A gay art student struggling with his identity in ’60s London? Steph Moffat views a young Hockney before the fame… David Hockney, commonly regarded as one of our greatest living artists, is best known for...
What would it be like if artists had their own political party? Emma Sumner investigates… What would it be like if artists had their own political party? An organisation that rallied to their cause...
Artist of the Month Penny Davenport talks outsider art, the violence of Goya, and why her drawings aren’t at all that scary… Textured, scratchy, atmospheric: Penny Davenport’s claustrophobic depictions of creatures and dark spaces...
Fred Johnson ponders a future defined by industrial and economic mania, ahead of FACT’s new, provocative exhibition… The themes of Time and Motion might at first seem rather vast concepts to try and capture...
Toby Hood takes a look at this year’s Turner Prize winner, multimedia artist Laure Prouvost… Since graduating from Central St. Martins in 2002, French-born artist Laure Prouvost has burst onto the UK scene...
Lauren Velvick questions her own beliefs, history and identity during a visit to Castlefield Gallery’s latest exhibition… Can conservatism ever be a radical stance? Pil & Galia Kollectiv return to Castlefield this winter with...
C James Fagan explores the mystery and power of our motorway landscapes on the eve of The Bluecoat’s new Ballard-inspired exhibition, Soft Estate… When J.G Ballard, the Sage of Shepperton, turned his attention to...
In their first ever interview together, Emma Sumner talks to the siblings behind Bob and Roberta Smith and the recent Art Party Conference… Bob and Roberta Smith, or Patrick Brill, is an artist...
Jon Davies heads down to Liverpool’s latest creative forum and wonders whether we are more detached from culture than ever… If there was one activity that could encapsulate Liverpool’s arts and culture community...