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17th October 2017

Review: Art on Paper

Three studio spaces come together to challenge the assumed role and medium of paper
16th October 2017

Looking beyond the façade: Cornelia Parker’s ‘Verso’

The Whitworth welcomes back Cornelia Parker, in an installation which looks behind the boundaries of artistic discourse
16th October 2017

Review: Impractical Jokers

American pranksters humbly donate all proceeds of their Manchester Arena show to the We Love Manchester Fund
9th October 2017

In Conversation: Kevin Jerome Everson

A rare visit to the UK by the prolific filmmaker and professor
26th September 2017

Interview: Comedian Daniel Sloss talks sociopaths and stand up

Daniel Sloss’s dark humour takes centre stage in his new tour, posing the question – am I a sociopath?
6th September 2017

Imperial War Museum North invites student artists to join scratch event

Student artists are being called to perform scratch acts at the Wyndham Lewis exhibition in November
13th June 2017

Review: Girl on Girl

Laura Joyce takes a look at the photobook curated by Charlotte Jansen, Girl on Girl
6th June 2017

Review: Object Lessons

Manchester Museum celebrates art and science through its new collection of curiosities
27th March 2017

Cornerhouse cinema transformed into amateur art gallery

Georgia Welch takes a look at Cornerhouse cinema’s new and unusual link with homelessness
24th March 2017

Andrew McDonald is coming to Castlefield Gallery

Manchester-based artist Andrew McDonald brings his existing works to his home city

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17th March 2017

A summer of art in Manchester

With summer on the way find out what Manchester’s galleries have got in store
15th March 2017

Art in the Northern Quarter

Liv Clarke explores the creative world of Manchester’s Northern Quarter
14th March 2017

Review: Sooni Taraporevala at the Whitworth

The Whitworth Art Gallery presents Sooni Taraporevala’s first solo UK exhibition
14th March 2017

Fight like a girl

‘Fearless Girl’ stands strong against Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’
10th March 2017

The ‘Before I Die’ blackboard: Iterations and implications

Elliott Mills illustrates how the ‘Before I Die’ blackboard, as well as other everyday features of Oxford Road, is a symbol for the cycle of life and death
9th March 2017

Does contemporary art have a bad reputation?

What does it take to be a contemporary artist? Liv Clarke investigates the modern art scene
7th March 2017

Wonder Women Festival lands in Manchester

The breakdown of our top art picks from the feminist festival of the year
27th February 2017

Upcoming at HOME: La Movida

“If you lived in the 80s and remember it, then you didn’t live it.”
24th February 2017

Lie Lie Land

Are they Putin on the Ritz?
20th February 2017

Review: Deanna Petherbridge at the Whitworth

More than thirty years after her residency, The Whitworth showcases work from Petherbridge’s 45 year career