Paul Hobson’s appointment as Director of the Contemporary Art Society marks activation of a new vision designed to build on CAS’s considerable track-record and forecasts a new role in the national visual arts environment in the run-up to the organisation’s centenary in 2010.
Many artists aspire to permanent studio space, whether self-initiated or rented through a specialist organisation. Here, we explore some current options for artists and makers with the focus not only on developments in London but also elsewhere in England, Wales and Ireland.
There are now over 200 contemporary art biennials across the globe, compared with four or five or twenty years ago.
Despite common parlance, globalisation is not a synonym for contemporary neoliberal capitalism; it is rather an historical process of cultural drift and metamorphosis.
Black Dog Publishing
Edited by Johanna Billing, Maria Lind and Lars Nilsson
Sally Lai is currently a Clore Leadership Programme fellow and holds an MA in Curating from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Based in Manchester, the wide range of exhibitions and projects she has been involved with reflect her special interest […]
Sonya Dyer explores Karen Mirza and Brad Butler’s collaborative practice as artist filmmakers.
American artist and curator Jen Wu lives and works in London, and is currently an Inspire Curatorial Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London.
Sara Haq on Judy Freya Sibayan, performance and conceptual artist, curator, publisher and museum.
S Mark Gubb talks to Vane about its evolution from an artist-led platform in Newcastle to an artists’ agency operating internationally.
S Mark Gubb profiles Moot, a Nottingham-based gallery that aims to act as a catalyst for the local arts community.
S Mark Gubb profiles no.w.here, an artist-run project space which expands and examines film within contemporary arts practice.
S Mark Gubb on Birmingham-based Colony, a space inspired by the artist-led initiatives of the 60s and 70s.
The Mayfly connotes ephemerality, a point no doubt in the minds of those naming this series of three one-day events.
Patricia Fleming discusses the relationship with the art market for artists and curators in Wales and Scotland.
Sara Haq on Indra Khanna, curator at Autograph, her career progress and independent projects.
This month’s a-n Collection: Trade-off explores the markets for art in the UK drawing on intelligence gathered at the recent series of NAN Roadshows1.
Zoo Art Fair has announced its list of exhibitors for the 2007 event, running 12-15 October.
Southampton City Centre
7 July 2007 to 9 September 2007
A very positive day, yesterday. It's funny how letters and phonecalls come out of the blue. I haven't been able to focus on my arts practice as much as I'd like because HMS has taken most of my time and […]
Sonya Dyer’s publication questions assumptions about non-white artists, curators and administrators that shape the current diversity landscape, and suggests alternative ways forward.
Temple Bar Gallery,
4 April 2007 to 4 April 2007
I'm really interested in how other people's blogs are developing and keep telling myself that I must give myself a bit more time to really delve into them, rather than dipping in and out as I do at the moment […]
Cultural diversity is a term that has pervaded our language and thinking across all sectors of life and institutions, and its latest manifestation of citizenship is perhaps the most coercive strategy being employed by government.
Paris – San Francisco-based Hou Hanrou will curate the 10th International Istanbul Biennial.
