This is my friend Mel’s photo of “seeing” the Mona Lisa a few weeks ago. It makes me chuckle each time I look at it. That’s a lot of eyes to follow round the room. Of all the holiday photos […]
Well, what can I say, I’ve been very busy making hanging bodies, early days though I think I’m on to something… I’ve just finished Guy Claxton’s ‘Hare brain Tortoise Mind’ book and have found it very useful to consider the […]
Feeling a bit better about things after this weekend. I went to the opening of the Creekside Open in Deptford on Saturday afternoon, which was a really positive experience. The exhibition, which was selected by Phyllida Barlow, was probably the […]
Feeling mildly unhinged recently. By that I mean most of the time I invest a lot of energy in keeping myself on the tracks as it were, focused, working, applying and generally moving forward hopefully. Every now and then though […]
I think I’m to have a bit of a moan about money in this blog. I’m sure that it’s quite a blogged about subject especially the lack of it but that’s not the main reason for this though, it’s the […]
Tom Lubbock, the art critic died, how sad. His wonderful, honest writing will be missed, These blobs have nothing hidden about their materials or making. They are messily stuck together. … What could these things be doing in our lives? […]
The UKYA event was this weekend in the lovely city of Derby and all of us 75 artists who had been selected for this citywide miniature biennale were there to meet each other So we buzzed around Derby, gorging on […]
Edited by David Mollin and John Reardon. Ridinghouse Publishers., London
1 January 2009
I had a wonderful day of gallery-hopping in London with a painter friend on Saturday. We went to a lot of shows; the ones that resonated most with me were Phyllida Barlow at the Serpentine, Angela de la Cruz at […]
Slowly getting back to normal routine this week thankfully. Last Friday I went along to the launch of Escalator held at the Wysing Arts Centre. Provided with name badge on arrival the day began with a ‘mingle’ and then we […]
With half the UK’s population residing outwith urban conurbations, and regional and arts and cultural policies prioritising local engagement, locations often regarded as countrified are strategically raising their art world profile through imaginative programmes and project.
Manick Govinda’s profile of Paul Hamlyn Foundation, one of the most respected and innovative grant-giving trusts in the UK
Manick Govinda on the often secretive processes behind awards by nomination as well as the benefits for artists in terms of recognition and critical acclaim.
The UK boasts literally hundreds of visual arts competitions annually. Here, we look at some of the most significant opens and prizes on offer this year.
Huddersfield Art Gallery
1 January 2007 to 4 April 2007
Thunder, a sound installation by Hannah Rickards commissioned by Media Art Bath, is presented at the city’s Central United Reformed Church until 11 September. Comprising a synthesised thunderclap produced by an eight-piece orchestra, the musical score by David Murphy is […]
Ireland’s biennial of contemporary art has announced the appointment of CCA Derry-Londonderry’s Matt Packer as its new director.
Paolo Baratta, president of the Venice Biennale, and Christine Macel, the curator of the 57th edition, announce title of the 2017 biennial as ‘Viva Arte Viva’.
Six a-n writers – based in London, Hastings, Glasgow and Edinburgh – pick, in no particular order, their top five UK exhibitions of the year.
