Laura Harris argues that Liverpool Biennial is unengaged with a political present — missing an opportunity to explore radical political alternatives and encourage dialogue between isolated communities… It is a sad and much-discussed truth that...
What does illness look like when it becomes an artistic encounter? Alice Hughes explores the difficulty of interpreting illness through art and where empathy and interpretation collide… Upon first impression, it is tempting to...
Ahead of a special screening tonight at the Bluecoat, visual artist Richard Whitby tells us about the ‘giant’ star of his surreal new film, why folklore continues to fascinate, and whether the Childe...
What do you expect from the next generation of artists? Just don’t look for youthful optimism, says Josie Sommer, as she explores this latest batch of New Contemporaries… This is it: Bloomberg New Contemporaries...
One-part Viking, one-part shaman, one-part biker, and one-part rock star: Nathan Richardson spends an ‘incredible’ and ‘absurd’ evening with Julian Cope… Julian Cope, as an artist, stands alone. He is the only person to...
What do nine Toms, rave mixtapes and William Blake have in common? We meet MODEL Liverpool… Being surrounded by artists all named Tom is a strangely unnerving experience. We’re in MODEL, a new art space...
Writer? Blogger? Journalist? Publication? Join us, Creative Tourist, Corridor8 and friends for our next meet and greet! We’ve long been of the mind that there’s strength in numbers. That having friends — rather...
What hand-made creations do you associate with activism and protest? Jade French visits a very special collection of ‘disobedient’ objects (and tries to dodge the gift shop) at the V&A… Want to know how to...
Is it art? Or a document of art? Where does the overlap lie? Mike Pinnington enjoys exploring the nuance of meaning at Open Eye Gallery’s Biennial exhibition… The measure of success for an...