During the last two weeks I lost (truly) three whole consecutive days as a crushing wave of ever worsening M.E.-symptoms washed over me and hardly let me come up for air. When it finally deposited me it wasn’t on a […]
The weather was humid and clear, I could listen and see far. I walked and spider web strands brushed by my cheek. Some more interventions in a great studio day. Moving forward from the recordings I created on my first […]
Openings. Relief after crying, after orgasm. Dislodge. After release. Unburden yourself, share empathise unload
The work settles. There is usually with me, a period of frantic activity on the edge of the new idea. I must get it done as quickly as possible, I must rush through that first stage to see if it […]
Buy Art Fair and The Manchester Contemporary will return to the Spinningfields area of the city in September and include a tours programme hosted by Manchester Art Galleries and the Contemporary Art Society.
Maurice Carlin reports from the opening weekend of the Curators’ Network event in Madrid which looked at interconnectivity between “decentralised” local networks around the globe, and how curators, artists and organisations across Europe are dealing with economic and political transition.
Didn’t apply to the Open Call – never enough time; another one has come up though – so must apply to that! Presented at the Pecha Kucha night at NN Contemporary Art last week – went well (I think), showed […]
So it began; de-installation of the graduate exhibition. Photographs of the artwork I created for the degree show can be found on my website here: www.sikanderpervez.co.uk/#/gallery-2013/4577347019 We had a successful degree show opening night and week. Many artists from the […]
Five projects have been selected for research and development phase of Jerwood Open Forest.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby
29 June – 31 August 2013
G39, Cardiff
3 July 1998 – 2 July 2011
Preparing for my second Re;view meeting with Caroline Hick tomorrow. Going to use the session to concentrate on talking about the family photography project and it’s potential for a collaborative research project, combining and sharing ordinary and expert forms of […]
Week 38: 3rd – 9th JuneI’m starting to view the PhD as a template for future projects (as well as a project in its own right), so I’ve decided to think more about the kinds of project management structures I […]
I was hampered greatly by the rain and wet weather today. Unfortunately that is one of the issues when working with digital equipment – if it’s raining you can’t record your material, especially if you are field recording or working […]
The title of Andrew Cranston’s exhibition Who Is This Who Is Coming? poses a double question, and sets the tone of uncertainty and dark playfulness that pervades his work. The exhibition consists of a series of tableaux which feature characters, […]
In the run-up to the Manchester International Festival, Bob Dickinson talks to Goa-based artist Nikhil Chopra about his durational festival performance Coal on Cotton that launches at Whitworth Art Gallery later this week.
The Gallery of Lost Art, the one year project that has showcased lost, stolen and destroyed artworks to over 100,000 visitors, will close this Thursday.
Three of London’s leading contemporary art spaces have announced a new partnership exploring collaborative models within the visual arts.
The Art Fund annual report reveals that its membership is at a record high – and that in 2012 it paid out over £6m to museums and galleries in the UK.
The Venice Biennale, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
