The current exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery is challenging and insightful in its questioning of war… To an outsider at least, the motivations and intent of a combat photographer can be hard...
Whether entertainment or strictly business, art fairs can present real opportunities. But where to start? We ask the people who know best… If you’ve been living on the moon you might not have noticed...
A lost classic resurfaces at the Liverpool Philharmonic, leaving Andrew Foulds a Bright Phoebus devotee… Written by brother and sister duo Mike and Lal Waterson, the folk album Bright Phoebus was released in...
When somebody mentions Easy Listening, what is your reaction? If it’s to cringe, consider yourself off our Christmas list… For some time now, the only way to properly appreciate the genre we term...
How many Turner Prize-winning artists does it take to make a Hollywood feature? By our count, just the one… When Steve McQueen won the Turner Prize in 1999, the jury noted the “poetry...
Did you know the apocalypse has already started? In Essex? Oli Rahman reloads his BB gun and joins The Last Survivors… A screaming zombie batters through the double doors and drags my friend out of...
What’s hot this week? Our pick of the listings from around Liverpool, London and Manchester… Monday – Bright Phoebus 7.30pm @ Liverpool Philharmonic £22/£28 Billed as a “fine folk package” in The Guide,...
We visit an exhibition filled with harrowing and complex themes, delivered in a simple, powerful manner… “Since 1993, 14,525 murders have been committed in Ciudad Juárez bordering on the United States, of which 1,248...
Having left the South Bank’s Hayward Gallery, Emma Sumner spoke to Richard Parry about his new role as curator, at Blackpool’s Grundy Art Gallery… Richard Parry has worked on major exhibitions, including Tracey...