Interview: Tez Ilyas
Eleanor Forrest finds out what it means for comedian Tez Ilyas to ’Teztify’ against modern day assumptions of himself as a Northern, Working-class, British Muslim.
Review: Slam of the North
Four universities go head to head in a slam poetry competition tackling issues ranging from puberty to politics
Objects of Obsession: Sonia Boyce
Manchester Art Gallery host Sonia Boyce as part of the Objects of Obsession collaboration with the Royal Academy, revealing what object has influenced and obsessed her most
Review: Ruth Barker and Hannah Leighton-Boyce
Castlefield Gallery holds a major two person exhibit exploring an encounter between the quotidian, ancient world, and contemporary Britain
Renewed female representation: ‘Painting Light and Hope’
Nearly a century since Annie Swynnerton was first exhibited at the Manchester Art Gallery, they pay homage to her legacy as part of the Wonder Woman Festival running across Manchester
Profile: Vikram Kushwah and his surreal childhood narratives
Vikram Kushwah’s photography brings surreal fairytales to fashion photography
Interview: Cara Looij on (IN)SANE
Orla Quilligan talks to Cara Looij, project manager of multimedia arts event (IN)SANE
Profile: Petra Collins and imagined nostalgia
Liv Clarke identifies why Petra Collins’ hazy dreamscape photography has become so pertinent in our own female realities
After Twilight: A Youth take over of the Whitworth
Putting young South Asian talent on the agenda, the Whitworth Young Contemporaries launched an evening full to the brim with conceptual art and emerging musicians to bring diversity back into galleries
The Terracotta Army has arrived in Liverpool
10 terracotta warriors and over 180 artefacts are on display at the World Museum, Liverpool, linking the UK and China both historically and culturally
Hylas and the Nymphs: more than meets the eye
Initiating a pertinent debate or a publicity stunt? Florrie Badley considers the implications of Manchester Art Gallery’s recent removal of a canonical Victorian painting
The Rusholme Sketcher
Len Grant brings life to the otherwise ordinary in ‘The Rusholme Sketcher’ Series
Socially engaged art: the feminist genre of change?
Fighting for women’s freedom from harassment, activist Yasmeen Mjalli discusses how she weaponises the medium of protest art to create social change in the West Bank
Wonder Women 2018
We look ahead to the the feminist festival taking over of Manchester through an innovative series of exhibitions, performances and discussions
Review: John Stezaker’s Still Life
John Stezaker showcases his unique brand of artistry as the Whitworth gallery is taken over by his surreal photographic collages
ArtBox: a student-run collective’s silent charity auction
As we look ahead to the new year, we also look back as the successes of the last one with ArtBox
Review: Group Thereapy comedy showcase
Editor-in-Chief Kirstie O’Mahony felt a complete fool for her trepidation before this show, as it turned out to be one of the best she’d ever seen
ArtBox: Interview with artist Faye Gosling
We talked to Faye Gosling, one of many students involved in this fundraising event for the Manchester Mind charity
Review: Steve McQueen’s ode to Ashes
Acclaimed director Steve McQueen uses video installation to create a haunting elegy for the violent and needless deaths of young men
ArtBox: Interview with artist Will Da Costa
We catch up with contributing artist Will Da Costa, who will be donating his playful illustrations to the event