Recent Writing
In October 2008 I contributed an essay to the Global Art Market issue of the electronic journal ArtArtArt. The text explores the relationship between art, globalisation and independent trade by asking a mobile phone text service that professes to 'know just about everything about anything' a series of questions ranging from why are artists poor? to how much money do we spend in Tesco?.
Download ArtArtArt here (pdf)
For HOST, an exhibition and series of events at BLOC in Sheffield, April 2007 I wrote two texts exploring a moment in the fluctuating cultural, physical, social and economic situation of the area surrounding the gallery. Visitors could take a text away with them depending on their destination upon leaving the gallery:
Page 1 of Creativity and Consumerism (pdf)
Page 2 of Creativity and Consumerism (pdf)
Page 1 of Resistance and Regeneration (pdf)
Page 2 of Resistance and Regeneration (pdf)
Further information about HOST
Collaborations with Penny Whitehead:
Whilst working as an artist/litter picker at the Green Man Folk Festival in August 2006, I contributed via a series of text messages sent by mobile phone Bring Back the Long-Haired, Bearded Socialists to the inaugural No Fixed Abode publication.
Download the No Fixed Abode publication (pdf - may take a minute to download)
DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL was presented by artist Rosie Farrell as part of Near Distance at Arena Gallery, Liverpool Independents Biennial, November 2006. The event involved the release of a number of homing pigeons to an audience of five reviewers; my review explored the role of the review and the reviewer.
Download DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL review (pdf - may take a minute to download)
THE END was a collaboratively curated group show of more than sixty graduating artists at End Gallery, Sheffield, May 2006. I was co-author of the introduction to the catalogue and an interview with Becky Shaw and organised two symposia on Institutions and Collaborative Curating.
Further information on THE END symposia
View THE END exhibition catalogue
In October 2008 I contributed an essay to the Global Art Market issue of the electronic journal ArtArtArt. The text explores the relationship between art, globalisation and independent trade by asking a mobile phone text service that professes to 'know just about everything about anything' a series of questions ranging from why are artists poor? to how much money do we spend in Tesco?.
Download ArtArtArt here (pdf)
For HOST, an exhibition and series of events at BLOC in Sheffield, April 2007 I wrote two texts exploring a moment in the fluctuating cultural, physical, social and economic situation of the area surrounding the gallery. Visitors could take a text away with them depending on their destination upon leaving the gallery:
Page 1 of Creativity and Consumerism (pdf)
Page 2 of Creativity and Consumerism (pdf)
Page 1 of Resistance and Regeneration (pdf)
Page 2 of Resistance and Regeneration (pdf)
Further information about HOST
Collaborations with Penny Whitehead:
Whilst working as an artist/litter picker at the Green Man Folk Festival in August 2006, I contributed via a series of text messages sent by mobile phone Bring Back the Long-Haired, Bearded Socialists to the inaugural No Fixed Abode publication.
Download the No Fixed Abode publication (pdf - may take a minute to download)
DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL was presented by artist Rosie Farrell as part of Near Distance at Arena Gallery, Liverpool Independents Biennial, November 2006. The event involved the release of a number of homing pigeons to an audience of five reviewers; my review explored the role of the review and the reviewer.
Download DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL review (pdf - may take a minute to download)
THE END was a collaboratively curated group show of more than sixty graduating artists at End Gallery, Sheffield, May 2006. I was co-author of the introduction to the catalogue and an interview with Becky Shaw and organised two symposia on Institutions and Collaborative Curating.
Further information on THE END symposia
View THE END exhibition catalogue
