15/05/2018
Anthony McCall’s Solid Light Works at The Hepworth Wakefield until 3 June 2018. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York

“He reminds us of the beauty and potency of the drawn line…” Anthony McCall’s Solid Light Works — Reviewed

As his retrospective exhibition continues at the Hepworth Wakefield, Selina Oakes regards over 40 years of experiments with light, darkness and depth-illusion by Anthony McCall… As a techno-savvy society, we’ve become accustomed to engaging with...

14/05/2018
Jayson Haebich at LightNight 2018 @ Venues Across Liverpool – FREE

Culture Diary w/c 14-05-2018

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 Opening:...

08/05/2018
Jane Weaver at FOCUS Wales 2018

Culture Diary w/c 07-05-2018

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 – Unit X...

04/05/2018
Emma Smith’s Euphonia  at The Bluecoat, Liverpool, until Sunday 24 June 2018 -- FREE. Images courtesy The Bluecoat and Robert Battersby

Opening The Mouth: Emma Smith’s Euphonia — Reviewed

What does it mean (and take) to speak or sing into a microphone in front of other people? C. James Fagan speaks up about a new and experimental sound installation at The Bluecoat,...

02/05/2018
Photography by Kevin Casey.  All archive materials have been supplied by Alexandra Business Park.

“The mundane becomes uncanny”: Kevin Casey’s View Of A Night Watchman

What must it feel like to be a security guard on patrol, alone? Pacing silent factory floors in the dead of night? In this excerpt taken from his new book of photography, and...

29/04/2018
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Culture Diary w/c 30-04-2018

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 – 120 BPM...

15/04/2018
A Clockwork Orange at the Everyman, Liverpool; photographs by Brian Roberts

“You could very easily do a version based in Liverpool with a bunch of lads in North Face jackets”: Nick Bagnall On A Clockwork Orange

Beautiful violence and poetic lewdness: Everyman Director Nick Bagnall talks to Joseph Viney about letting Anthony Burgess’ Droogs out to play… What’s it going be then, eh? A brand new stage adaptation of A Clockwork...

15/04/2018
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Culture Diary w/c 16-04-2018

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 – A Clockwork...

11/04/2018
LexiconPhoto Credit: The Other Richard

The Big Interview: Tom Rack, NoFit State Circus

How do contemporary performers make circus more current whilst paying homage to its history? Circus director Tom Rack talks about how NoFit State have been juggling (excuse the pun) cutting edge rigging and creative...