Arts Archive
Interview: Shereen Perera, Islington Mill
We caught up with Shereen Perera, Visual Arts Co-ordinator at Islington Mill, to talk about her work, the Mill and how she got there
Peter Cooke: what is important is ‘an integral curiosity’
Annabel Herrick sat down with UoM lecturer Peter Cooke to discuss his career and the works which inspire him
There’s no place like Soane
Arts Editor Harriet Hill-Payne suggests searches out the unusual, the bizarre and the eclectic for your Easter cultural fix
Surviving Supper: the Futurists
Long silences over the dinner table? Let Lucy J help
Freud and The Gruffalo
Everyday Analysis apply some Freudian criticism to Julia Donaldson’s much loved children’s classic, The Gruffalo
Žižek, Ideology and the CrossCountry Train Network
The Everyday Analysis Collective apply some of Slavoj Žižek ideology theory to a national rail service
Interview: the life drawing model
‘I understand the way in which the body is looked at. It’s seen as a shape, something aesthetic to be drawn in a mathematical way’
‘An Exhibition’ at the Holden Gallery
Peter Lane finds ‘An Exhibition’ intelligently and provocatively questions the very nature of ‘art’
Toasties and ‘little bits of the Real’
The Everyday Analysis collective look at the hidden meanings of the humble toastie
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‘Four’ at Cornerhouse: The Curation
Sarah Jones gains a rare insight into the curational process of ‘Four’ at Cornerhouse
‘Improdigy’ at Frog and Bucket brings laughs, but not plenty of them
Is ‘Improdigy’ the answer to the prayers of fans of stand-up comedy? Grace Williams isn’t sure
Four at Cornerhouse
Three young curators, four emerging artists, and a little help from Cornerhouse
Black and BLUE
Rosalie Warner finds erotic cuisine, communal wine and a brave and exciting collection of new work at Black & BLUE’s Kraak launch
‘Newphoria’ and the Case of the Mobile Phone
Our new weekly column comes courtesy of the Everyday Analysis Collective, a Manchester based group who dissect and analyse the signs of our everyday life
What could you do this term?
Join in the fun at the Frog and Bucket, let Manchester Art Group show you something surprising, or contribute to this page – how could you get involved?
Review: The Sleeping Beauty
The English National Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty is a technically beautiful ballet, grounded in a convincing emotional reality
Review: Fraser Chapman at the Cornerhouse
Clayton Fuller visits The Cornerhouse to have a look at the latest cafe-bar exhibition by Fraser Chapman
A Night at the Museum
Grace Williams visits the newly redeveloped Ancient Worlds galleries at the Manchester Museum