Interview: Mark Boulos
- By Jack
Jack Welsh speaks to Mark Boulos about his new video installation, Echo, and the other works on display as part of his current solo show at FACT. Jack Welsh: Your documentary films critically engage […]
Schauen: the work of Liz West
- By Jack
Colour, as Josef Albers astutely observed, ‘deceives continually.’[i] As I write this text on a laborious train journey, the seat before me, I would argue, is a faded medium vermillion red, in […]
Interview: Mark Devereux
- By Jack
I met up with Mark Devereux, curator and founder of Mark Devereux Projects, a new artist production-development organisation, to discuss his new venture: JW: Why did you set up Mark Devereux […]
Interview: James McLardy
- By Jack
Jack Welsh talks to Glasgow based sculptor James McLardy about his current solo exhibition White Teeth in the Planetarium at The Royal Standard, Liverpool. Jack Welsh: What inspired the title of your exhibition at The Royal […]
Platforms: Portfolio NW and its relationship to arts criticism.
- By Jack
If you trawl through the abundance of press releases, organisational remits and artistic opportunities available online, you will likely notice a recurring word. The core meanings of this simple noun […]
A Permanent Fixture? The Paolozzi Mosaics at Tottenham Court Road
- By Jack
If you have visited Tottenham Court Road Tube station recently then you could have not failed to notice that the station is a construction site. Built over a century ago […]
Interview: Kevin Hunt
- By Jack
Kevin Hunt ‘Seeing is Believing’ Kevin Hunt is an artist and curator based in Liverpool and a studio member of The Royal Standard. Jack Welsh interviewed Kevin ahead of the opening of ‘easy does […]
Review: A Universal Archive – William Kentridge as Printmaker at the Bluecoat
- By Jack
South African artist William Kentridge is best known for his prolific and versatile output that encompasses animation, film, drawing, collage and sculpture amongst others. This Hayward Touring exhibition asks us to pause […]
Book Review: One Thing Leads to Another – Everything is Connected: Art on the Underground
- By Jack
Book Review: One Thing Leads to Another – Everything is Connected: Art on the Underground 26 November 2012 In public transport, even the smallest delay can trigger bouts of extreme […]
Review: CAVE Art Fair and Service Provider at The Royal Standard
- By Jack
CAVE Art Fair and Service Provider at The Royal Standard The opening weekend of the 2012 Liverpool Biennial included a significant new addition to the already burgeoning programme of events and exhibitions. […]