exhibition Articles

Manchester Art Gallery and decolonisation: Has it been successful?

Manchester Art Gallery and decolonisation: Has it been successful?

In ‘Rethinking the Grand Tour’, Manchester Art Gallery tries to decolonise its pieces. After visiting, we explore whether it’s really made an impact
Dandy Style: Men’s fashion from 18th century to present day

Dandy Style: Men’s fashion from 18th century to present day

The Dandy Style Exhibition has made its way into Manchester. We deconstruct the meanings of each thread and bead, and how masculinity was framed in previous centuries
Up close and personal with West Art Collective

Up close and personal with West Art Collective

Antwerp Mansion’s West Art Collective is a rising and unstoppable influence on the Manchester Art Scene. We spot to art director Lucy Indelicate about what makes Antwerp Mansion the perfect place for art
New Manchester exhibition explores relationship between science and music

New Manchester exhibition explores relationship between science and music

Wondering what science has to do with music? Check out the Science and Industry Museum’s new exhibition ‘Turn It Up: The power of music’ to find out.
Review: Imran Peretta’s ‘the destructors’

Review: Imran Peretta’s ‘the destructors’

Sam Burt reviews a new film ‘reconsidering the figure of the alienated male youth’
Paradise Works: MILLENNIALISM

Paradise Works: MILLENNIALISM

Lisa Habernik explores MILLENIALISM, an exhibition at Paradise Works exploring Millennial life
SU hosts UK’s first exhibition on Yemen crisis

SU hosts UK’s first exhibition on Yemen crisis

The exhibition will use touchscreen and voice activation technology to shed light on the struggles in Yemen
The Reno at The Whitworth: In Conversation with Linda Brogan and John Lloyd

The Reno at The Whitworth: In Conversation with Linda Brogan and John Lloyd

Chess Bradley talks to Linda Brogan and John Lloyd about the Reno in The Whitworth, race and nights-out in Manchester.
Review: The Binary Exhibition

Review: The Binary Exhibition

Eleonore Meningaud reviews ‘The Binary Exhibition’, a show at Partisan Collective which aimed to underline the duality of the subject through language, dialect, and how we are often torn between the sight of two realities
In conversation with: Joshua Coombes from the #dosomethingfornothing campaign

In conversation with: Joshua Coombes from the #dosomethingfornothing campaign

Bella Jewell meets with Joshua Coombes to discuss the first stop of the Light & Noise exhibition, an event which pairs with TOMS and Centrepoint Manchester to shine a light and make some noise about homelessness
Review: Selfridges ‘State of the Arts’

Review: Selfridges ‘State of the Arts’

Lily Rosenberg reviews Selfridges latest campaign, ‘State of the Arts’, a show which attempts to make art more accessible, highlighting the link between art and fashion, yet she believes fails to execute a truly effective installation
Menstruation through the ages

Menstruation through the ages

Anna McFadzean explores menstruation throughout history, and the exhibition focused on society’s complex relationship with periods
Exhibition review: Simeon Barclay – Life Room

Exhibition review: Simeon Barclay – Life Room

Theo Bennett reviews Simeon Barclay’s latest exhibition at the Holden Gallery at Manchester School of Art, which explores how culture shapes our identities.
Review: It’s always 5pm somewhere

Review: It’s always 5pm somewhere

In a new and exciting approach to curatorship, Eve Gerretsen reviews It’s always 5pm somewhere
‘We’re All The Same’: an exhibition to humanise homelessness

‘We’re All The Same’: an exhibition to humanise homelessness

Louis Haddad reviews the photography exhibition, ‘We Are All One’, which sought to humanise the pandemic of homelessness; an all-too-familiar problem in Manchester
In conversation with Martin Parr

In conversation with Martin Parr

Photographer Martin Parr makes his return to Manchester with his newest exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery; Theo Bennett met him to talk about his work, the city of Manchester, Instagram, and a little bit of politics
The women who shaped our city

The women who shaped our city

Victoria Evans explores the ‘Women Who Shaped Manchester’ exhibition at the John Rylands Library, and delves into the history of a city built on female resilience.
This is the Female Gaze: Challenging the artist and subject

This is the Female Gaze: Challenging the artist and subject

Sophie Marriott interviews student photographer Maisie Lee about the upcoming ‘Female Gaze’ exhibition and the how to challenge the frequently gendered relationship between artists and subject.
End of Store Street Exhibition: Launch Party

End of Store Street Exhibition: Launch Party

Victoria Evans gives us an exclusive insight into some of Warehouse Project’s leading team members and their prospects for the iconic Mancunian event
Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness

Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness

Louis Haddad meets with Alice Kettle, the artist behind an ongoing project aimed at both highlighting the plight of refugees, whilst empowering them

Copyright © The Mancunion
Powered By Spotlight Studios

0161 275 2930  University of Manchester’s Students’ Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR