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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Art I Love: Vera Lutter’s Battersea Power Station
I saw Vera Lutter’s work in a touring exhibition Alchemy at Harewood House in 2006. The exhibition presented the work of about a dozen contemporary photographers concerned with exploring the essential properties of the medium: space, time, light and … Continue reading
The Mythological Age of Digital Publishing
The Kremlin BBC Radio 4′s Today programme ran an item this morning on self-publishing in the digital age. Apparently some giddy optimists think the proliferating opportunities for self-publishing now make it much easier to get their work appreciated and recognised … Continue reading
Bored of Reading Cereal Packs? Take a Driving Test.
Parenthood opens up so many wonderful new fulfilling experiences. Each day brings another little memory to dwell upon and treasure. If I’m really inspired, I get to combine the adventure with the potential for a work of art. And so … Continue reading
Mariele Neudecker: Kindertotenlieder in Leeds
I keep forgetting about the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds. Which is a real shame, since it is another gem of a cultural resource for the city. The first event I attended there about 18 months ago was a spectacularly … Continue reading
‘Hereafter’ and the Aesthetic of Place
A few days ago I went to see the latest Clint Eastwood film, Hereafter. I had heard mixed reviews of the film, but that never puts me off. I have yet to find anyone whose tastes in film match mine … Continue reading
Curiosity
One of the aspects I love most about the whole daily blog challenge is the way in which it is opening up a host of creative challenges and opportunities. The daily image accompanying the text, for example, has become a … Continue reading
The Books I Haven’t (Yet) Finished
Don’t half-finished books weigh on your conscience? Especially when they are worthy, or literary classics? I’m not talking here about unopened books on the bookshelf, but ones you make a good start on, maybe get halfway through, and then… you … Continue reading
An iPhone’s View of Roundhay Park
I’m a bit pressed for time today, so decided to walk the dog and let the iPhone at the same time do its own thing for today’s post. On a particularly misty bleak February morning, this meant just letting the camera find its own … Continue reading
Posted in Life encounters with the Artist, The Arts in Leeds
Tagged iPhone, iphoneography, Lo Mob, postaday2011, Roundhay park
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Behind the Scenes at Carmen with Opera North
I’m on a richly entertaining cultural roll at the moment as regular readers will have noted. This has taken its toll on the domestic front however. The house has descended into a state of squalor better ignored if I want … Continue reading
Hito Steyerl at Pavilion, Leeds
There are occasions when a daily blog commitment is a touch frustrating. Posting about Hito Steyerl’s wonderful work is going to be one of those frustrating moments because it deserves far more discussion/analysis/thought than I can possibly give it if … Continue reading
Posted in Encountering Art, The Arts in Leeds
Tagged art, contemporary art, Griselda Pollock, Hito Steyerl, Pavilion, postaday2011
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