A site-specific art trail opens this weekend in one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries. We find out more from project curator Jane Millar.
The first major debate in the House of Commons on the arts and creative industries in over five years takes place tomorrow, following an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to ‘take forward a strategy’ for the sector.
A BROOKS ART, London
6 June – 20 July 2013
Testing, testing.. Yesterday was productive but as ever, there were as many questions as answers. We did get to test how the arrows responded to camera tracking and although it’s a bit buggy and jittery it’s getting there. Here’s some […]
Even though all residenct artists had a busy week making and finalising work for the final opening we still managed to squeeze a sequential crit in. Talking about where the work is at and how we faced the challenge of […]
barren day 16 White plastic eraser Rauschenberg acquired a Willem de Kooning drawing and erased it see whether a drawing could be produced from entirely erasing and removing marks rather than adding them. The act of labour and production was […]
With only a month and a half until the exhibition opens, things are pushing on. I am being extremely careful to prioritise my efforts so I don’t get caught up on one thing for too long. It seems to be […]
Precipitates and Substrates Precipitate: Noun A substance precipitated from a solution. Substrate: Noun A substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular. To be usable, all pigments need to be carried in some sort […]
Now is a point when I’ve had to step back from making and get on with getting an exhibition in a local business hung. This, I now realise, involves doing everything yourself. And sorting out a contract and insurance for […]
Artsmart, a three-week festival of events, activities and workshops aimed at helping students get to grips with the creative industries, launches in London.
The 55th Venice Biennale sees ten national pavilions making an appearance for the first time, including the Golden Lion-winning Angola pavilion, the Maldives’ critique of environmental orthodoxies and The Holy See’s headline grabbing debut. Together, they tell of disappearance, natural disaster and genocide.
Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry and Thomas Heatherwick all receive honours in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Programmed in relation to the current Ellen Gallagher exhibition at Tate Modern, the Afrofuturism’s Others seminar provided an enticing introduction to this cultural aesthetic. Artist and curator Sonya Dyer reports.
