‘Poolside Emergency – Reviewed
Last week C James Fagan went to greet an old friend at the Bluecoat. He hoped they’d still get on… Ever found yourself in a situation where you’re about to meet an old...
Last week C James Fagan went to greet an old friend at the Bluecoat. He hoped they’d still get on… Ever found yourself in a situation where you’re about to meet an old...
C James Fagan heads North to a city with a burgeoning art scene, one playing host to the Northern Arts Prize… Not for the first time in my life I find myself on...
Taking place on the anniversary of the Bluecoat’s reopening, C James Fagan reflects on the most recent If Only…! Last weekend saw the fifth anniversary of the reopening of the Bluecoat which, fact...
C James Fagan finds that rarest of things: a performance piece it’s ok to laugh at… How do you feel? How do you feel about your body? That phrase is bouncing around my...
C James Fagan takes Mark Leckey’s lead and runs with it, analysing how we make sense of our world through cultural artefacts… In a previous article, I quoted Brian Eno. The quote was...
In Seven Days is an exhibition purporting to tell the story of Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign. C James Fagan argues there’s more to it than that… Have you ever read Don deLillo’s...
C James Fagan on Delia Derbyshire, a musical pioneer who continues to inspire… This year sees the 50th anniversary of the world’s longest running science-fiction TV programme, the BBC’s Doctor Who, whose...
C James Fagan on Daphne Oram, The Radiophonic Workshop and Delia Derbyshire, electronic innovator… There’s something evocative about the name The Radiophonic Workshop that conjures up an image of people literally picking out radio-waves from...