LOW Kee Hong has been appointed Creative Director of Manchester International Festival.
LOW Kee Hong has been appointed as Creative Director for Manchester International Festival (MIF), as the organisation prepares for The… Read More
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Leading artists commissioned for Manchester International Festival MIF21
New commissions by Forensic Architecture, Laure Prouvost, Deborah Warner, Hans Ulrich Obrist with Lemn Sissay, Ibrahim Mahama, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Rashid Rana, Cephas Williams, Marta Minujín and Christine Sun Kim were announced… Read More
Daniel’s Value and Ideas #78: Psycho Drama, or When YBAs Go Mad
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 ?
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.
Don’t Miss: Ed Atkins Performance Capture
For MIF15, artist Ed Atkins is drawing back the digital curtain with Performance Capture.
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.
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… Read More