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Susana Lopez Fernandez

Susana Lopez Fernandez

State of higher education
The quality of art education offered in UK universities has been regularly under the spotlight in recent times. In this month’s Debate, an MA graduate gives an account of the critical situation, and proposes an alternative system to offer education for artists.
Re: Art is not hardware
I think the issue with this government high street initiative is that it’s not part of a programme which attempts to actively deal with the underlying problems that have caused the recession in the first place.
They shoot horses don’t they?
The problem with ethical regulation in art or in any walk of life is that it is open to abuse and interpretation.
Safe art
Is it only me who thinks there is something wrong with art education these days?

Jacques Nimki: I want nature
66 Corporation Street (opposite McDonalds), Corby
18 September – 17 October

Rachel Lancaster
Workplace Gallery, Gateshead
5 September – 3 October

Generosity is the new political
Wysing Arts Centre, Bourn, Cambridge
5 September – 1 November

Aoife Cassidy and Anita Delaney: Of Men and Mountains
Pallas Contemporary Projects, Dublin
12 September – 10 October

Big picture – 2009 November
It’s Hard To Make a Stand by Steve Bishop

Performance with home sweet home
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Archive
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Venue:
BAC -
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October 15, 2009 -
To:
October 17, 2009 -
Location:
London

The Familiar
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Archive
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Venue:
Georges House Gallery -
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November 27, 2009 -
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December 09, 2009 -
Location:
South East England
Untitled blog post from "Cosy. Palace Place, Brighton. BN1 1EF 11.45pm sharp. Saturday 24th October 2009"
Re-photographing from the computer screen a small detail of a badly scanned version of WG Sebald’s photocopied image of a photograph of herring fishermen in Lowestoft. I had to dash out for a meeting. It was raining heavily, the first […]
Untitled blog post from "Memory of Light/Atgof o Oleuni"
Portrait of the bicycle….
Untitled blog post from "the first six months…"
i sometimes wonder if a blog is a diary. if it is, it’s a place to record inner thoughts, feelings, moods. if it is i can write about not knowing why an ex partner has requested i be told about […]
Untitled blog post from "Making Art With Other People."
110 v Hammer Action The installation of the panels went very well. The pupils were very excited and the commonest remark during the whole day was ‘there’s mine’. Even the head teacher said it 3 times. Its a very nice […]
Untitled blog post from "Celestial Talking"
Artist Profiles Nikos Alexiou Nikos Alexiou, is a Greek artists and collector most known for his installation The End exhibited at Venice Biennale, Greek Pavilion in 2007. His most obvious signature is the use of fragile, lightweight materials (bamboo shoots […]
Untitled blog post from "Celestial Talking"
Celestial Contrakt Artist Profiles: Christina Mitrentse investigates the esoteric qualities of myth, interpretation and cultural construction through processes of painting, handcrafted sculpture, installation and conceptual appropriation. Her practice oscillates between that of curator, collector and storyteller in an endeavour to […]
Untitled blog post from "Exploring new contexts"
Yahoo! At last have been paid for the Artsfest Installation, got taxed , which they are going to repay, so not completely smooth, but going in the right direction. Can’t believe I finally have this funding set in place, and […]
Untitled blog post from "Stardust Memories"
I have just been staying in a flat in Chelsea. There was very little evidence of the previous owners. 1. Dust in hoover bag 2. Tea stain on duvet 3. Smear on carpet 4. Sticker on a knife holder 5. […]
Untitled blog post from "Post Grad, Pre Artist?"
Wandering around Manchester getting a feel for site and archive was far more interesting than I had thought. Not that I didn’t think it would be interesting but it was altogether different from my imaganings. We looked at site, place, […]
Untitled blog post from "The Pearl Fisher"
Listening to radio four slip in and out of focus on my elderly radio has reminded me of the sound effects on my copy of Murnau’s Nosferatu. The Vampire is framed in the window of his dilapidated house using his […]