Another wonderful set of documentary photographs from Chris Killip in Skinningrove and on Tyneside. When he first arrived in the bleak fishing village of Skinningrove… Read More »Chris Killip, Photographer’s Gallery – Nov 2022
A first visit to Bilbao was an exciting prospect with October chosen to hopefully be a little quieter. Spain’s economy has suffered in recent years… Read More »Guggenheim & other galleries, Bilbao – October 2022
A contemporary art gallery in Eastbourne you say? Oh yes. The Towner is an example of bold intervention in a culturally-neglected area and it’s wonderful… Read More »Towner, Eastbourne – September 2022
Pallant house in Chichester is described as having the finest permanent collection of art outside Tate in London. it was expensive to get in but… Read More »Glyn Philpot & permanent collection, Pallant House, Chichester – September 2022
This year-long project for 2022 explores my fascination with a hill called Thorpe Cloud in the southern Peak District. Thorpe Cloud is a reef knoll,… Read More »REEF KNOLL WHISPERS
I’m fascinated by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (or more trendily the PRB) in how they rebelled against a stuffy and resistant Victorian society and changed the… Read More »Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings & watercolours, Ashmolean (Oxford) – August 2022
How to win at photography was the current show at the Photographer’s Gallery. In our age of ubiquitous imagery, this exhibition explored the relationship between… Read More »Photographer’s Gallery, Mall Galleries & Photofusion Photography Centre – August 2022
The Crossley Gallery sits within the iconic Dean Clough complex in Halifax. Visiting is an unusual experience as the gallery is spread around the walls… Read More »Crossley Gallery, Halifax – July 2022
This was an overdue visit to the Graves Gallery in Sheffield which had been closed due to COVID and other refurbishments. As well as the… Read More »Graves Gallery, Sheffield – June 2022
The most influential conversations happen face to face when that supposed 90% of non-verbal communication unfolds in front of your eyes. Given the right environment,… Read More »CAFE WISDOM
In my mind, the New Art Exchange is the coolest art venue in Nottingham, situated as it is in the wonderfully diverse area of Hyson… Read More »New Art Exchange Open, Hyson Green – June 2022
This was our first trip to see the Wireworks Project on the edge of Shining Cliff woods in Ambergate, a tricky place to find but… Read More »The Wireworks Project, Ambergate – May 2022