Over the course of four years, artists, curators and writers were invited to select blogs from the a-n site. Their choices highlights the range and depth of practice discussed on a-n’s artists’ blogging platform at that time.
I’m sad to say it’s all over. I’ve had a definite ‘back to reality’ feeling this morning as I’ve waded through emails and tried to catch up with the things I’ve had to sideline to focus on the residency. The […]
As Birmingham’s pioneering media arts project VIVID relaunches next month, we talk to Director Yasmeen Baig-Clifford about keeping things moving.
Wondering what 2013 has in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a look ahead to provide a snapshot of things we think are worth noting in your diary.
I have realised over the past week, that this in not a project ‘about’ generosity, sincerity and gift. It is a project about working with people, and an investigation into the potential for a social practice. I conceived the project […]
The venerable London Art Fair is playing host to some interesting interventions in its Art Projects strand, enabling unrepresented artists to get a piece of the art fair action. We look at some of the methodologies being employed and test the temperature of the art market in 2013.
UK-based curatorial project Open File investigates the distribution and production of art via virtual and digital platforms with an ambitious event at the ICA, London.
From found photography to a research-based practice, Richard Taylor talks to 2012 University of Wales Cardiff Fine Art graduate Laura Reeves.
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
6 October 2012 – 13 January 2013
PechaKucha x Chol Theatre at The Media Centre, Huddersfield, 29/11/12 Slides 6-10 Remains: Hans Schabus – Remains of the Day (2011)Remains of the Day at Collective Gallery in Edinburgh consisted of rubbish accumulated by the artist and his family during […]
Talking in the pub after work last night with X, another artist, about Hans Abbing’s book “Why Are Artists Poor” (which I am currently reading) kickstarted some interesting discussions about art and money. I’ve just finished Chapter 2 which is […]
Previewing this weekend “a high profile open outside of London – organised by artists for artists”.
Launched in 2009, The Manchester Contemporary is an art fair that looks to encourage and develop a market for critically engaged contemporary art in North West England. We talk to Paulette Terry Brien of The International 3 who, alongside Laurence Lane, has been Curatorial Coordinator for the last three editions of the fair.
Less than a week now, and I’m in the midst of pre-going away tidying, organising, finishing off and preparing. The house is tidy for the first time in months and a small pile of things I need to pack is […]
Artists Working in Museums at the V&A, 12/10/12 (Part 1) I attended the first day of a 2-day conference at the V&A entitled Artists Working in Museums http://www.vam.ac.uk/whatson/event/1966/artists-work-in-the-museum-histories-interventions-and-subject-3204/ This conference will bring together artists, curators, historians and museum professionals to […]
I arrived back at uni after a weekend trip to London, where, among other things, I’d paid a visit to the Wellcome Collection. I’ve long been aware of the Wellcome Trust’s commissioning programme and their affiliation with the artworld, however, […]
At this year’s Frieze Art Fair in London, Grizedale Arts present an alternative site of consumption.
At first I thought it will be a chronological backtracking of events and projects throughout the last year..but it seems like one thing connects to nother in a different manner. So the next piece i will introcuse is not the […]
Although the residency doesn’t officially begin until Tuesday 18th, when we have a welcoming party for all 10 residents, today I met with 2 of the residents from the programme. Galen Olmsted is an installation artist who studied on the […]
Unlike many international art biennials, Liverpool Biennial has deep roots in its host city’s contemporary art scene. As the festival reaches an intriguing point in its 13-year history, with a new director and considerably reduced budget, we assess its importance to the city’s visual arts infrastructure.
Zeitgeist Arts Projects present their research on open submission competitions and explain why they insisted on transparency for their own newly-launched Zeitgeist Open.
