David Betteridge introduces a drawing from Owen McGuigan which ‘takes a line for a walk’; and a song on the same theme of shipbuilding on Clydeside. Watching... Continue reading
Sanjiv Sachdev reviews Exhibit A, a witty and politically subversive exhibition of mask images of celebrities by Hugh Tisdale and Dan Murrell. ‘Fame, puts you where things... Continue reading
David Betteridge offers an appreciation of the late, great John Berger. There are some authors whose way with words not only reflects a way of living, but... Continue reading
For the late John Berger, art criticism was a revolutionary practice. The following article by Robert Minto, outlining Berger’s theory of art, is republished with the kind permission... Continue reading
The dire accommodation situation in London may seem a long way from the situation in Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, 150 years ago. Not so, explains Matt Bruce,... Continue reading
Nick Wright reviews South Africa: The Artof a Nation Filmgoers of a certain age will remember the 1964 film Zulu, which shows a group of British soldiers... Continue reading
A radical cultural struggle against the established order: Mike Quille reviews the Caravaggio exhibition at the National Gallery. Curators sometimes overuse the word revolutionary when promoting exhibitions... Continue reading
Phil Brett finds an intoxicatingly high level of class struggle in the latest V and A exhibition. Rock music is ageing and whilst not dead, does appear... Continue reading
Darren Pih, Exhibitions & Displays Curator, Tate Liverpool writes about Tracey Emin & William Blake in Focus at Tate Liverpool: 16 September 2016 to 3 September 2017.... Continue reading
Phil Brett introduces the art of Cornelia Parker. I was only vaguely familiar with the artist Cornelia Parker, when in 1998, Steve, a... Continue reading