Visual Arts
3 W’s of cultural policy
"It is useful to think about cultural policy across many different fields; that we should be aware it can be…
Take me to the architect
It’s sobering to think about how fundamentally architecture affects and rules our lives. For millennia we as a species have…
To Smoke or not to Smoke? That is the question!
The issues surrounding the banning of smoking in public and the more recent flurries about banning on-stage smoking have been…
Artists with borders
After September 11 and the ensuing ‘war on terror’, the United States and many of its Western allies went into…
The Wild Gift of Live Art
The upcoming Wild Gift Festival, 26th May-1st June, 2006 is a festival of live art which features new work by…
Artists clustered around creative industries
In the past artists were supported and directed by patrons. Today it is clients and arts boards that dictate an…
A necessary refuge
One would be hard pressed to look at any of the world’s media sources nowadays without coming across a story…
Victory for abusive artists
On the evening of January 31st, 2006 the Blair government suffered a shock defeat over its plans to combat racial…
Framing the front line
"The artist is always engaged in writing a detailed history of the future because he is the only person aware…
The mighty American duo: Chris and Thomas
Chris and Thomas met for the first time at a train station in Northern England. They were two of 40…