The Verse’s Jake Francis reviews guest director David Shrigley’s Talk at Brighton Dome on 23rd May 2018. Laughter. It’s a rarer thing than you’d think in artist talks – they often consist of monotone drivel and uninspiring, over-professionalised babble (or, as they laymen appropriately call it, ‘gobbledygook’). I for one […]
Exhibitions
The Verse’s Jake Francis reviews Gilbert & George: In Conversation at Brighton Pavilion on Wednesday 9th May 2018. Audience member: Do you ever argue? George: Ah, we call that the great heterosexual question… You may have noticed this past month a certain prominence of two names, speckled about Brighton and […]
The Verse’s Jake Francis tells us what he thought about Gilbert & George’s exhibition at Brighton Museum & Gallery. THOU SHALT FIGHT CONFORMISM THOU SHALT MAKE USE OF SEX THOU SHALT CREATE ARTIFICIAL ART These are just three of the ten commandments that Gilbert and George implore upon you when […]
The Verse’s Chloe Lawrence previews David Shrigley’s Life Model II at Fabrica as part of Brighton Festival launching 14th April 2018 It was announced earlier this year that resident of Brighton and Hove, David Shrigley had been selected as this year’s Guest Director of the Brighton Festival. Shrigley is a […]
The Verse’s Jake Francis reviews exhibition The Court of Redonda at The Heong Gallery in Cambridge’s Downing College, which runs until May 20th 2018. World building. We’ve all done it at some point during our childhood and adolescence, or even today as grown adults (I’m looking at you people in […]
