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This month, Alessandro Vincentelli selects texts by Tom Hackett, Kenn Taylor, Maru Rojas Cuahonte, David Minton, Iris Priest and Charlotte A Morgan; Rebecca Heald, Director of Bloomberg New Contemporaries spotlights Clare Maynard's 'Random places'; Emily Speed, Jack Hutchinson and Gillian Nicol report from the inaugural OpenAIR members' forum at Firstsite, Colchester and from Arts Council England's annual conference 'Artists shaping the world';Pippa Koszerek and Eleonora Schinella consider relationships between artists, activism and social justice following the 2011 Triangle Network conference in London.
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a-n.co.uk February 2012
As the UK's financial situation continues to put pressure on our living and working patterns, the role and value of the artist in society comes increasingly into focus. Two national conferences are featured in this issue, Arts Council England's… Subscribers read on…
Editorial, a-n.co.uk February 2012
From subsidised studio and accommodation to one-on-one mentoring sessions, here we spotlight a selection of residencies that provide support to artists across the UK and beyond. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
Townley and Bradby have an ongoing collaborative practice. They also have two children. Here they discuss how they used an investigative project to allow their art practice and their parental commitments to inform one another, rather than remaining distinct entities. However, this feature does not look at the existing collaboration between the duo, it looks at the working relationship they initiated with a psychologist who specialises in families. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
February saw the inaugural OpenAIR: Effecting Change members forum take place at Firstsite, Colchester as well as State of the Arts, Arts Council England's (ACE) annual conference, which had Artists' Shaping the World' as its theme. Emily Speed, Jack Hutchinson and Gillian Nicol give their views of these events. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
In an extension of our monthly online feature, Artists talking Editor Andrew Bryant invites art world figures to spotlight a current Projects unedited blog. This month, Rebecca Heald chooses Clare Maynard's 'Random places'. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
Torsten Lauschmann, byt, projection, oak boards, various objects, dimensions variable, 3" (loop), 2011. Photo: Ruth Clark. Courtesy: Mary Mary, Glasgow; Dundee Contemporary Arts. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
The social media revolution has had a significant impact on the ways artists work. Here we focus on a selection of projects that artists have developed through online collaboration, sourced via our Twitter and Facebook followings. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
Access to professional development is vital to artists' careers, so here's something we think will help. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
Melinda Gibson, Photomontage XVI, (taken from pages 133,169,196), mixed media, 74.5x91mm, 2009-11. Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012
Critical commentary and contextualisation of contemporary art exhibitions across the UK and beyond. Guest selected each month from the wealth of user-generated reviews uploaded to Interface. This month's guest selector is Alessandro Vincentelli. You can read all the reviews in full at www.a-n.co.uk/interface Subscribers read on…
Feature, a-n.co.uk February 2012