The word ‘curator’ is derived from Latin meaning to take care. Curators work in many industries, but what does a curator do for art exhibitions? I talk to Ella Winning (through socially distanced email measures) to find out more about her role as a co-curator in the FIGURATIONS exhibition last […]
Exhibitions
Based on a collaborative research between Universities of Brighton, Birmingham, and Lincoln, artist Lindsay Seers brings an immersive 360* film to the Fabrica contemporary art gallery, centered in the heart of Brighton. Care (less) began as a project created in response to a new commission, produced by the three universities […]
The Verse’s Jake Francis review Farley’s House and Gallery: Home of the Surrealists. ‘Your school years are the best time of your life.’ I think a lot of children heard that quote at least once before the age of 18, usually, in response to a seemingly reasonable moan about a […]
The Verse’s Jake Francis reviews David Bellingham’s exhibition ‘Driving School’. The first driving lesson. For many, this event holds a remnant of mental scarring. A recollection unavoidably relived each time a sibling or relative buys their first theory book. The traumas associated with such a memory can be varied and […]
The Verse’s Jake Francis interviewed Anna Boghiguian and Karen Mackinnon from Artes Mundi. Here is their transcribed conversation. Key: JF – Jake Francis KM – Karen Mackinnon – Artes Mundi director and curator AB – Anna Boghiguian – Artes Mundi 8 shortlisted exhibitor [AB and JF begin interview by talking […]