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Mediterranean Light – A Personal Utopia
One of the things that I always love about visiting the Mediterranean is the abundance of light, it’s intensity and it’s effects on the retina and the mind. In the eastern end of Med, it seems to be the most … Continue reading
Posted in MA 2 Studio Practice, Research, Sep '17
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For the Love of Lempa exhibition, Sept – Oct 2017
An update about a show that I had the role of lead curator. The exhibition was titled ‘For the Love of Lempa’ and was between 23rd of September and 7th October 2017. The idea for an exhibition arrived via a … Continue reading
Posted in MA 2 Studio Practice, Oct '17, Research, Sep '17
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Air Guitar – Notes and thoughts
Over the summer of 2017, we were asked to read Air Guitar by Dave Hickey. I found the book offered a variety of perspectives on democracy seen through the lens of the arts. Mediums such as prose, theatre, music and … Continue reading
2 Things over the summer, 2017
Larroque Arts Festival, July / August 2017 For the Love of Lempa, Sept / Oct 2017
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Gallery shows Summer 2017 part 3 – France
South-West France – View Flickr Album set Larroque Art Festival, Larroque, Midi-Pyrenees Installing the show during the week. Vernissage on the Friday night. A couple of thirsty scholars at the Vernissage discussing the show. Maybe they are even discussing my … Continue reading
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Gallery shows Summer 2017 part 2 – Dublin
Dublin, Ireland – View Flickr Album National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin – Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting : Inspiration and Rivalry (https://www.nationalgallery.ie/vermeer-and-masters-genre-painting) (Guardian newspaper review) The Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin – Francis Bacon’s studio (http://www.hughlane.ie/history-of-studio-relocation) … Continue reading
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Gallery shows Summer 2017 part 1 – Berlin
Berlin, Germany June 2017 – View Flickr Photo Album Galerie Bastian – Anslem Kiefer paintings (http://www.galeriebastian.com/en/exhibitions/anselm-kiefer-paintings/) Me Collectors Room, Berlin – Sigmar Polke (https://www.me-berlin.com/sigmar-polke-die-editionen/lang/en/) & Wunderkammer Olbricht (https://www.artrabbit.com/events/wunderkammer-olbricht) KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin – Nicholas Mangan ‘Limits … Continue reading
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GSA Degree shows 2017
I didn’t get a chance to visit the GSA 2017 MFA degree show, but I did get the chance to go and see the undergraduate BA show. It was a good show with lots of interesting work. I felt that … Continue reading
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Richard Wright – Modern Institute, Glasgow, 26/05/2017—26/08/2017
On Friday night I popped into the Private View of Richard Wright’s new exhibition at the Modern Institute, Glasgow. There were none of his wall drawings here, but drawings on paper hung on rough brick walls and drawings made onto … Continue reading
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Open Close 2017
Came across this project today. Glad I’m not the only one that finds the Close’s of Edinburgh’s old town a fascinating place to site art works. ‘Tamsin Cunningham has received funding towards contemporary art programme, Open Close. A re-imagining of … Continue reading
Posted in MA 1 Visual Enquiry, May '17
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