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a-n Magazine
May 2001
Michael Zimmer's private performances and non-sculpturural objects. Berlin artists collaborate with businesses, advice for lens-based artists, and what's on in South Africa's 'little New York'. Funeral rites at Turnpike Gallery and the Roundhouse, while a challenging contemporary art market flourishes outside London.
Artists stories
Beverley Hood
My work explores representations of physicality and the relationship between physical and virtual space. Subscribers read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine May 2001 as ‘In conversation’
Michaela Zimmer
My performances are not shown in public. I build objects that are not sculptures and I use photography for documentation without a second thought. Subscribers read on…
Artists story, a-n Magazine May 2001 as ‘Physical brevity’
Features
Back to business
The second article on artists living and working in different cities across the world focuses on an enterprising development in Germany. With a base in Berlin, Kathrin Böhm and Stefan Saffer are developing projects that look at new collaborations between art and business. Working with leading companies such as Vodafone and Siemens, they are exploring the potential for building practical relationships based on common concerns. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
EMARE: Budapest
My third day spent scouring the electrical shops of Budapest for a fan had proved fruitless. I'd been having trouble sleeping – the heat and humidity even at night was intense. I'd paced the streets, taken long cold baths, even tried Hungarian… Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Juncture
Cape Town is enjoying a resurgence of activity in contemporary visual culture. In artworld terms, Johannesburg was always South Africa's little New York, but many institutions now face closure and/or radical restructuring. Cape Town's reputation as… Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Nomad
As a textile artist working with felt, I have had invitations to give workshops in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway and France, and my research of ethnographic felt has found me in extraordinary nomadic places, such as the Caucus… Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Not so flat in Holland
Wendy Murray gives the lowdown on support structures and organisations for artists in the Netherlands. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Now you see it...
Advice for photographic and digital image-makers on promoting your work in an expanding environment. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Raked gravel and bamboo groves
At the end of 99 I was awarded the Friends of the Royal Scottish Academy Artist's Bursary that enabled me to undertake a month-long research visit to Japan. Japanese art has always fascinated me, and it has influenced my painting since I was a… Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Suitable space
With a breadth of approaches to finding the perfect workspace, Brigid Howarth talks to artists about their different needs and experiences and explores a variety of studio set-ups. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
Trading places
The rise of independent artist-run spaces across the UK, and a seemingly impenetrable gallery circuit in London, appear poles apart. Gordon Dalton in Edinburgh and Tim Birch in Manchester visit two young, 'commercially-minded' spaces that have picked up on this, and are encouraging an art market in exciting and challenging contemporary work outside London. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n Magazine May 2001
News
Artists endorsed
Good news for arts practitioners in England. On 19 March, the DCMC (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) launched its consultation document Culture and Creativity: the next ten years, outlining a raft of significant proposals affecting… Subscribers read on…
News, a-n Magazine May 2001
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