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Thursday 2nd June 2011

Jack Goldstein @ Nottingham Contemporary

Jack Goldstein was not an artist I was familiar with before his exhibition came to Nottingham last month; this could be due to it being his first solo exhibition in the UK, or perhaps having had more success in the late 1980s and then somewhat disappearing in the…

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Saturday 19th March 2011

igloo: VISITOR @ Djanogly Art Gallery

Arriving at the Igloo collective’s VISITOR exhibition makes you feel just a little bit special. Like some kind of foreign delegate, you’re immediately handed a clip-on visitor’s badge with a fold-out map. It’s not often you need a map to navigate the modestly sized Djanogly Art Gallery: something…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

Bloggers’ Guide To… The Warren Cup

If there is a masterpiece of the collection currently at the Weston Gallery, the title would surely go to the Warren Cup, or in Greek Kanthoros, named after American art collector Edward Perry Warren (c.15BC-15AD). Set in sterling silver, this piece has unique depictions of homoerotic sexual acts,…

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Tuesday 8th March 2011

Roman Sexuality: Images, Myths & Meanings @ Lakeside

Seeing such a range of artistic and archaeological artefacts from the Ancient World under one roof is a rare occurrence, not least one that centres on the idea of Roman sexuality. This exclusive exhibition – located in the Weston Gallery on University Park campus – focuses on images…

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Thursday 17th February 2011

Invocation to India by Raghu Rai @ New Art Exchange

You think India, you think Slumdog Millionaire, crowds, colours, and curry. These are our Western preconceptions and admittedly, we have massively commercialised the Indian way of life. Bollywood films, Indian sitcoms and even the vast consumption of Indian food have played their part in projecting our stereotypes onto…

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Monday 17th January 2011

British Art Show 7: In The Days Of The Comet

Nottingham is currently playing host to the seventh incarnation of the British Art Show, an exhibition that will eventually travel to three other cities UK in the next year. BAS7 is the bringing together of current British art from the last five years, showcasing 39 artists at three…

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Monday 17th January 2011

Surface Gallery

F.M. 10 ‘Continua’ Enter a brightly lit exhibition room filled with hipsters and moving objects: the second annual East Midlands graduate show in Surface Gallery does not lack ambition. Whereas last year the curatorial team simply selected some of the works of graduate students, this time around they…

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Wednesday 22nd December 2010

Blagger’s Guide To… Rembrandt

Rumour has it that during the 1999 NATO bombings of Belgrade, the presidential palace was not targeted because the first floor contained a Rembrandt. If you want to be able to talk art with American soldiers, read on. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn lived from 1606-1669, and is seen…

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Monday 29th November 2010

British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet

Nottingham is currently playing host to the seventh incarnation of the British Art Show, an exhibition that will eventually travel to three other UK cities in the next year. BAS7 is the bringing together of current British art from the last five years, showcasing 39 artists at three…

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Monday 22nd November 2010

A Blagger’s Guide to…The Scream

You have seen it everywhere, inspiring characters from Ghostface to Homer Simpson. But what would you say if someone were to ask you what it is all about? The first scare is that ‘The Scream’ does not stand for one painting, but a series of paintings and prints…

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