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.
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
The best galleries in Brighton, links to maps, their websites, plus listings of current shows for each. Updated with new exhibitions at Crane Kalman, as well as new galleries for 2009.
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.
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Four artists from Hong Kong present ingenious and amusing concepts through a combination of mixed media and video installations. One of the most fun exhibitions I’ve been to in a long time, well worth checking out.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
A review of the Andy Doig exhibition at Ink’d running until the end of Feb…”Unlike more conventional painting on a wall or scultpture, this art literally burns into your retinas”