“What’s the difference between an arts graduate and a pizza? A pizza can feed a family of four.” Today, I have been looking into what I will do following my degree. I’d be quite interested to go into art writing/journalism. […]
The curse of the blinking cursor I have been staring at a blinking cursor for days. When things are going well it can’t keep up with my high-speed-two-fingered typing, but when things aren’t going so well, it lurks at the […]
The Golden Ticket This morning I have been re-thinking how to plan the tours of the gallery and feel that I need to simplify the instructions. Originally I wanted to have ticketed spaces on the tour and communicate that you […]
A highlight of today was the 20-minute metro ride we took from Yang Jia Ping in to the city centre, Lin Jiang Men, a rollercoaster of a journey that swept us through the city above and below the streets of […]
Today was quite a quiet Sunday, mainly spent catching up with emails, considering everything that has happened over the last week and preparing for the work we are both planning for the next day. As I am organising studio days […]
Finally my hunt for contemporary art in Firenze has met with success. Charles Avery’s Onomatopoeia Part 1 has opened at the EX3 gallery. I’ve been to the space a few times before while I’ve been living in Firenze but preceding […]
Alexis Investigates: Dance and Visual Arts. Article One: A Visit to Siobhan Davies Dance Company. 11 October 2010: I visited Siobhan and dancers: Annie Lok, Charlie Morrisey, Lindsey Butcher and Andrea Buckley at the beginning of week seven in their […]
Alexis investigates: Dance and visual arts. Article Two. Coffee with Stephanie Rosenthal, curator of MOVE: Choreographing You, Hayward Gallery. 29 October 2010. If the ‘man in the street’ had the sensory perception of a dancer how much time would be […]
Observational Photography.After exploring Chongqing separately for most of the day we met at Chongqing’s oldest tea house (it’s only about 60 years old, which shows how quickly the city moves on). It is essentially where people meet for tea, and […]
Not posting for so long would suggest I have been busy but infact I have been procrastinating and flitting from job to job without completing anything satisfactorily. I am however, having ideas re the final show and have managed to […]
There’s a fine line between art making for its conceptual purpose and for its commercial value. Janet Hollins’ MA seems to offer opportunities to pursue both, but how does her blog tell the story? Richard Taylor investigates.
Sue Platt, 'Before the Ninth', Found Objects.
Claire Palastanga, Black Stoneware Clay, 2010. Black Stoneware Clay with silver leaf interior
Bonnington gallery, Nottingham Trent university., Nottingham
29 October – 24 November 2010
The Bluecoat, Liverpool
18 September – 28 November 2010