Biennial Bulletin: City States!
Hobnobbing with foreign artists over a glass of Hennessy and emptying wheelie bins into a skip: Lucie Fialova reveals the glamorous life of an arts intern… When I first joined the Biennial Volunteer Media Team,...
The Alchemist – Reviewed
The Alchemist, first show of the new season at the Playhouse, proves beyond any doubt that all that glitters isn’t gold… The con, the grift, the scam. Along with alchemy, they’re amongst the...
Guided By Voices: Mercy’s Biennial Podcast
C James Fagan talks to writer and academic Vanessa Bartlett who has been commissioned to produce Mercy’s Biennial podcasts… This is it. There’s no denying it, the Biennial is here, announcing itself across...
Biennial 2012: Doug Aitken & David Adjaye in conversation
Liverpool-based architect Matthew Ashton sits down for tea, biscuits and a good chat about creative ideas in art and architecture with Doug Aitken and David Adjaye … Tate Liverpool’s big Biennial commission, Sky...
Biennial Bulletin: It’s On!
Welcome to the first in an occasional, and some would say gossipy, bulletin rounding-up our Biennial experience… Today saw the official opening of Biennial 2012, the seventh edition of the largest international contemporary art...
Biennial 2012: Countdown to CAVE
Glasgow-based sculptor James McLardy tells us just why we should take shelter at CAVE Art Fair … Just one of around 45 UK artists exhibiting work for sale at the debut CAVE Art...
Living With Macbeth @ Unity Theatre
A deadly duo of anger and guilt were perfectly executed under the spotlights at the Unity Theatre last weekend … Two broken characters, a Shakespearean actor (Number One) and a comedian (Number Two), sit next...
The Big Interview: George Shaw
We met painter, Turner Prize 2011 nominee, and John Moores Painting Prize 2012 judge, George Shaw, to talk honestly about prizes, other artists and being misanthropic … The Double Negative: Alongside judging the...
Aaron Williamson: The Eavesdropper and Other Stories
Aaron Williamson: an artist operating with all the chaos, confusion and trouble-causing of the avant-garde tradition… On Tuesday afternoon, the Bluecoat played host to a conversation between artistic director of the Biennial, Sally...