“Where does it start?” TORCH by ANU – Reviewed
What histories, memories and hopes does a place hold? And how can what we do now shape the future? C. James Fagan ruminates on performance piece TORCH… I’m travelling to St Helens in...
“I guess I’m just a bit of a geek. I just love listening to music.”
Interview: Dorothy
Combining a love of music and graphic design, we spoke to Dorothy’s Jim Quail about his creative process, wordplay and “falling down holes of research”… Coming together in 2010 after stints in the...
Culture Diary w/c 26-11-2018
Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Monday – Curator Talk:...
“Slipping through some thinly veiled realm…” Serena Korda’s The Bell Tree – Reviewed
Fairies, gods and ‘thin places’ exist at Speke Hall, finds Stephanie Gavan; all you’ve got to do is look up and listen… Arriving at the visitor centre, I am handed a map of...
“I have achieved a lot in 18 months. And haven’t treated people like a cock.” In Profile: John Tueart (Part One)
In an all-embracing long read, Jordan Harrison-Twist’s interview with actor John Tueart assesses the long wait for the limelight – via meal deals and Beckett… If we can write off egg butties, for...
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New Times, New Pleasures,
And The Responsibility Of Art
A pair of new exhibitions opening at Tate Liverpool next week feature artists keenly aware of their times, and their responsibilities to them. Mike Pinnington looks at the artists’ approaches to reflecting the...
Culture Diary w/c 12-11-2018
Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Monday – This Grief...
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...
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...