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Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige: I must first apologise…

“I can’t trust anybody … My husband left me a large amount of money … Thanks to free internet access…

a-n, HOME, I must first apologise…, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige

After Carl – An interview with André de Jong, Andrew Lacon and Cathy Wade

‘After Carl’ discusses the discrepancies around Carl Andre’s ‘Equivalent VIII’ (1966), its description, measurements, provenance and position within art history…

Andre de Jong, Andrew Lacon, Carl Andre, Cathy Wade, Keith Dodds, Rope Press, SLUICE, this is tomorrow

Hands contain knowledge: exploring the drawings of Lee John Phillips

Washers, nails, screwdrivers, tubes of glue and electrical socket covers fill the sketchbook pages of Lee John Phillips. But while…

a-n news, a-n Write Development Programme, Chris Sharratt, Jerwood Drawing Prize, Jerwood Visual Arts, Lee John Phillips, The Shed Project

Still House: Of Riders and Running Horses

Like a flock of birds, five female dancers circle, gather and glide across the tarmac of a rooftop car park.…

Birmingham, Dan Canham, dance, Fierce Festival, Of Riders and Running Horses, review, Still House, this is tomorrow

Sven Bergelt: Future Worn Out New One

Birmingham has something of a reputation for the destruction of its architectural heritage. From the sites of former Victorian, Edwardian…

Birmingham, Glenn Howells, Leipzig, NEST, Sven Bergelt, WERK

Concrete Fictions

Taking its cue from concrete poetry, ‘Concrete Fictions’ at New Art Projects presents works by Kadie Salmon, Jessie Makinson, Ricardo…

Concrete Fictions, Jessie Makinson, Kadie Salmon, New Art Projects, Ricardo Alcaide

Upcoming Writing and events

I’m preparing for some new writing pieces and events in the coming weeks including: A review of Still House: Of Riders…

After Carl, Andre de Jong, Andrew Lacon, Ayo & Oni Oshodi, Birmingham City University, Birmingham School of Art, Cathy Wade, Concrete Fictions, Ech-O-Cham-Ber, Fierce Festival, Glen Howells, Jessie Makinson, Kadie Salmon, New Art Projects, Of Riders and Running Horses, Ricardo Alcaide, SLUICE, Still House, Sven Bergelt, WERK

Małgorzata Dawidek: Conversio

An exhibition text commissioned by Centrala, Birmingham to coincide with the opening of Conversio, a new exhibition by Małgorzata Dawidek. My text…

Birmingham, Centrala, Conversio, Digbeth, Elizabeth Grosz, exhibition text, Małgorzata Dawidek, Poland, Roland Barthes, writing

Hannah Collins

Despite their differing scales and methods of display, Hannah Collins’ photographs at Camden Arts Centre are exquisitely intimate. As an…

Camden Arts Centre, Hannah Collins, Noah Purifoy, photography, Photomonitor

Top Exhibition Picks this Autumn

Autumn always brings a swathe of great new exhibitions to explore. Here are some of my top picks this autumn.…

Albert the kid is ghosting, Coco Fusco, DRAF, Emma Hart, Fierce, Fiona Banner, Grand Union, Ikon, Noemie Goudal, Photographers Gallery, Pilar Corrias, Ulla von Brandenburg

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