The Double Negative: Class of 2017
- By Jack
Class of 2017: The North-West’s Top Fine Art Graduates Revealed Who are the top emerging artists graduating from art schools across Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside this year? Jack […]
Text: Sophie Lee – Make Place
- By Jack
I was pleased write an introductory text to Sophie Lee’s excellent exhibition Make Place (below). Make Place is a solo exhibition by Sophie Lee investigating the artist’s interpretations into notions of […]
Artlyst Review: Public View
- By Jack
Bluecoat Tercentenary Celebrated With 106 Previously Exhibited Artists On Public View 2017 marks Bluecoat’s tercentenary, making it the oldest building in Liverpool city centre and the UK’s first arts centre: quite […]
Zine: Conscious Coupling launch
- By Jack
Last month saw the release of The Double Negative and The Royal Standard supported zine ‘Conscious Coupling.’ The zine was created through writing residencies featuring artist/writer pairings: Tom Emery and James […]
Commission: Shapes of Water, Sounds of Hope
- By Jack
I’ve been commissioned by Super Slow Way to respond to Suzanne Lacy’s major project Shapes of Water, Sounds of Hope in Brierfield. The result of the project will be the creation of […]
Writing: London round-up
- By Jack
London – One Day Round Up Last week my burning desire to visit the new Tate Modern extension was, finally, indulged by a flash Virgin Trains seat sale. Since opening […]
Field Trip: Art Basel & Documenta
- By Jack
Field Trip: ‘What have great bales of poo, a “pavilion of reflections”, banks of iPhone chargers and glossy sculpture halls got in common? Switzerland during art fair season, finds Jack Welsh…’ […]
Interview: Hannah Leighton-Boyce
- By Jack
I interviewed Hannah Leighton-Boyce in response to her recent exhibition ‘Instruments of Industry’ at Touchstones Rochdale. Read the full interview on a-n Reviews. Image courtesy of Simon Liddiard.
Feature: Class of 2016
- By Jack
Class of 2016: The North-West’s Top Fine Art Graduates Revealed Up and down the land, Fine Art students are preparing their final, graduate exhibitions. But who really stands out across […]
Publication: On Being Curious
- By Jack
I’m delighted to have been published in ‘On Being Curious’, a new book from The Double Negative to mark the Contemporary Visual Arts Network North-West (CVAN NW), Arts Council England-funded Critical […]