Hats- An Anthology,' 'Telling Tales' at the V&A again creates a space for pure aesthetic indulgence. The exhibition is comprised of three clearly defined environments that showcase examples of  Read on…

V&A, London
14 July - 18 October 2009