According to the sensationalist headline in the Independent on Wednesday, Douglas Gordon had gone ‘on an axe rampage after receiving poor reviews’ for his new play at Manchester’s HOME theatre. For one chilling moment we wondered if the strain of being one of the lesser YBAs had finally overpowered him, or if perhaps he suddenly regretted that ghastly Pace show with James Franco ?
Continue Reading...YOU ARE BROWSING: Manchester International Festival
Manchester International Festival 2015 opens this Thursday.
Gerhard Richter, Arvo Pärt, Björk, Ed Atkins, FKA twigs, Douglas Gordon, Hélène Grimaud, Charlotte Rampling, Nico Muhly, Paris Opera Ballet, Wayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson, Jamie xx, Maxine Peake, Antony, Justin Fletcher, Arca, Invisible Dot Ltd, Damon Albarn, Rufus Norris.
Continue Reading...Don’t Miss: Ed Atkins Performance Capture
For MIF15, artist Ed Atkins is drawing back the digital curtain with Performance Capture.
Continue Reading...Gerhard Richter and Arvo Pärt two of the world’s greatest artists collaborate for the first time.
This remarkable project, several years in the making, brings together two of the world’s most influential and enduring cultural figures: artist Gerhard Richter and composer Arvo Pärt.
Continue Reading...11 Rooms Manchester Arts Gallery Review by Jareh Das
Image:John Baldessari 9th -17th July 2011 This year’s visual art presentation at Manchester Art Gallery, part of Manchester International Festival has one prevailing theme, ‘The artist is absent’. Previous editions emphasised on the artist being present, with 2010 infamously seeing Marina Abramovic presents include the artist and other participating artists take part in various durational […]
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