Polly Morgan – Live and Stuffing
On the eve of a new exhibition opening a discourse with Audubon, Emma Sumner recounts taxidermist Polly Morgan’s live demonstration… In March it was announced that the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery &...
The Big Interview: James Newitt
Tasmanian artist James Newitt has been in Liverpool for an Australia Council for the Arts residency. Hannah Pierce wondered how it had informed his practice… Hosted by Liverpool Biennial in collaboration with The...
Field Trip #7: Vienna
José Carlos Diaz on a city boasting more than beer, cake, and Klimt… Just as the Beatles are a part of Liverpool’s heritage, one cannot escape the influence and legacy of Gustav Klimt...
The complexity of John James Audubon
New York-based sound artist Robert Peterson talks about the inspirations behind his new work at Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum… This week I am flying to Liverpool to participate in an exhibition called...
Sound City and Light Night – In Pictures
Photographer Andrew Abrahamson gives his take on Liverpool Sound City and Light Night Festivals… Thursday’s highlights I was asked to cover Death in Vegas, a band I’d heard of but didn’t really know...
Culture Diary w/c 28-05-12
Monday – Superman 9pm @ FACT The film that set the ball rolling for superheroes on the big screen and helped show what was possible at the box office when it came to...
Waiting for Superman…
With FACT screening the original Superman this Monday, Nik Glover takes a look at our roller-coaster relationship with on-screen super heroes… Cinema-goers are now so used to seeing comic book heroes make the...
Playlist #12: Wes Anderson
Definition of QUIRKY: “adjective strikingly unconventional or given to idiosyncrasies.” Part of the process of commodification for the purpose of selling a product to the largest audience possible means sticking a label on...
Exit Velocity: LJMU Graphic Design 2012
We talk to some of the most promising LJMU Graphic Design graduates, exhibiting their final shows tonight at the Art & Design Academy… STEPHANIE DAVIES (pictured, above) Inspired by poetry and typography, Stephanie designs clever double-sided...