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I do love a bit of conceptual art though sometimes the language used can be baffling. I confess I’m not quite sure of the meaning of “seeking to find the lens through which they inspect and which in turn delineates the implied thing as a cluster of possible emancipatory connections”.…
Depending on what you’ve read or what translation you consult, come the eve of December 21st we may be reaching for our nearest and dearest and preparing ourselves for the afterlife. Yes, the longest day creeps ever closer and with it the end of the Mayan calendar (yet some people…
You thought that summer was over, that hedonistic, festival-style recipe of vibrant colour, costumes and junk food had been shelved until 2013 – and that you wouldn’t be dancing with a dinosaur in a shiny onesie for a few months at least. Right? Wrong. Sparkly Brooklyn import Reed + Rader…
If ever there was an organisation that had its proverbial finger firmly on the pulse of cutting edge contemporary art forms, it is commissioning body Artangel. This month, the team that brought us Roger Hiorns’ sparkling azure ex-council flat grotto and Rachel Whiteread’s full-size casting of her own House have…
If you have been paying attention – and of course, we know you do – then you will have noticed a buzz arising around the Peruvian cuisine. In the last year three new Peruvian restaurants have graced the London restaurant scene, bringing this fascinating and ancient cuisine to the fore…
You may have heard of a performance artist named Leigh Bowery – an iconic figure during the 1980s who blended art, performance, fashion and cross-dressing. But, you may not have heard of his partner in crime, Trojan: a figure too quickly forgotten in the annals of art history. Trojan was…