Search Results for: C James Fagan

Total posts found for "C James Fagan" — 91
15/07/2014
Why Be A Critic? Image courtesy Kresge Art Museum. The initial focus of the gallery was to collect 19th and 20th century American art, but this was quickly abandoned because of donations that span all areas of art. Donations facilitated by MSU Art Department faculty member Charles Pollock (brother of Jackson Pollock), and his friend, art critic Clement Greenberg, expand the holdings of modern abstract painting.

Why Be A Critic?

C James Fagan on why anyone would want to be an art critic, and perhaps more importantly, why criticism is needed at all… What is the point of criticism? Why be an Art...

02/06/2014
Carey Young, Body Techniques. Walk On, The Atkinson

Playlist: Walk On

Inspired by The Atkinson’s new exhibition, Walk On, C James Fagan ponders the perfect tracks to stroll along to… Very recently I wrote about the strange alchemy of walking, of walking as a...

23/05/2014
James Hugonin - Binary Rhythm (II) 2011 (detail)

An Altered State Of Thinking: Walk On

C James Fagan pulls on his comfiest boots to visit an exhibition inspired by the art of walking… Go on, take a walk. You probably already have today; for many of us it...

20/05/2014
H.R. Giger at work in 1978

A Special Kind Of Devil: Remembering H.R. Giger

H.R.Giger died last week aged 74. Here, C James Fagan describes how a man gripped by night terrors became a visionary artist and inspiration to many… For many creative types, there are points during your...

30/04/2014
Syndrome Sessions 0.1, image credits: Bob Wass

Witches, Childbirth and Virus… Syndrome Sessions 0.1 Reviewed

C James Fagan encounters an exciting and unsettling experiment taking root in the depths of the Baltic Triangle… What is Syndrome? Syndrome is a collection of multi-disciplinary arts events focused on the collision of...

16/04/2014
The Zone

At the Heart of it All – Into the Zone

Our live art critic C James Fagan takes a deep breath and treks into the Zone… Somewhere out there awaits The Zone, a place that may just exist on the edge of the...

10/04/2014
Nation Estate, Larissa Sansour

Science Fiction: New Death — Reviewed

Self-confessed sci-fi nerd C James Fagan enters FACT’s new exhibition with high expectations, and leaves feeling somewhat deflated… This is going to be hard. Sometimes when the subject matter is close to your heart,...

19/03/2014
Spaced Out: The Very Best of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner

Playlist: Sounds of Science Fiction

Ahead of FACT’s new science fiction inspired exhibition, C James Fagan listens to the skies… Science fiction and music have had quite a flirty relationship over the years. Musicians draw inspiration from the...

10/02/2014
Bruce Nauman, Harris Museum this Saturday

Culture Diary w/c 10-02-2014

What’s hot this week? Our pick of the listings from around Liverpool and the rest of the UK… Monday – Movies On The Mezz #4: Blade Runner (Final Cut) 7pm @ The Kazimier Garden —...