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Plus 1

The selection of artists for a group show can be based on various things; a theme, a medium, a style or a location, for example. In the case of Plus 1 currently showing at the Arts at The Old Fire Station Gallery in Oxford, the selection of artists is defined by relationships.  read more »

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A recording body: Kerry Tribe and Abraham Cruzvillegas at Modern Art Oxford

At an exhibition talk at Modern Art Oxford, Kerry Tribe spoke of her fascination with the idea of the human body as a ‘recording device’. Tribe’s installations use the material of film, - ‘a technology always for indexing and recording’ - to explore how we remember and how we forget.  read more »

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Chloe brooks ‘Golden Gates & Floodlit Temples’

Hastings is the overlooked jewel of the South Coast, branded with a reputation of dilapidation and down and outs; it is shunned by many and investigated by few - overshadowed by the glossy laines of its more boastful cousin, Brighton.  read more »

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Bold Tendencies

Winding up into Bold Tendencies via the many floors of a multi-storey car park both removes the viewer from street level Peckham whilst thrusting one deep into the forlorn London sky. It is this initial entrance which timelessly sets the automatic dramaturgic moment of the show's pace and movement.  read more »

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Nils Norman: ODE TO CHARLES FOURIER towards a Phalanstery for Manchester

Situated on Portland street in central Manchester, the Centre for the Urban Built Environment continues to house projects and exhibitions that explore architecture as a platform for learning about the spaces we live in, and the ways in which we can think about developing them for the future. Supported by the University of Salford , CUBE gallery has constantly aimed to promote learning through group discussion across multiple disciplines. This mantle has been duly picked up and rearranged by Nils Norman in his current exhibition at the centre.  read more »

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