In Profile: Steve McQueen
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...
Field Trip: How I Survived the Zombie Apocalypse
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...
Culture Diary w/c 14-10-13
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,...
Remember Them — Reviewed
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...
New Arrival: Richard Parry
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...
Culture Diary w/c 07-10-13
What’s hot this week? Our pick of the listings from around Liverpool, London and Manchester… Monday – The Laboratory presents… #shuttersocial 6.30pm @ District FREE Are you handy with a smartphone? Or a...
Crime and Punishment – Reviewed
Can a literary classic tell us about the times in which we live? James Hanks considers Dostoyevsky’s masterpiece, Crime and Punishment… Chris Hannan’s adaptation and, former Assistant Director at the RSC, Dominic Hill’s unwavering direction...
Field Trip: Sketches From Venice
In the first part of three, Ruth Dillon recounts a trip full of soul and fuelled by espresso, to the Venice Biennale… How can one write without reflection or inspiration? What inspires? People?...
WATCH: 5 Minutes With…
Primitive London
We spend 5 minutes (ish) with artist network Primitive London, to talk about surveillance, parties and Abandon Normal Devices Festival 2013… Andrew and Henry are two artists behind Primitive, an ever-evolving group of...