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Is it Art?: French Orbeez Bath

Is it Art?: French Orbeez Bath

PSA: Don’t fill your bath with Orbeez
Exhibition Review: Manchester Open Exhibition

Exhibition Review: Manchester Open Exhibition

Chess Bradley discusses one of the most ambitious exhibitions she’s seen: The Manchester Open
Is it Art?: Sh*t London Guinness

Is it Art?: Sh*t London Guinness

Chess Bradley ponders the question of whether horrible pints can be considered art
What’s On in the Arts

What’s On in the Arts

Chess Bradley has a look at What’s On in the Arts in Manchester including displays of Jenny Holzer and Greyson Perry
Is it Art?: Lorraine Kelly

Is it Art?: Lorraine Kelly

In this week’s ‘Is it Art?’, Chess Bradley considers whether Lorraine Kelly’s multiple personas can be considered performance art
MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest, the first UK festival celebrating Islam, returns in 2020
Is it art?: Nancy Rothwell looking at things

Is it art?: Nancy Rothwell looking at things

In this Is it Art? Chess Bradley examines whether the blog, Nancy Rothwell Looking at Things, is art.
Is it Art? The house with too many sockets

Is it Art? The house with too many sockets

In this week’s Is it Art?, Chess Bradley examines a house in Pinner with too many sockets
Review: ‘Leonardo: The Works’: an art lover’s dream, everyone else’s nightmare

Review: ‘Leonardo: The Works’: an art lover’s dream, everyone else’s nightmare

Chess Bradley considers whether Leonardo: The Works is worth nearly two hours of your time
Cold War Steve: Art for the Brexit Age

Cold War Steve: Art for the Brexit Age

Is Cold War Steve the artist we need in these times of political uncertainty?
Is it art?: MyManchester

Is it art?: MyManchester

In this ‘Is it Art?’, Chess Bradley considers whether the new MyManchester website can be considered art
Is it Art? Rooney v. Vardy

Is it Art? Rooney v. Vardy

In this new and absurd column, Chess Bradley analyses whether a selection of everyday things can be seen as art. This week: Rooney v. Vardy
Pearl Alcock: The colourful artist you’ve probably never heard of

Pearl Alcock: The colourful artist you’ve probably never heard of

As part of Black History Month Chess Bradley discusses the colourful art of outsider artist Pearl Alcock
Rainbow Noir: Here: Celebrating LGBTQI people of colour at HOME

Rainbow Noir: Here: Celebrating LGBTQI people of colour at HOME

As part of Black History Month, Chess Bradley discusses Tom Quayle’s beautiful, joyful images of the LGBTQI group Rainbow Noir
The Circle: A Surprising Piece of Performance Art

The Circle: A Surprising Piece of Performance Art

Chess Bradley considers Channel 4’s the Circle as a piece of performance art that experiments with perception in the digital age
Is it time white feminism left Frida Kahlo alone?

Is it time white feminism left Frida Kahlo alone?

Chess Bradley ponders whether we have collectively reduced Frida Kahlo into a pop feminism icon
Celebrating Keith Haring: Why his work is still important

Celebrating Keith Haring: Why his work is still important

With Keith Haring’s first major retrospective in the UK being displayed at the Liverpool Tate, Chess Bradley considers the importance of Keith Haring’s work
Flash Bang Wallop: The HOME exhibition putting the spotlight on drummers

Flash Bang Wallop: The HOME exhibition putting the spotlight on drummers

Arts Editor and drummer, Chess Bradley, discusses HOME’s newest exhibition, Flash Wallop Bang, which puts drummers central stage.
Artefact of the Week: John Rylands Library

Artefact of the Week: John Rylands Library

Whether you’re perusing archives for your dissertation, or want to escape to a quiet space, the John Rylands is a luxurious alternative to withering away in Blue 3
Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

Artefact of the Week: Owens Park Tower

In this instalment of artefact of the week, Chess Bradley examines the once halls of residence and brutalist monstrosity, The Tower.