Arts Archive
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.”
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
17th February 2017
Instagram: The pros and cons
A celebration that anyone can be an artist, or just another reminder of the mediocrity of today’s society? Georgia Welch takes a look at the best and worst of Instagram
10th February 2017
Never Going Underground: The Fight for LGBT+ Rights
The People’s History Museum opens a new, politically-motivated exhibition this month
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8th February 2017
John Hyatt: Rock Art
John Hyatt, musician and MMU lecturer, puts on a punk inspired exhibition at HOME
4th February 2017
David Hockney designs special edition logo for The Sun newspaper
Is David Hockney ‘trolling’ the tabloid newspaper with his latest work of art? Georgia Welch takes a look
4th February 2017
And Now We Are Plastic
Whitworth Young Contemporaries: And Now We Are Plastic play with the idea of our physical and digital worlds merging into one
30th January 2017
Whitworth director Maria Balshaw becomes first female director of Tate
Maria Balshaw steps into her new role as the first female director of the Tate
30th January 2017
New Year New Manchester
Manchester’s most exciting arts and culture events in 2017
5th December 2016
Review: Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers
Manchester Art Gallery displays a fascinating insight into international views of British life
2nd December 2016
A guide to art over the Christmas break
Laura Joyce gives the breakdown to what’s on nationwide this Christmas
28th November 2016
Artist Rooms: Andy Warhol at the Whitworth
Arguably the most exciting exhibition of the year comes to the University of Manchester’s Whitworth — Georgia Welch takes a look
28th November 2016
Castlefield Gallery: Miniature World
The Castlefield Gallery hosts an exhibition of “the incomprehensibly minute to the unimaginably massive” in Miniature World
22nd November 2016
Rachel Maclean: ‘Wot u 🙂 about?’ at HOME
HOME, Manchester presents Rachel Maclean’s insight into modern-day life, and the effects it has on our world-outlook and self-esteem