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Humber Bridge
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Congrats Hull, but ‘culture city’ status is no guarantee of revival

As Hull celebrates becoming the 2017 UK City of Culture, Dave O’Brien, originally writing for The Conversation website, cautions against focusing on short-term economic benefits when what’s needed is a long-term cultural strategy.

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Untitled blog post from "To The Light"

I was very pleased to have an article published by Blouin Art Info which remarked I had not, in this blog addressed the reasons for the riots yet. http://uk.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/946374/painting-exhibition-on-the-2011-riots-opens-in-tottenham#comment-480784 I have written before about the sensations of fragility that the […]

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Paying artists: funding, frictions and the future

As the first results from AIR’s Paying Artists Survey make clear, artists are finding themselves at the end of the arts food chain as funding cuts bite. Here, a-n’s Director looks at how things stand and suggests a future where practitioners determine the status of their art and of artists.

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Untitled blog post from "the abject object (IAE version)"

To begin is all. With everything happening for her, the artist despairs at the dislogation of unifying elements. All paths lead to dispersion. Spurning opportunities for a horological allocation of gainful employment; Cullinan focussed entirely on the disemination of items […]

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Margaret Thatcher from The Twelve Apostles (or the Last Laugh) series, Sean Taylor,
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Thatcher and a-n: exploring the archives

As the debate continues around Margaret Thatcher’s legacy ahead of her all-but state funeral, one thing is sure – the influence of her actions and ideas continues to be felt across the UK. Formed in the midst of her first term, a-n is no exception. Here, Director Susan Jones remembers the dawn of Thatcherism and trawls the a-n archive for pertinent references to the Iron Lady and her policies.

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Untitled blog post from "Project Me"

My Swedish friends think my enthusiasm over the Kultur & Media job centre and unemployment services is highly amusing. I am going to recommend that they take a trip the job centre on Burdett Road. What they find strange, and […]

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Untitled blog post from "Project Me"

The word ‘claim’ continues to occupy my mind. It is such an interesting term, and ‘what is the claim in your work?’ is a very interesting question. The question can also be phrased: what is the significance of your work? […]

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Joe Stevens
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Choice blogs archive 2009 – 2012

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.

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Untitled blog post from "Project Me"

Another week has passed incredibly quickly. I have not really had time to think about everything (anything?) that happened, this and a conversation with a friend has made me realised that I am someone who needs time – something which […]

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