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Liliane Lijn is such a hands-on artist that, within two minutes of arriving at her North London studio, my own pair were enlisted to help lift a Poem Machine from the floor onto a well-worn work surface. There was an issue with this kinetic, text-bearing sculpture. It creaked as it rotated, so Lijn and a …
January 10, 2012
With a major death, a minor spat and completely mad bit of art crit in Denver, the year has got off to an eventful start. Please enjoy any or all of the links below: Ronald Searle gets called “perhaps the greatest British graphic artist of the last 100 years” in this compelling obituary from the …
January 8, 2012
The ideal place to relate this piece of art might be in a pub. You could try a dinner party, but you may not get the requisite howls of disbelief. “There’s this German artist, see, who wants to fly to the moon. No she’s not in a space training programme. She’s going to let herself …
January 5, 2012
A rather sheepish selection of five post-celebratory links this week. Thanks for reading in 2011 and rest assured I’ll be back on it later in the week: Somewhere between art history and art criticism, this is a heavyweight consideration of either version of Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks. Elucidating (via @tds153). Good news if you’ve …
January 2, 2012
Investigations have taken place as to the feasibility of projecting a single word onto the surface of the moon. But Liliane Lijn is still waiting for a technical solution. In the meantime, we can make do with a simulation. And the word which appears on the virtual moon, both online and at FACT Liverpool, is …
December 21, 2011
Most favourite links from the past week, with a passing reference to xmas: Take in a whole book on deregulated capitalism at a glance with this wall chart by William Powhida. Better still, zoom in and scroll around. The Guardian interview the soi-disant Ikea anarchists, underemployed grads with time on their hands and photoshop on …
December 19, 2011
Coasting in the general celebratory mood of this time of year, it seemed harmless enough to pick out a few personal highlights for readers of this blog. Gallery of the year: Grey Area, Brighton Although I should disclose I’ve enjoyed a night out or two with the folk at this local venue, you would be …
December 14, 2011
I’m not even going to mention the most famous toilet in modern art, but here’s another pretender to the throne, no pun intended. Hundertwasser was an Viennese architect. His quirky creations are a guide book mainstay, with their undulating floors and irregular windows. Coach parties love him. Just streets apart in the East of the …
December 13, 2011
Clearly there has been a major art prize since the last Found Objects, but you’ve been spared any more links to it. Instead: With great timing (both United and City crash out of Champions League) the BBC carry a slide show of a new show about Manchester after a speculative apolcypse. Gabriel Orozco is the …
December 12, 2011
They say no one likes a sore loser. And I’ve no doubt in person that after the winner was announced in last night’s Turner Prize, George Shaw was gracious in defeat. But shortly after Martin Boyce stepped up to claim the £20,000 award, it appeared to be paintings by Shaw which commented most directly on …
December 6, 2011