06/11/2018

How Did It Feel? Bodies Of Knowledge

How are bodies addressed in a gallery setting? Well, that depends entirely on whose body it is, says Laura Harris… It is a Friday evening in early September, and the London art scene...

06/11/2018

Reviewed: Room 103 – A Tribute To George Orwell

In this group exhibition inspired by George Orwell’s always-relevant novel of dystopia, Joe Fenn finds artworks that prick our greatest fears, while warning against complacency… Given the extensive liberties and luxuries likely available...

03/11/2018

“It’s probably an exorcism…” The Big Interview: Ladytron’s Daniel Hunt

On a most amicable hiatus since 2011, Ladytron return to Liverpool tonight ahead of the release of next year’s eponymous sixth album. Mike Pinnington caught up with the band’s Daniel Hunt on the...

29/10/2018

“Fear helps to keep people in their place”: Class IS A Big Deal

Perma-skint, exhausted, disenfranchised… We need to talk about why working class people aren’t getting ahead in the arts. And as we rarely hear directly from working class people themselves about the obstacles they...

28/10/2018

“I dedicated my throw to those whose dissenting voices remain unheard” – Chou Yu-Cheng’s Chemical Gilding… Reviewed // Liverpool Biennial 2018

Search and destroy: invited to throw rocks at a Liverpool Biennial sculpture by Chou Yu-Cheng, Claireabella finds herself considering the art of protest… Consider the surface of this sculpture. With its 18 gold-plated, fence-like...

25/10/2018

“The prospect of a permanent job being withdrawn hit me hard”: Class IS A Big Deal

Perma-skint, exhausted, disenfranchised… We need to talk about why working class people aren’t getting ahead in the arts. And as we rarely hear directly from working class people themselves about the obstacles they...

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12/11/2018
Barbara Kruger, Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. Photo by Mike Pinnington.

Field Trip: Nuit Blanche Toronto

On a trip to Toronto to visit public realm art festival Nuit Blanche, Mike Pinnington finds a common thread emerges, of words and the power they wield…  ‘Less sleep, more art’ is the...

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09/11/2018
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Playlist: God Unknown Records

The first of a series of interviews and playlists looking at new and independent labels, Mike Pinnington speaks to musician and founder of God Unknown Records, Jason Stoll, about the acts he’s cherry-picked and...

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