The Institute of Physics unveils Covariance – a spectacular installation by artist Lyndall Phelps, developed through collaborative discussions with particle physicist Dr Ben Still. We talk to the pair about how art and science tackle the big questions of the universe.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
23 July – 22 September 2013
Tate Modern, London
1 May – 1 September 2013
1. In search of the sound object (Part 1 of 2) In this first chapter we see Chion providing us with a variety of concepts that firstly outline some of the characteristics of sounds before leading us towards an understanding […]
1. In search of the sound object (Part 2 of 2) Intention Reduced listening is not a natural way of listening, you make the choice to do it or not. You have to have the intention of listening in a […]
Kedleston Park was an easy three mile walk from the Nottingham Road factory where Derby Porcelain was based. When George Robertson arrived circa 1797 he sat down on this riverbank and sketched the Robert Adam designed bridge. He would have […]
Doig is GOD Flew to Edinburgh to see the Doig exhibition. Absolutely awe-inspiring. He manages to combine elements of abstract,figurative,impressionistic,sublime and even conceptual art in each of the enormous canvases on display. Also the backup work of drawings,etchings, & photographs […]
We’ve now set up a ‘secret’ facebook group for the artists involved in the exhibition. This makes it easier to have open discussions within the group and also enable everyone to see each other’s work. The two US gallery owners/ […]
When I said a couple of posts back that nothing was happening, it was a little white lie… (“a snowball of little white lies will crush your house” Guy Garvey, of course) The more attentive blog readers will have noticed […]
Dress(es) Presumably there’s nothing wrong buying a dress. After all, it could be for any occasions and mine was perfectly understandable: I’m a performer; I love Burlesque; I have a (current) fixation on dresses. So What’s the problem? Or – […]
This being the school summer holidays, I have been somewhat absent from these pages for a while (did you miss me?) and have just snatched a small second of time to write this inbetween well, I won’t bore you with […]
For her solo show at the Grundy Art Gallery, New York-based artist Zoe Beloff has created a Freudian dreamland that draws on the famous psychoanalyst’s visits to Coney Island and Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The result, reports Bob Dickinson, is a thrill ride into a fictional past.
The Design and Artists Copyright Society warns that artists could face a loss of income following changes to licensing mandates, and is urging artists to compete an online survey as part of its work to secure payments.
IMMA, Dublin
22 June – 25 August 2013
For my Re:view Bursary I’ll be having some mentoring with… Annie Fletcher, Curator at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, http://curatorsintl.org/collaborators/annie_fletcher I first met Annie in Penzance in 2007 when I took part in a Paraeducation seminar, find out more here – […]
During the mentoring process I’ll be talking with Heather, Annie and Bridget about different aspects of my practice, what I want from it and how I can take it further. I will detail some of my thinking and the discussions […]
We are extremely pleased to announce the shortlist for our inaugural Public Art Open Submission. We received a large number of local, national and international applications from artists based in the UK, South Africa, Denmark, USA, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, […]
Ahhh, such a lovely holiday I’m enjoying, if that’s what you call spending nearly a hundred quid on new school uniform, and looking wistfully at travel to Denmark, wishing I could go somewhere, even just a weekend away somewhere, but […]
I owe a lot to Julia Cameron for the workbook ‘Artist’s Way’. I am on my third round and I get something new from the experience every-time. If you ve not used it, two main tools to help your creativity […]
This most recent piece of work returns to ideas originating in the Snapshot Series, and before that in the Suspending Closure Series, both in terms of technique and the diversions occurring in the significations made in these photographic images. The […]
This year I was awarded an a-n Re:view Bursary for mentoring. This blog will reflect some of the developments, thoughts and discussions that take place during that process.
