Category Archives: Art

Inside Exhibition at Blank Space

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Manchester, the lovely city I live in, offers no end of fantastic and, usually, free art, to indulge in. Curators, practitioners and viewers range from the well versed and experienced, to the cutting-edge and emerging. It seems there is room … Continue reading →

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The Gospel According to….. (Part 1) – 30th Anniversary of The Smiths at the Holden Gallery

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

This spring marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands in modern musical history, The Smiths. What better way to celebrate the musical mark they have made than with a singing, refrigerated bear, a … Continue reading →

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Women affected by the cuts still have ‘Bags of Attitude’

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Getting ready to go out to the Bags of Attitude exhibition this morning, I spotted a facebook ‘friend’ casually criticising the orientation and body size of feminists. Following a swift report, block, delete (if only real life were that simple) … Continue reading →

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Exemplar: Joy Division exhibition by Kevin Cummins at Manchester Photographic Gallery

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Amidst a week of ‘back to work’ and ‘January blues’ tweets came a sudden and unavoidable buzz amongst the creative Mancs in my network (in particular Debbie Manley who is the ‘what’s on’ font of all Mancunian knowledge. Statuses and … Continue reading →

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54 – Exit Through the Gift Shop – Banksy’s bluff, bollocks & bloody genius!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

54/311 A hoax or not a hoax… who the hell cares? As one of the many Banksy cohorts says near the end of Exit Through the Gift Shop “The joke is on… I don’t even know if there is a … Continue reading →

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47 – London Fashion Week; plus-size, androgyny and glamour

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

47/318 London Fashion Week is drawing to a close – the event that has been hogging our fashion mag spreads and arts & culture headlines. Whilst I would like to say I am so in the know that I have … Continue reading →

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45 – Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

45/320 Today I saw a picture preview (courtesy of the BBC) of some of Alexander McQueen’s fantastic designs soon to be displayed at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Organized by The Costume Institute, around 100 items are to make … Continue reading →

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40 – Banksy – The soap opera of art

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

40/325 In Banksy goes to Hollywood in The Independent today was the news that the graffiti artist has again crossed the pond. As the Oscars draw closer, for which his film Exit Through the Gift Shop is nominated for Best … Continue reading →

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