The Architecture of Behaviour
C James Fagan considers the impact that artist and architect Gordon Matta-Clark has had on our impressions of the built environment… Not to sound creepy but… have you ever watched people? Especially people in...
The Value of Time Spent
As part of his latest exhibition, FACT Director Mike Stubbs considers the effects digital technology is having on our working life, and asks: is our understanding of the eight hour day still relevant?...
Why Are Regional Arts Festivals Important?
Are regional arts festivals important, and if so, why? Emma Sumner investigates what a festival can do for a town’s community spirit… A small industrial town in-between Liverpool and Manchester, Warrington is probably...
Palle Nielsen: The Model
Curator Stephanie Straine introduces us to a unique 1960s intervention that continues to question authority, societal norms and the very definition of art… Tate Liverpool’s ground floor gallery features an archival presentation of artist...
IFB 2014: What’s In It For Me? Part One
The International Festival of Business (IFB) lands in Liverpool this summer. But what opportunities will there be for arts and culture businesses? We asked a range of experts to shed some light… There’s...
Unmissable Exhibitions: 2014′s Most Interesting UK Shows
Hungry for inspiration, we hunt down the most exciting exhibitions of 2014, from the experimental to the traditional. Get your diaries out… Out Of Ice: The Secret Language Of Ice @ University of Westminster 17 January-9...
The Big Interview: Juan Cruz
We talk to Liverpool John Moores University’s Art School Director about leaving Liverpool, artists as entrepreneurs, and what makes a great art school… Just before Christmas, we were hit with the surprise announcement that Professor...
Hey It’s Christmas! Here’s A Cat.
We sign off for the holidays and look back on two years of awesome… We are amazed to say that The Double Negative is two years old this Christmas — Mike and I...
The Big Interview: Alexander Whitley
We speak to dancer and choreographer Alexander Whitley on 75 Watt, blending visual art with dance, and how tech is taking over… Alexander Whitley is a busy man. The classically trained contemporary dancer...