Stephen Romano (extreme left) with Joe Coleman and friends at the opening reception of ‘Opus Hypnagogia’ So what makes art dealers select the pieces that they do? Commercial instinct? A certain aesthetic? In many spheres, art is simply, all about […]
I have written this over the last couple of days as i have been so busy and unble to post so the first part is from the other day and the last is from today. 20th September Frustration and […]
Today has been spent slowly catching up on things that have been on (several) to do lists. The summer has been a fantastic mix of trips both abroad and around Sweden, having visitors, meeting old friends, and making new acquaintances. […]
Pre-existing ideas of the kind of work I should or could be making Ideas of the kind of artist I want to be, should be, or can be An overwhelming sense of moral responsibility to make things that are somehow […]
Writing is most alive when directly engaged in the experience—as a cartography of an encounter or inner space. Recently I stumbled across an interview with photographer Uta Barth where she was asked why narrative annoyed her. Barth’s response captures […]
As I continue my travels with my broken camera I have been looking for more images that contain text – billboards, advertisements and included here, weather-worn canvases covering some old fishing boats that have faded words and numbers. I like […]
Reflections… Where I am What I’m doing. Attitude……matter of fact…..(as I see the FT)….calm, authoritive and not afraid to look different. I’ve been thinking- why can’t art be useful? I’m so often drawn to projects where the result is […]
Just a quick update, as I have spent some time today complaining to the Citizen’s Advice at the lack of help, poor advice (which I regretfully had to do, as normally CAB are very good) outright negligence, and Human Rights […]
For the past several months I have been thinking a lot about art in a Brexit, Trump, Syria world, as art appears to be coasting along in a rather vegetative state nonetheless. This isn’t necessarily a call for a […]
We had a small but very interested and intense audience for the World Premiere of “Sound Scape” last Sunday as we were competing with the Mayor’s Parade and a really beautiful sunny and warm day. One again it sounded completely […]
The vibrant Plymouth Art Weekender takes place this weekend with over 90 events and exhibitions that showcase the city’s visual arts community.
The main aim of the an:travel bursary was to enable me to edit to completion a video I recorded last November in 2015 at the location of Rabat’s Souk. The original proposal was for the ‘Marrakech Biennale 6’ which took […]
Today I wrote a bit over at e-flux about the role of estrangement to the artist: In the latest issue of Oncurating 31: Spheres of Estrangement: Art, Politics, Curating the editors examine the idea of estrangement as an instrument for curating as well […]
From being too hot or too cold, too cramped, too busy or too lonely, to being so impressive and expansive it becomes an mechanism in own right with assistants and dedicated production zones, the artist studio is a varied entity. […]
Six artists from the UK, America and Europe receive awards at the 4th International Print Biennale in Newcastle and across the North East.
The director of Artists Space, New York is set to replace outgoing director Gregor Muir in November.
I had heard many times that Chefchaouen was a must and see destination, so it was high on my hit list. As mentioned in my previous blog post film student Wassim Ahajjam is from Chefchaouen and kindly found me a […]
I was staying in an apartment in the centre of Rabat that belongs to a Spanish architect and his friend Hanae Elyakoubi Hmimid is currently studying at the ISMAC: institut superieur des métiers de l’audovisuel et du cinéma. She asked […]
In the last couple of weeks I’ve been back in West London working on the textiles project, and the group have produced some wonderful work. On the last day everyone brought cakes and sweets to share from all over the world (well […]
