Biennial 2012: 2up2down
Linda Pittwood visits one of Liverpool Biennial’s more ambitious community arts projects … Earlier in the year I escaped from the Sea Odyssey giants and the related monstrous crowds to visit 2up2down at their...
Call in to Cow&Co
A new shop has opened in Liverpool ONE and it’s making us suffer from a serious case of the stuff lust … Wander over the road from Salt House Tapas or Duke Street...
Biennial Highlights: Our Top Ten
It’s that time again. The UK’s Biennial - a free feast of international contemporary art dotted all over the city – kicks off in Liverpool in just a few short weeks. Known for...
Too Grim Up North?
With the Biennial and John Moores painting prize around the corner, we consider how Liverpool and the rest of the region’s art output is served by the national media… As 2011 drew to...
Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard – Previewed
Jeffrey Lewis: 21st Century Troubadour… First time we came across Jeffrey Lewis, our immediate thought was along the lines of: “Why listen to this guy when you’ve got x, y, z who already...
Studio Series: DoES Liverpool
This week we visit Adrian McEwen at DoES Liverpool, a co-working space with a difference, tucked away on Hanover Street… Please describe your space. DoES Liverpool is a shared co-working space, workshop and...
FestEvol Gardens Part 2 – Reviewed
Loved Ones’ Nik Glover crossed the invisible line from musician to critic. How did he cope in the role of ‘the enemy’? For a musician, reviewing other musicians doesn’t come naturally. Of course,...
Mixed Blessings: the reality of working in the Arts
We asked an artist, a novelist and an art director for their experience of keeping a roof over their heads while working in the arts… Since launching The Double Negative – and to...
Culture Diary w/c 13-08-12
Tuesday – Happy 8.30pm @ The Lantern Theatre £5 Can true happiness exist in a world governed by sin? This is the question posed by Bosnian playwright Igor Memic’s new play, Happy (pictured), stopping...