The Value of Time Spent
As part of his latest exhibition, FACT Director Mike Stubbs considers the effects digital technology is having on our working life, and asks: is our understanding of the eight hour day still relevant?...
Why Are Regional Arts Festivals Important?
Are regional arts festivals important, and if so, why? Emma Sumner investigates what a festival can do for a town’s community spirit… A small industrial town in-between Liverpool and Manchester, Warrington is probably...
Palle Nielsen: The Model
Curator Stephanie Straine introduces us to a unique 1960s intervention that continues to question authority, societal norms and the very definition of art… Tate Liverpool’s ground floor gallery features an archival presentation of artist...
IFB 2014: What’s In It For Me? Part One
The International Festival of Business (IFB) lands in Liverpool this summer. But what opportunities will there be for arts and culture businesses? We asked a range of experts to shed some light… There’s...
Unmissable Exhibitions: 2014′s Most Interesting UK Shows
Hungry for inspiration, we hunt down the most exciting exhibitions of 2014, from the experimental to the traditional. Get your diaries out… Out Of Ice: The Secret Language Of Ice @ University of Westminster 17 January-9...
The Big Interview: Juan Cruz
We talk to Liverpool John Moores University’s Art School Director about leaving Liverpool, artists as entrepreneurs, and what makes a great art school… Just before Christmas, we were hit with the surprise announcement that Professor...
Hey It’s Christmas! Here’s A Cat.
We sign off for the holidays and look back on two years of awesome… We are amazed to say that The Double Negative is two years old this Christmas — Mike and I...
The Big Interview: Alexander Whitley
We speak to dancer and choreographer Alexander Whitley on 75 Watt, blending visual art with dance, and how tech is taking over… Alexander Whitley is a busy man. The classically trained contemporary dancer...
Painting Pioneer: Early Reflections of David Hockney
A gay art student struggling with his identity in ’60s London? Steph Moffat views a young Hockney before the fame… David Hockney, commonly regarded as one of our greatest living artists, is best known for...