Archives : Art
Wilfrid Wood: Back to the Drawing Board
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- Wilfrid Wood
Wilfrid presents a fascinating insight into his life, craft and influences; from his dad’s scientific illustrations, to Betty Swanwick’s coughing parrot. He takes us on a journey into his past…
Paul Basset Davies: The Writer’s Journey (and how to avoid it)
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- Paul Bassett Davies
In this hilarious encounter, Paul discusses the writer’s journey, with practical as well as not-so-practical advise for anyone who has, or, might be planning to, make writing a part of…
Mr Bingo: Hate Mail
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- Mr Bingo
In this genius talk, Mr Bingo guides us through his wonderful world – sharing some of his hobbies (collecting weird postcard), talking about stuff he doesn’t like (extensive list), spitting…
Miranda Keeling: The Little Things
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- Miranda Keeling
The Twittersphere can be a stressful place, a treadmill of hype, self-promotion and loud complaints. Those searching for sanctuary, should flock to @MirandaKeeling, where an almost zen-like atmosphere prevails. She’s…
Andrew Logan: The Alternative Miss World
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- Andrew Logan
Like many others, Andrew felt that the Miss World competition was missing something. Namely: latex, drag queens, men dressed as telephone boxes, a smattering of fluorescent wigs and a license…
Tao Lin: Art, Angst and Psilocybin
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- Tao Lin
Literary zeitgeist, Tao Lin, is a poet, novelist and artist. Reliantly provocative, he’s polarised critics in ways that few contemporary voices manage: his work has variously been described as genius,…
Diana Al-Hadid: The Beginnings of an Idea
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- Diana Al-Hadid
Contemporary artist Diana Al-Hadid has continued to invent and reinvent visually distinct and compelling work that has received overwhelming international acclaim. With over 19 solo shows in the past nine…
Val McDermid: The Magic of Forensics
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- Val McDermid
Where you see an innocuous wheel brace, Val McDermid sees a murder weapon, motive and killer plotline. Val has been keeping people on the edge of their seat for the…
Dronestagram
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- James Bridle
James shares his work on surveillance and aerial art including his project Dronestagram which documents sites of drone attacks using Google Earth. He also shares his sketches of drone outlines…
Art & Shit
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- Chapman Brothers
Jake & Dinos Chapman are two of the most controversial figures in the art world – with Dinos suffering with an explosive bout of ‘diarrhea’ his better half, Jake, did…