Brighton art exhibition listings and reviews
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Three artists with close links to Sussex have been drawn together for an exhibition in which sense of place and exploration of consciousness emerge as central themes. Three artists, three rooms, a video interview with the artist in the corner of each. Dreams of Here is an exhibition that invites you to compare working methods and ideas of space, figure and memory.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Invoking a big name like Whistler might help us find a pathway into the work of a lesser known artist, but it won’t help if that pathway is misleading. I’ve struggled to see much similarity between Robert Goff (1837-1922) the Hove based etcher and James Whistler (1834-1903), the painter whose splashy canvases and book The Gentle Art of Making Enemies outraged the art establishment of the time.
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Still struggling with the seasonal shopping? It doesn’t all have to be trawling through Amazon or fighting the crowds at Churchill Square. Christmas is the perfect opportunity to support the arts and buy something truly special. Here are three of the best places in Brighton to buy creative Christmas gifts.
Saturday, September 24th, 2011
If you’ve ever longed to return to the video gaming simplicity of previous years, or just yearn to beat someone to a pulp on Street Fighter 2 like you used to do to your brother after school, then start practising your special moves – the Handbaked Arcade is coming to Brighton.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
From beer to beards, Brighton seems to have a festival of some description every weekend over the summer. Unlike many of them, Soundwaves isn’t an excuse to flog you expensive yet enticing food and drink while a dodgy funk band plays in the background. A registered charity dedicated to experimental sound, it’s supported by local institutions like Brighton University as well as the Arts Council and that bastion of the musical avant-garde, Wire magazine [...]
Friday, November 26th, 2010
Illustrators and graphic designers from Brighton and London are paying tribute to the history of video games, in what sounds like a fun exhibition at the a&e gallery that runs from December 4th – 19th.
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Brighton is a famously arty city. Here you’ll find the best places to admire art, buy handmade objects and shop for supplies to make your own.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Reviews and previews from the Brighton Biennial 2008. Reviews of Geert van Kesteren’s Why Mister, Why and Iraq through the lens of Vietnam.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Review of “Anatomies” – an exhibition of drawings by internationally renowned tattooist Alex Binnie, showing at Ink_d gallery Brighton until 29th March…”like a haunting collection of ghostly medical illustrations from a horror film”…
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
A review of Feed Lack Loop – an event which took place both at the Lighthouse Brighton and inside virtual world Second Life. It was bizzare enough to both feature the actor who was once Teletubbie Tinky Winky and cause simultaneous outrage, boredom and delight.