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L. S Lowry @ The Djanogly Art Gallery

Rising from the post-war period, Lowry concentrated extensively on the industrialist cities of the North, which vividly depict the working class crowds.  However, this strong association only relates to a portion of Lowry’s works, and being from the Manchester area myself, I was surprised to discover how uneducated…

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Monday 21st November 2011

Klaus Weber @ Nottingham Contemporary

Alternative, attention grabbing and anarchic are just three words that could be used to describe the provocative display of work put on by Berlin based artist, Klaus Weber, currently at Nottingham Contemporary. The two distinct sections of the exhibition are both created by Weber, one his own work…

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Sunday 13th November 2011

‘The Ens Project’s First Principle’ by Leo Asemota @ New Art Exchange

Asemota’s project is, as the title suggests, the first of a planned three part series. Divided over two floors, his work engages with issues coming out of the Victorian era, Benin culture and mechanical reproducibility. On my first round of viewing Leo Asemota’s The Ens Project’s First Principles exhibition…

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Thursday 3rd November 2011

‘War Brought all the Art Out of Me’ @ Nottingham Contemporary

On Wednesday 19th of October, in the midst of Black History month, Dr Celeste-Marie Bernier held a talk at Nottingham Contemporary examining the rare and highly under-researched art work of African- American military men during WW1. It addressed, using various examples of artwork, the plight of African American soldiers…

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Monday 31st October 2011

The Carnival of Monsters

  The Carnival of Monsters is a contemporary art exhibition currently showing in Beeston. Aimed at professional artists living and working in the East Midlands area, it is an opportunity for local artists to showcase work in any media, in a non-conventional space. The first thing to note…

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Sunday 21st August 2011

‘Street Art: Contemporary Prints’ @ Nottingham Castle Museum

Using a specific form of printmaking, Street Art has been prised from its original location and is now being displayed in an intimate exhibition at Nottingham Castle, a setting where the very traditional meets the contemporary. The exhibition is split into four themes; Politics and Propaganda, Symbols and…

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Saturday 30th July 2011

‘All That Fits: The Aesthetics of Journalism’ @ QUAD Gallery

Bullets whizz past, bombs thunder in the background, people run in all directions. The camera does not give a stable image, but moves, runs and bumps into things, making you feel as if it is you running around. This video footage, part of the exhibition ‘All That Fits:…

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Friday 10th June 2011

Blagger’s Guide To Gallery Visitors

Half the fun of visiting galleries is the people-watching. We’ve narrowed down a few gallery going types to look out for: The Lost (pickled) Sheep – Easy to spot by their confused or terrified expressions, Lost Sheep make up a large proportion of visitors. They don’t know Manet…

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Friday 10th June 2011

Satisfaction Guaranteed: Why You Should Be Visiting Galleries

If visiting galleries still makes you think of school trips and aching legs, then you’re probably doing it wrong! Going to a gallery can give a sense of achievement equalled only by giving blood or completing a crossword, and yet statistically only 36% of 16-25 year olds have…

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Thursday 2nd June 2011

Anne Collier @ Nottingham Contemporary

The first thing you noticed were her eyes. Enlarged to the size of half a body, crying, watching, cut up. Or completely absent, when a naked woman’s head is replaced by a camera. And always neatly framed in rectangles: in a developing tray, in a book, against a…

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