My Day as an Art Party Pilot
What would it be like if artists had their own political party? Emma Sumner investigates… What would it be like if artists had their own political party? An organisation that rallied to their cause...
Artist of the Month: Penny Davenport
Artist of the Month Penny Davenport talks outsider art, the violence of Goya, and why her drawings aren’t at all that scary… Textured, scratchy, atmospheric: Penny Davenport’s claustrophobic depictions of creatures and dark spaces...
Time and Motion: Redefining Working Life — Previewed
Fred Johnson ponders a future defined by industrial and economic mania, ahead of FACT’s new, provocative exhibition… The themes of Time and Motion might at first seem rather vast concepts to try and capture...
In Profile: Laure Prouvost
Toby Hood takes a look at this year’s Turner Prize winner, multimedia artist Laure Prouvost… Since graduating from Central St. Martins in 2002, French-born artist Laure Prouvost has burst onto the UK scene...
Radical Conservatism — Reviewed
Lauren Velvick questions her own beliefs, history and identity during a visit to Castlefield Gallery’s latest exhibition… Can conservatism ever be a radical stance? Pil & Galia Kollectiv return to Castlefield this winter with...
A Vicious Sea of Moving Steel: J.G. Ballard and the Soft Estate
C James Fagan explores the mystery and power of our motorway landscapes on the eve of The Bluecoat’s new Ballard-inspired exhibition, Soft Estate… When J.G Ballard, the Sage of Shepperton, turned his attention to...
The Big Interview: Bob and Roberta Smith
In their first ever interview together, Emma Sumner talks to the siblings behind Bob and Roberta Smith and the recent Art Party Conference… Bob and Roberta Smith, or Patrick Brill, is an artist...
Liverpool X — Reviewed
Jon Davies heads down to Liverpool’s latest creative forum and wonders whether we are more detached from culture than ever… If there was one activity that could encapsulate Liverpool’s arts and culture community...
House of Suarez: Vogue Deco and Other Stories
Our live arts critic C James Fagan continues his Homotopia experience with a confusing evening of strutting, fashion and Voguing… So it’s been a week since I attended, or wrote about, a performance...