The Yorkshire Sculpture Park has acquired an important contemporary sculpture Seizure by Turner Prize nominated artist Roger Hiorns. The piece, which was acquired with help of Arts Council England, was created when Hiorns pumped 75,000 litres of copper sulphate solution into a Southwark council flat. The result was a strangely beautiful and menacing crystalline growth … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw. Now in its seventh year, the Saltaire Arts Trail brings the village to life as thousands of people come to see craft fairs, art exhibitions and displays in open houses. It grew out of September’s annual Saltaire Festival which brings together many different art forms including music, performance and food. Because so … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw. Former Northern Art Prize winner Haroon Mirza’s new installation is about to be unveiled at The Hepworth Wakefield. Artist Haroon Mirza’s latest exhibition, which goes on display this month, takes inspiration from its host gallery. Utilising the adjacent River Calder to create a unique audio composition, the new installation of light, sound … Continue reading
The Hepworth Wakefield celebrates its second birthday with the announcement of a new 600 square metre contemporary art space that will open this later this summer. The new space is located in an adjacent 19th century mill and continues the culturally-led regeneration of Wakefield Waterfront. Caddies Wainwright Mill The space’s first exhibition will be Turner … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw In recent years the reputation of art inspired by nature has taken something of a battering – especially if it has a tendency towards abstraction. There is so much kitschy and inoffensive art littering the walls of hotel rooms and coffee shops that the idea of an exhibition focusing on the abstraction … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw Dogs Land, the latest work by playwright Joanne Hartley has just been performed at Stage@Leeds on May 14. Made in collaboration with Mad Dogs Dance Theatre, Dogs Land brings together the worlds of contemporary dance and experimental theatre. “Dogs Land is about relationships and the mistakes we make in love,” explains Hartley. … Continue reading
by Tom Swain What happens when an artist best known for his wood carvings is asked to put together an exhibition of hanging art for a local gallery? Tom Swain speaks to Shane Green to discuss the proposition.Shane Green is an art teacher at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley, but is probably better known … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw. Since his death in August 2012, Hans Josephsohn‘s reputation as an artist has continued to grow, and with his latest exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, his legacy as one of Switzerland’s most important modern sculptors will surely be cemented. Born in the East Prussian town of Königsberg in 1920, Josephsohn was an unusual … Continue reading
A new pop-up zine shop is set to open on Bradford’s Market Street for one week only from May 13. Bradford Baked Zines is a week-long event that celebrates self publishing and DIY cultural activity. Artists, musicians and zine makers will be setting up stalls selling their unique wares of self-bound books and magazines. A … Continue reading
by Jon Cronshaw. Situated in the heart of Holbeck is one of Leeds’ most intriguing buildings. Temple Works is a cultural hub that houses artists, writers and theatre groups. It is the home of all things extreme, from hosting hard-core punk festivals to acting as a set for low budget horror movies and gothic fashion … Continue reading
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