Collected texts and interviews on a-n that address notions of artist as leader/leading through their practice. Includes audio interviews conducted by Joshua Sofaer whilst a Clore Leadership Programme Artist Fellow.
August…a holiday from making art – rest and recharge my batteries rather than schlep round exhibitions – work on the house to improve my environment – reflect not make – focus on the why of making with Nicola Saunderson – […]
When post and pizza deliveries, family friends or council reps, come and visit Lancaster West for the first time, they have to navigate the complex lay out of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s largest estate. Are you going […]
This week’s selection includes a modern take on Romanticism in Manchester, large-scale immersive photography in London and an exploration of our relationship to technology in Oxford.
flashing text to a beat the world as will Marx: revolution gets repeated, loop violence of the state: creates and dictates its own script logic of the media: circular what does it mean to be a third generation person? ww1 […]
With a media storm of interest, Banksy’s Dismaland opened in Weston-super-Mare on Friday. After paying a visit to the self-styled ‘bemusement park’, Laura Harris suggests we look past the witty one-liners to explore this aesthetically overwhelming, politically astute art experience.
(Post by Kay) Today the weather was back to beautiful after several grey days of fog this past week. It was gloriously sunny and ferociously windy. We started the day off going to visit potential accommodation for next year, which […]
Well ……… Music helps… Good music playing gently in the background while i am researching ‘the web’ has been helpful, watching the news on television has not been helpful, as i find the political state of things worldwide, worrying at […]
I really surprised myself yesterday by feeling drawn to drawing. From life. Or actually objects. True, I currently have a student I am tutoring who wants to learn “how to draw properly”. So I have been thinking through some drawing […]
I talked about the exhibition on the the downs, linked to his work, at the Arnolfini, this was on the 8th of August, so here is the update… i have given an example of his work, and also there i have […]
The lotus dress is complete at last. Hooray. I found it much harder to make than the map clothes I made a few years ago. Not sure why. More complex design? Fear of spoiling pristine white paper, whereas old maps […]
Mark Fisher (talk) capitalism seen as the armchair at the end of history we interact with objects in a virtual way, reduce them to an ornamental status we are no longer subjects as spectators but part of a bigger spectacle […]
(post by Joseph) It was a bright day and we took ourselves to the Sheep Dog Trials at Skeld. Our friend Rob from Yell who entering his dog, had given us directions, “drive to Skeld and look for a bunch […]
I could have put more tags in there…. I was trying to list all of the things that have happened in the last 10 days or so, but I think we’re only allowed 10 or something. I’d have more than […]
Well what could a day bring you….. So much information on so many levels, there is an overwhelming demand to try and deal with everything ……. Sometimes you have to know when to call a halt to outside pressures, and […]
(Joseph) After a slow start to the day, we spent a very productive early afternoon at Mareel (Shetland’s premier arts venue) meeting with Bryan Peterson from Shetland Arts, who was an excellent host, showing us around the impressive facilities. We […]
Listen to some good music, have a relaxing bath, and try and sort your mind out after all the bulls**t. Some days are sent to test you, and i have just had one…. Anyhoo the best result of this trying […]
I’ve got an ad in The Cut booklet for an art class I will be holding there. Everybody welcome. The New Cut is a centre of the arts in Halesworth, Suffolk.
Studio window view. In the last couple of days I have started to think about how I can work with what I have collected from the walks I have done. The pedometer steps provide plotting points and I am interested […]
