Dany Louise goes head-to-head with wordy, confusing and alienating ‘artspeak’, finds Aoife Robinson, and as a result, gives us the confidence to take control of our gallery experiences… ‘X’s creative act of dissolution combines stillness and...
Artist, illustrator, printmaker, performer: Jack Welsh discovers an exceptionally varied and prolific body of work spanning sixty years at Tate Liverpool’s Brătescu retrospective… What significance does the studio hold for an artist? Some artists...
Jade French considers the joys and difficulties of showcasing contemporary, innovative and collaborative community arts in the gallery space… 3D printed prosthetic hands, an Internet of Things machine and a backyard casting factory:...
To selfie or not to selfie? Bhavani Esapathi attends her first Blogger and Instagrammer Evening at one of the UK’s most traditional art spaces, and wonders if other galleries should be taking the...
As Another Place celebrate its 10th anniversary, Antony Gormley speaks out about “invading somebody else’s beach”, how public attitudes change, and his irritation with art history, finds Pete Goodbody… We are here in the...
Deborah Laing looks forward to the Grundy’s new and provocative exhibition – a space for satirical encounters, discussion and performance… Experimental film and installation artist Jennet Thomas joins writers, critics, art historians, theorists and...
On visiting Castlefield’s new show, Daniel McMillan finds artists that shed the illusory surface of painting in favour of the actuality of the ‘stuff’ from which it is comprised… “One must remember that writing...
Tate Liverpool’s summer show re-evaluates the archetypal heroic American artist, finds Laura Robertson; a presentation that wrestles with its tragic past and troubling present… Where is there to go once you’ve reached the top?...
Sara Jaspan meets the latest artist to grace the book-lined walls of the The Portico library in Manchester, and finds herself transported to city streets of a more sun-kissed variety… The Portico library is...