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July 2001
What was the impact of Year of the Artist? Susannah Silver assesses its' legacy. Laurence Ward on community projects feeding into practice and Taslim Martin on enjoying a multi-disciplinary approach. Funding routes for emerging artists uncovered and residencies in Finland, USA and Australia examined. EMACA profile plus Plenge Jakobsen visits Denmark.
Commentaries
Window on the world
I am an artist and designer at the start of a career specialising in contemporary architectural glass. I aim to create pieces in response to a given environment which allow people a variety of views on their surroundings and hopefully provoke… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Visionary landscapes
Wax sculpture has traditionally been associated with the creation of doubles or stand-ins for the human body, whether for ritual or medical purposes. My work references these traditions, using wax bodies to explore fantasies of growth, decay and… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Red riding hood
I am working as artist team-leader on Artlink's FUSION project that has been taking place in hospitals throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians. In my time on this programme, I have explored new ways of working through creative collaborations with… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Pleasures of uncertainty
"My deepest desire regarding contemporary music is to hear it all, not successively, but all at once at the same time. Everything together! But perhaps that's a perverse wish", John Cage. My wish is to make something contrary to what is expected in… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Excavations
This exhibition houses a total of eighteen small canvases containing a host of discarded objects. 'Excavations' is an exploration of the spirituality of signs and symbols. Each piece is enhanced with painting, stitching and text in an attempt to… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Chimney-like
In July 2000 I completed a three-month ceramic residency at Cleveland Craft Centre, funded by Northern Arts. I decided to spend the first month of the residency away from the studio, driving around the North York Moors and up and down the coast,… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Brighton cones
I was commissioned to design a light sculpture for West Street in central Brighton as part of the 'Per Cent for Art' project. The project aims to improve the environment of the city's urban spaces and is being run by Brighton and Hove City Council.… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
AdDressing baby
AdDressing Baby was a Year of the Artist residency at the Royal Pump Rooms Art Gallery and Museum in Leamington Spa, involving young parents and myself. The project brief was for the group to produce a series of conceptual baby clothes, which would… Subscribers read on…
Commentary, a-n Magazine July 2001
Reviews
Richard Deacon – Sculpture
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee 28 April – 24 June Read on…
Review, a-n Magazine July 2001
Lateral Design in the City
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea 1 April – 1 July Read on…
Review, a-n Magazine July 2001
David Sherry: Comfortably Being Alive
Tramway, Glasgow 4 May – 10 June Read on…
Review, a-n Magazine July 2001