Eastbourne-based writer Judith Alder reflects on the work of South Korean artist Kim Yong-Ik, in the sixth of eight pieces informed by seeing the artist’s exhibition, ‘I Believe My Works Are Still Valid’, at Spike Island, Bristol As young artists, we rush through […]
I am a third year fine art student that works in photography and film. I am interested in the concept in movement and challenging the way in which it is perceived.
a-n blogger Fiona Masterton is this month’s featured member on the a-n Instagram. The London-based artist talks to Richard Taylor about responding to place, and how this stretches her gaze both compositionally and geographically.
Bigger isn’t necessarily better. I’ve frequently gone off on one at students who think that development of a piece of work means doing it bigger. The same, just bigger. Why? What does this achieve? What does bigger say that smaller […]
Finland is well known for its vast stretches of forest and farmland broken up by some 187,888 lakes, the navigation of water through the land has over the year’s determined suitable areas for settlement and coincided with the development of […]
All is not as it first appears to be as Xu Zhen converts the shop at Sadie Coles Gallery into a functional Chinese supermarket.
Scotland’s arts funding body has told regularly funded organisations that they will not get a decision on their April 2018-21 funding until the end of January 2018.
Painting on Lace – The great power of lace inspired Fred Fabre’s exploration of the sensuality of iconic fashion accessories.
Torn From friends and family From children and land From work and school From hopes and dreams From body, soul and mind “we just get on with it” TORN is a powerful exhibition exploring women’s experience of war, conflict and […]
I teach workshops & also sell my stuff online but would love to sell to shops, my problem is I am extremely shy & have tried to talk to retailers face to face but get so tongue tied, forget what […]
Briefing featuring national and international news, including: Artist organising alternative Havana Biennial released on bail; new judges announced for Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize.
If you remember, I’ve been working with Jutta Vollmer at Kölner Graphikwerkstatt. I have come with a second idea in mind. We will draw on both sides of a piece of paper and manipulate, fold or cut the paper to create a […]
Flotsam is the term used for objects that float away from a boat, jetsam is thrown over board. Flotsam and jetsam get washed up, eventually. Colourful pathways of detritus, signs of human activity out at sea, plastic mostly. Nylon rope, […]
The fifth 800-word piece informed by seeing Kim Yong-Ik’s ‘I Believe My Works Are Still Valid’ exhibition at Spike Island, Bristol is by the Preston-based writer Martin Hamblen. A box hanging from the ceiling, above head height. An invigilator interrupts us, […]
So pleased to be part of the Woods to Where Else project. The first meet up was on Saturday and it was really exciting to meet the other artists involved. The day consisted of an introduction to the project and […]
The London-based, Jerusalem-born artist has been announced as the winner of the tenth Film London Jarman Award for artists working in film.
Sometimes you don’t know where chance meetings will take you. Back in 2007, when I was just starting to emerge into the outside world after years of agoraphobia, I went to the first events at the new Aspex Gallery, after […]
I am still processing all of my olfactory activity from the end September until now. It’s been a period of extreme intensity, which has seen me deliver a residency, a solo show, two group shows and 5 workshops around the UK […]
