22/10/2018
Still from Female Human Animal 2018

Culture Diary w/c 22-10-2018

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! Tuesday – The White...

22/10/2018
Photo by Nate Nessman on Unsplash

Yes, 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 face,...

12/10/2018
Bound Art Book Fair 2017

“It was a stab in the dark…” Introducing: Bound Art Book Fair

A DIY venture that’s brought thousands of visitors to Manchester’s Whitworth Gallery, the friends behind independent book fair Bound are kicking back against bro-culture and the capital city, finds Jacob Charles Wilson… Recent...

08/10/2018
Aslan Gaisumov, Keicheyuhea, 2017. Installation view at St George’s Hall, Liverpool. Biennial 2018. Photo: Thierry Bal

Aslan Gaisumov’s Keicheyuhea (2017) – Reviewed // Liverpool Biennial 2018

Rona Cameron on Aslan Gaisumov’s 2017 film Keicheyuhea: a “living autobiography” of deportation, starvation, and endurance… Step inside the beautiful Grade 1 listed St. George’s Hall, walk past massive pillars and ornate sculptures, and...

08/10/2018
Art School Girlfriend, portrait, courtesy the artist

Culture Diary w/c 08-10-2018

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 – Exhibition Open:...

11/09/2018
DIRECTOR: AGNÈS VARDA, JR STARRING: AGNÈS VARDA, JR, JEAN-PAUL BEAUJON, AMAURY BOSSY RUNNING TIME: 94 MINUTES CERTIFICATE: 12A

Culture Diary w/c 10-09-2018

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! Tuesday – Beautiful World...

24/08/2018
Flags, Istanbul, 2018, courtesy Laura Robertson

Field Trip: “Sweetness overlaying toxicity” — Istanbul, Turkey

Laura Robertson recalls a disorientating visit to Turkey’s ancient city during a time of crisis… Your hotel room overlooks an enormous crater. It’s where Istanbul Modern art gallery used to be. Some giant...

22/08/2018
Phoebe Kiely, They were my landscape (detail). Courtesy the artist

“The darkroom is a sacred space…” The Big Interview: Phoebe Kiely

Jacob Charles Wilson discusses abstraction, darkrooms and chancing upon “images everywhere” with BJP Portrait of Britain winner, Phoebe Kiely… Photographer Phoebe Kiely has an eye for composition and the energy to be constantly...

30/07/2018
Lily Newmark as Iona in Pin Cushion, 2017

Culture Diary w/c 30-07-2018

Our pick of this week’s (very chatty) arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England – and loads of it’s free! Monday – Pin Cushion (2017) 8.35pm @ HOME...