After a request for a bulk order of Lego was turned down by the company, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been Instagramming about his response.
The Istanbul Biennial has had a troubled few years. In 2013 it was embroiled in controversy over its reaction to political demonstrations in the city’s Taksim Square, while the current 14th edition arrived at a time of growing political tension in the country. As it draws to a close this week and Turkey prepares to go to the polls in a snap election, Dany Louise argues that this international biennial has failed to respond to the urgent and compelling context it finds itself in.
With James’ suggestions in mind I decided to begin to look at other cultures; particularly reliquaries, power figures and memory crocks. My first port of call would be to watch the series, ‘Art of Myths’ directed by Philippe Truffault and Ludovic Segarra, […]
The past ten days have passed in a blur! Adjusting to my new routine of 120 mile a day commute, getting to know my new environment at CSAD and trying to find my feet with my practise has meant that […]
This week’s selection includes a site-specific video installation in London reflecting on history, landscape and catastrophic events, a major show of iconic works by American artist Cy Twombly in Bexhill, and an exhibition of artistic tributes at an artist-led space in Yorkshire.
The above Image was taken while performing in Worcester city centre which actually helped me evaluate the pros and cons of the performance, It has also allowed me to narrow down my thoughts when it comes to further performances: – […]
After a 6 year wait I’m finally going to be having my own studio space to work in! I feel like I am ready to explore & push the boundaries of my practice in a way that a lack of confidence used to hold me back. Age & experience really can provide the fuel you need to evolve…
At Bigton……..remember the sunshine as the nights are drawing in, dark at 5pm now.
I returned to my latest pieces, 15, 16, 17 and 18, rubbed off the masking fluid and assessed what this had done. I was right. The old fluid had bonded with the paper in places, and had not formed a […]
Published by Live Art Development Agency & Oberon Books Ltd. London. UK.
Edited by Aaron Wright and Lois Keidan.
I’ve just put in a request for unpaid leave in work and for some reason, it has made me feel incredibly apprehensive. Like most artists, I’ve been struggling with the age old ‘time and money’ dilemma and not quite knowing […]
Oblique Arts is a small not for profit visual arts organisation working out of Cambridge, UK. We are currently setting up a studio centre in Southern Spain and I need to find out the legal requirements (if any) in doing […]
A week residence at the Urban Engine Room
I have just got my images printed as c-types I was meant to choose 10 but I have chosen 12 I will evaluate them later and decide which ones I will choose to show tomorrow.
The Herring is King ! I have been lucky enough to be given another set of the most amazing photographs today, they are a valuable historical record as well as being very good images, packed full of information. It is […]
What new updates are there? I have spoken to one of my technicians just Friday afternoon if there were any new updates about the £90 role of Acetate they will order. The technician said to me that he should be […]
Being a multi-form artist is a challenge. It’s also the MOST satisfying development in my creative career. Before branching out as a research based artist, working on themes of exile in my on-going post memory project, I was an abstract […]
A bright, sunny start this morning after a couple of days of wind and rain, staying in Hoswick today to meet BBC Radio Shetland this morning to do an interview with myself and Clair Aldington, the project manager, talking about […]
My survey film has a still shot where a man-made structure is fixed in focus against a speed-blurred, haunted background. Inspired by Rachel Lowe’s ‘A letter to an unknown person n.05’, I cut 30 seconds of footage either side of […]
Solo exhibition 19 October – 14 November 2015
Last Thursday I took a short break to London to see the singer-songwriter, Grant Lee Phillips, at the Islington Assembly Hall. In the early to mid-nineties he was the front-man and songwriter for the grunge/country three-piece outfit Grant Lee Buffalo […]
This week’s selection, chosen from listings posted by a-n members on the site’s Events section, includes a debate, a symposium, and exhibitions in Cambridge, Darlington, London, Manchester and Newcastle.
Arts Council England has awarded six Creative People and Places projects over £5 million between them to build on the successes of their community-embedded arts programmes.
