Art
Hard Graft Reminds Us That Health Is Political
A stellar curation of stirring contemporary works and archival material expose the links between labor and health. The show calls, in turn, for a bit of visitor effort.
Mark Sheerin
Mark Sheerin is a UK-based writer with a PhD in art history. His work appears in Border Crossings, Disability Arts Online, the Arts Desk, and Hyperallergic. He blogs at marksheerin.substack.com [marksheerin.substack.com] and criticismism.com .
Art
A Symposium for Sea Kelp
At Norway's Lofoten International Art Festival, seaweed took center stage as subject and material for artists and researchers as part of their "Kelp Congress."
Film
A New Film Offers Us a Group Portrait of Sex Workers
Petra Bauer’s new film Workers! documents an occupation by sex workers, a group in a marginal profession that Trade Unions rarely stand up for and which the public hardly ever sees at work.
Art
Photographers Examine What It Means to Be English in Europe Today
This year's Brighton Photo Biennial searches for a "new Europe," while expressing sympathy for migrants.
Art
A Quiet, Painful Meditation on Human Illness Through VR
In this surprising use of VR, the camera never leaves the bedroom, as we watch an artist’s mother wake up, check her online dating app, and take medication from a carrier bag full of pills.
Art
Sculptor Camille Claudel Finally Gets Her Own Museum
In the French town of Nogent-sur-Seine, the Musée Camille Claudel opened last month with 43 of the artist’s sculptures, the largest collection anywhere in the world.
Art
The Enduring Glow of Neon Art
An exhibition at the Grundy Art Gallery looks at how artists have used neon and elements on the periodic table for the past 50 years.
Interview
In a Postindustrial Ruin, Suzanne Lacy Inspires a Captive Audience to Chant and Eat Together
"For me to be really interested in a work of social practice, it has to have political implications that have meaning for that community."
Art
From Unreadable Books to a Font Called “Font,” Fiona Banner’s Text-periments
If you ever get joy from the written word, you might not like "Buoys Boys," Fiona Banner's pun-themed exhibition by the sea.
Interview
Jamming in Traffic and Other Orchestrated Scenarios
BRIGHTON, UK — Johanna Billing is an artist who orchestrates and films idealistic group activities which involve the viewer, but only up to a bittersweet point.
Art
An Artist's Fixation on Felix the Cat
BLACKPOOL, UK — While obsessed with Felix the Cat, Mark Leckey has his own highly sensitive pair of whiskers.
Interview
An Artist Brings a Gallery to His Hometown, the "Worst Place in the UK"
LONDON — Whether or not they have ever been to Luton, people who know of the place feel they need little introduction.