NSS present – BODY – “THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS”
3 February 2021 • Mark Westall
For the fifth digital cover, NSS presents BODY, a film written and directed by Italian filmmaker – Tommaso Ottomano.
Tag: FADFILM
Black White + Gray A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
16 April 2020 • Mark Westall
Yale-educated and born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Sam Wagstaff’s transformation from innovative museum curator to Robert Mapplethorpe’s lover and patron is intensively probed in Black White + Gray.
Charlap Hyman & Herrero first solo exhibition opens in Venice
22 May 2019 • Irene Machetti
ALMA ZEVI Projects presents Charlap Hyman & Herrero’s debut solo show Ouvrez-moi. Organized by Clara Zevi, it takes the spectators into a parallel mindset.
Opening in March: MAPPLETHORPE
16 December 2018 • Mark Westall
Releasing in March a new film about Robert Mapplethorpe arguably one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
Steve McQueen’s Widows: heist movie feels like a strange move for this director – but it isn’t
29 November 2018 • Mark Westall
At first glance, Widows feels like a strange pick for a director like Steve McQueen.
Exclusive UK film premiere of DOUBLEPLAY
17 August 2018 • Mark Westall
DOUBLEPLAY began as a collaborative film by Gil De Ray and Kirsty Allison, shot in New Orleans, where Kirsty chalked up a graffiti poem around Crescent Park which she then recited, and Gil created music as an accompaniment. It creates an echo to the track to his first half of the film, some of which was shot in the UK’s Hellfire Caves.
The Anti Trump Art Show
8 July 2018 • Mark Westall
In response to Donald’s Trump’s planned visit to London on 13th July, Creative Debuts have joinced forces with over 50 artists to show their collective disdain of the, ‘dangerous racism, sexism and narcissism that flow daily from the White House,’ through a unique art exhibition.
The slow destruction of Robin Hood Gardens estate, a film by Joe Gilbert
19 June 2018 • Mark Westall
In 2017, demolition began. Joe returned to document its slow destruction.
FUCK YOU WHERES MY SUGER? – 4-5 August, Cafe Oto, London
9 August 2017 • Staff
Artists Lucy Stein and Mark Harwood have fomented a technique of combative curation that militates against against the normal pleasantries of social events.
Diamond Reynolds: the woman who streamed a police shooting becomes a Renaissance Madonna
27 June 2017 • Mark Westall
She put the shooting of her boyfriend on Facebook live. Now artist Luke Willis Thompson has turned Diamond Reynolds into a different kind of screen star
We Interview British Artist David Austen on Man Smoking | StrangeLove Festival
31 March 2017 • Ben Austin
We interview British artist David Austen on his film ‘Man Smoking’.
We Interview our Instagram Open Call Finalist Gabriel Andreu on Masculinity | StrangeLove
28 March 2017 • Ben Austin
Gabriel Andreu discusses his poignant work: “To see your father crying can be the most painful and most liberating experience a man can have”.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
14 August 2016 • Tabish Khan
A surreal homage, monochrome art, the refugees crisis, childhood nostalgia and moderation
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
1 August 2016 • Tabish Khan
Creepy fairytales, a flaming football, abandoned Soviet plans, space and retro gaming
Shia LaBeouf: ‘Why do I do performance art? Why does a goat jump?’
14 December 2015 • Mark Westall
Shia LaBeouf’s artworks have been dismissed as stunts and ripoffs – but he doesn’t care. The Hollywood star and his collective explain why they’re in Liverpool taking calls from the public
PREVIEW: ARCADIA AMERICANA a multimedia exploration into the heart of the American Dream.
22 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Born from a month-long research trip across America, the ARCADIA AMERICANA project explores the themes of aspirational culture, kitsch, and the utopian imagery at the heart of the American Dream.
Film London Jarman Award A Weekend of film screenings, talks, performance, poetry and music
2 November 2015 • Mark Westall
This year’s Film London Jarman Award tour will culminate with a weekend of music, events, spoken word, performances, talks and screenings at the Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Musicians prepare to battle like Bruce Lee at Institute of Contemporary Arts
19 October 2015 • Mark Westall
Experimental installation Enter the Dragon combines music and martial arts in project inspired by iconic mirror scene in 1973 Hollywood film
Award-Winning Director Paul Frankl Premieres New Film about transgender sex worker Roxanne.
29 June 2015 • Mark Westall
At the weekend Absolut premiered Roxanne, a short film created by award-winning writer and Director Paul Frankl.
Just Announced: Art Basel Hong Kong announces Film Programme for 2015
12 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Just Announced:
REVIEW: Transmitting Andy Warhol – white light and black angels in an immersive explosion
8 November 2014 • Mark Westall
Tate Liverpool
The first major Andy Warhol exhibition in the north of England recreates the world of the Factory and the Exploding Plastic Inevitable – and Warhol is revealed in all his compassion and searing insight
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
13 October 2014 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 features an auction, a masked monkey, British wildlife, sonic art and Arab cinema
NYC FILM: Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth opens in NYC this week!
16 September 2014 • Staff
20,000 Days On Earth takes us deep into the heart of how myth, memory, love and loss, shape our lives, every single day.