Lewis Biggs: On Biennials – Triangulating Validation.
In her landmark 2004 book, The Infinite Line, art historian Briony Fer begins “We are lost without repetitionâ€. Her book is a radical interpretation of the innovative art of the late 1950s and...
View ArticleEVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE
How important is art in the public realm? And what is the Biennial’s commitment to ensuring we get the public art we deserve? David Lloyd talks to Laurie Peake… Those hardy souls who braved the slopes...
View ArticleSome Notes on Strategy for the Arts – Paul Smith
My briefing notes for an upcoming scenario planning meeting start with a question that looks backwards rather than forward: what is the most important factor that has shaped the visual arts in the last...
View ArticleSlow Art Day – 17 April 2010
While at the “Best of Britain and Ireland” Trade Forum last month, I had the excellent opportunity to hear Carl Honore speak about his book In Praise of Slow. He discussed not only the popular Slow...
View ArticleAll Spin?
It’s been almost 3 years since the daring piece of architecture and/or eyesore has been erected across from Moorfields Station. So what do people think about it now? Turning the Place Over When it...
View ArticleSometimes it has to be the whole constellation
Tony Chakar said at his talk on Wednesday that all the individual videos, poems, writings and thoughts he was presenting (rather than presenting some kind of decided worthy style polemic) were like the...
View ArticleFreire Barnes: Liverpool Calling
Writer Freire Barnes is inspired and engaged on a recent trip to survey the art scene in Liverpool… Full of anticipation for a weekend of exhibition openings and talks, I arrived in sunny Liverpool....
View ArticleLiverpool Biennial 2010 supported by sponsors and partners both old and new.
The 6th Liverpool Biennial festival sees a host of sponsors and partners in support of this year’s festival. Alongside welcoming back our National Media Partner, The Independent, we are delighted to...
View ArticleThe Inside Story
For curator Lorenzo Fusi, the best Biennials never forget where they came from. For him, the word on the street is far more important than the sensational headlines… Talk about culture shock. You’re...
View ArticleSpeaking the Naked Truth
One of the projects included in this year’s Liverpool Biennial, a performance-based piece created by Romanian artist Daniel Knorr, bears the suggestive title of The Naked Corner. The work references...
View Article“What is a car, if not a piece of travelling sculpture?” -Bruno Munari
Liverpool Biennial 2010, 18 September – 28 November 2010, presents the Official Liverpool Biennial Car 2010, designed and driven by artist Daisy Delaney. The car will be turning up outside all the...
View ArticleThe Cuts
Liverpool Biennial’s Artistic Director, Lewis Biggs, gives his opinions on the Government’s Cuts and how they affect the most vulnerable. A recent letter from Sir Paul Judge to the Daily Telegraph (19...
View ArticleThe Affective Turn
There were long-term causes for the current credit crisis, going back to the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange in 1986 and beyond (the comparison with the current resilience of the Canadian...
View ArticleUsing the space
Viewing artwork in real life, like listening to live music, is an experience which can’t yet be beaten by any virtual facsimile, but as screen resolutions get better and mobile devices ever more...
View ArticleArt and Social Change: learning collectively to take responsibility
Artist Jeanne van Heeswijk explores keyquestions in her practice. This text formed part of her acceptance speech as she was awarded the Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change. In a time of...
View ArticleGetting Critical – by Juan Cruz
Guest Blog Getting Critical By Juan Cruz, School Director LJMU’s School of Art and Design Criticism is vital to the development of artistic practice and a key medium for challenging and developing the...
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