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May 22

Piratbyrån and Friends

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Piratbyrån and Friends traces the stories of cultural sharing and affinity-building among the activities and values of the members of Piratbyrån (The Bureau of Piracy). This Swedish artist/activist group was established in 2003 to promote the free sharing of information, culture and intellectual property. The exhibition presents screenings, installations and artworks by founding and more recent members, keen to tell the story of the group on their own terms continue

Apr 26

Black Diamond. The internet is full of loopholes and leaks

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The work of Mishka Henner might evoke the one of Edward Burtynsky, Trevor Paglen, Omer Fast, Michael Wolf and Jon Rafman. Yet, comparing his work to the one of some of the artists i admire the most is pointless. Henner is his own man slash artist. He uses contemporary technology to give a new twist on artistic appropriation and redefines the role of the photographer, the meaning of the photography medium and the representation of the landscape. Without ever using a photo camera continue

Apr 14

Martin Creed: What’s the point of it?

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I’m not even remotely impartial when it comes to Martin Creed. I love his work. Whether it’s the Sick Films in which people enter an empty white space and proceed to vomit on the floor, the mocking neon signs or the cactus plants neatly positioned by size. continue

Apr 11

Don’t call it ruin porn, this is Ruin Lust

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Most people are fascinated by ruins. The appeal of the crumbling and the decaying is such that it has its own term in photography. It is called “ruin porn” and Detroit is one of its most celebrated subjects. Tate Britain currently has an exhibition about the mournful, thrilling, comic and perverse uses of ruins in art. It is called Ruin Lust. Not because Tate curators are prude and proper but because they are erudite, the title of the show, i read, comes from the 18th-century German architectural word ‘Ruinenlust’ continue

Apr 02

Mind Maps: Stories from Psychology

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Mind Maps explores how mental health conditions have been diagnosed and treated over the past 250 years. The exhibition looks at breakthroughs in scientists’ understanding of the mind and the tools and methods of treatment that have been developed, from Mesmerism to Electroconvulsive Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy bringing visitors up to date with the latest cutting edge research and its applications continue

Mar 20

First Person Plural. The breakdown of the photographer

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In the age of the ‘selfie’ and social media, might the figure of the Photographer, as observer and recorder of social change, becoming passé, destined to be replaced by a new type of collective ‘portrait’ formed from the aggregation and analysis of big data? continue

Mar 12

Art 14. A photo report

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If i had to compare it to Frieze i’d say that catering is far better at Art14 (which for me means “WOW! there’s a juice bar, here!”), the public is much younger and the art is more accessible and not just financially. Last but not least, there’s no Jeff Koons inflated glitter in sight. I did see too many Botero though. At least one. continue

Mar 03

Carscapes: How the Motor Car Reshaped England

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Few people would associate the words “English heritage” with car showrooms, repair garages, filling stations, traffic lights, inner ring roads, multi-storey car parks, and drive-through restaurants. Yet, the exhibition at Wellington Arch shows that the car’s impact on the physical environment needn’t be reduced to ruthless out pours of concrete and “wayside eyesores” continue

Feb 17

When Harmony Went to Hell. Congo Dialogues

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When Harmony Went to Hell. Congo Dialogues at Rivington Place in London brings side by side archive photos shot by Alice Seeley Harris while Leopold II was still the sole owner of the land and new work from Sammy Baloji, a Congolese artist who has spent the past few years investigating the legacies of colonialism in his country continue

Feb 12

KOSMICA: Full moon politics

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Space scientist Lucie Green gave a wonderful presentation about the Earth magnetic bubble and about how the moon is electrically charged, Dr Jill Stuart focused on space politics, Tomas Saraceno talked about cities that are lighter than the air, Kevin Fong asked us to reflect on how past expeditions might actually belong to the future. Finally, WE COLONISED THE MOON presented the largest Moon smelling session ever done on our planet continue

Feb 10

Resonance104.4fm’s Annual Fund-Raising Drive

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There will be live events, an on-line auction and special broadcasts. We really need your help this year but the good news is that Janek Schaefer, Yuri Suzuki, Rie Nakajima and many other exciting performers will party, perform and fund raise with us. Do join! continue

Feb 04

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 52: Loop.pH

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Loop.pH’s work speculates on near and far future scenarios as a way to probe at the social and environmental impact of emerging biological and technological futures. Some of their most renown projects include collaborating with a Nobel prize winner to communicate the functioning of molecular machines, designing a curtain made of algae that produce bio-fuel, setting up an edible DIY bio fab-lab for the video of an Aussie band. creating a sound and light performance that explores the field of neuroscience and investigating the possibilities of living architecture continue

Jan 28

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 51: We Colonised The Moon

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Sue and Hagen’s installation, performance and graphic works seek to demonstrate that the future may indeed be frightening, but also highly entertaining. Previous projects have included creating solutions for space waste by disguising satellites as asteroids, building a solar powered solarium because ‘the sun dies anyway’, synthesising the smell of the moon and embedding it into scratch and sniff cards continue

Jan 21

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 50: Ghislaine Boddington from body>data>space

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My guest in the studio will be Ghislaine Boddington is an artist researcher, dramaturge, curator and thought leader specialising in body responsive technologies. Ghislaine is also recognised as an international pioneer in full body telepresence. and the reason why i invited her in the studios of ResonanceFM is that Ghislaine is also the Creative Director of body>data>space, a collective of artists and designers that looks at the future of the human body and its real-time relationship to evolving global, social and technological shifts.

In this episode we will talk about experiences in telepresence, digital culture in London and gender (im)balance in tech careers (believe it or not, we’re still there!) continue

Jan 15

Should We Colonise the Moon?

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My notes from a round table discussion at The Arts Catalyst about the concept of moon colonisation, asking: “Should We Colonise the Moon?”. What’s the future for the Moon – theme park or quarry? continue

Jan 14

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 49: Nicola Triscott from The Arts Catalyst

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My guest in the studio tomorrow will be Nicola Triscott, the founder and Director of The Arts Catalyst, a UK arts organisation that sets up events, curates exhibitions, releases publications and commissions ambitious artworks that engage with science. The Arts Catalyst, believe or not, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year so we’ll be talking about the art&science scene of the early 1990s and also about the embassy for The Republic of the Moon which the Arts Catalyst has opened a few days ago at the Bargehouse, Southbank, London continue

Jan 10

KGB, CIA black sites and drone performance. This must be an exhibition by Suzanne Treister

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Much of Treister’s recent work maps ways that human intelligence and military intelligence currently interact and work on each other. She explores how in a world increasingly determined by pervasive technologies and the demands of the military and security arms of government and state, new relations between the observer and the observed have been established and new subjectivities formed continue

Jan 07

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 48: Alpha-ville

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My guests in the studio will be Carmen Salas and Estela Oliva, the founders of Alpha-ville, a London-based organisation with a mission to connect people working in the fields of art, technology, design and digital culture. Alpha-ville has been busy since 2009 organising events, commissioning new works and curating programmes for arts and cultural organisations, festivals, promoters, events and agencies continue

Dec 04

Brutal and Beautiful: Saving the Twentieth Century

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Using stunning photography and video interviews with architects and clients of post-war listed buildings the exhibition will show what makes the post-war era special and why the very best of its buildings are worthy of protection continue

Nov 16

Donovan Wylie: Vision as Power

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Vision as Power invites us to consider the impact of prisons, watchtowers, defensive structures and other surveillance structures on the environment, the observer and the observed continue

Hasta La Creative!

Piratbyrån and Friends

Black Diamond. The internet is full of loopholes and leaks

Martin Creed: What’s the point of it?

Don’t call it ruin porn, this is Ruin Lust

Mind Maps: Stories from Psychology

First Person Plural. The breakdown of the photographer

Art 14. A photo report

Carscapes: How the Motor Car Reshaped England

When Harmony Went to Hell. Congo Dialogues

KOSMICA: Full moon politics

Resonance104.4fm’s Annual Fund-Raising Drive

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 52: Loop.pH

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 51: We Colonised The Moon

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 50: Ghislaine Boddington from body>data>space

Should We Colonise the Moon?

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 49: Nicola Triscott from The Arts Catalyst

KGB, CIA black sites and drone performance. This must be an exhibition by Suzanne Treister

#A.I.L – artists in laboratories, episode 48: Alpha-ville

Brutal and Beautiful: Saving the Twentieth Century

Donovan Wylie: Vision as Power

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