Tate Etc. Tate Etc. always manages to find an original approach to topics you think you knew everything about. Their choice of writers and the elegant design makes it a rewarding read Thomas Demand, artist About Tate Etc. It has taken decades, and the efforts and enthusiasm of many individuals, to make Tate what it is today. From essays to interviews, from cutting-edge studio work to archive highlights, Tate Etc. follows the work creating the most interesting debate, and explores its context, history and meaning. Tate Etc. is a good smelling treasure trove of wild, mind-blowing texts and pictures.Pipilotti Rist, artist With Henry Tate’s legacy as a springboard, Tate Etc. has gone on to become the largest art magazine in Europe. Sustainability The paper used in Tate Etc. magazine is sourced from environmentally aware forest products companies.
Design-Nation: promoting British design internationally Design My Night: Soho Hidden Jazz Club Hidden Jazz Club, in collaboration with Stone Nest, present: Soho Hidden Jazz Club. Experience exhilarating live jazz at Stone Nest, an incredible 19th century Norman style Welsh Chapel in the centre of London! Discover one of London’s best kept secrets and join us at Soho Hidden Jazz Club for a magical performance in a Grade II listed former Presbyterian church turned contemporary performance venue. For the past four years Hidden Jazz Club has been the place for Londoners in the know to discover the best of the city’s jazz scene within a unique setting. Completely artist-run, fun, spontaneous, and relaxed, this is not like your parents' jazz club. Regular contributors will include: DENYS BAPTISTE - MOBO Award winning, Mercury Prize nominated saxophonist described as 'the icon of British Jazz' by Time Magazine. BINKER GOLDING - MOBO award-winning tenor saxophonist whose intensity is reminiscent of John Coltrane. DESCHANEL GORDON - BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 And many others!
Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor Barnaby Wright | Threadneedle Prize “I hope to be moved or excited by what I see – it’s hard to be more specific without prejudging.” “For me, the most powerful art always seems to be the result of an artist’s unbounded desire to breathe new life into their material and subject-matter.” Barnaby Wright is the Daniel Katz Curator of 20th Century Art at The Courtauld Gallery, London. He is a specialist in late nineteenth- and twentieth-century art. Having studied at the Courtauld Institute of Art (BA, MA, PhD), Barnaby began his career as the Exhibitions Curator at the Hermitage Rooms in Somerset House, London, where he staged a number of major exhibitions in collaboration with The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
10 top tips for landing a creative job Pip Jamieson 25 March 2015 The creative industries are booming and there are more jobs than ever, but competition is fierce. Give yourself the best chance of landing that dream job with these top ten tips from Pip Jamieson, founder of professional networking platform for the creative industries The Dots. 1. It’s best to get all your ducks in a row before applying for jobs. 2. Your portfolio is essentially your calling card – the better it is, the juicier the role you could land. One of my all time favourite quotes is from Micah Walker, creative partner at The Monkeys: “If your portfolio reflects nothing personal, it might as well be someone else’s.” Employers have to review hundreds of portfolios, so stand out with self-initiated personal projects – it shows you’re proactive and passionate. 3. Your portfolio is essentially your calling card – the better it is, the juicier the role you could land! 4. 5. 6. Cover letters are a pain but can make all the difference. 7. 8. 9. 10.
London Gallery Weekend Reviews by Nicholas Forrest, Kristen Boatright SYDNEY — Japanese-born Australian artist Hiromi Tango has emerged in recent years as one of the most interesting and unique artists of Asia Pacific art scene, developing a practice that has... Galleries, Hiromi Tango, Nicholas Forrest, Pacific, Promised, sullivan and strumpf, Video, Contemporary Arts, Reviews, Visual Arts KINDERHOOK, NY — This past Saturday, the gallerist Jack Shainman inaugurated a new institution in this small town where has kept a home for the past decade, some twenty minutes from the... WHAT: “SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot”WHEN: April 19-July 27WHERE: Oakland Museum of California (OMCA), 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CAWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Founded in 1994 as a small,... Galleries, Alanna Martinez, Comics, design, Giant Robot, Graffiti, graphic art, OMCA, Shows That Matter, Toys, Contemporary Arts, Reviews, Visual Arts Rachel Adams, Modern Painters Paul Laster, Modern Painters
Design - Design & Media - Yorkshire Employment and Training Information - Yorkshire Graduates Did you know the iPhone was created by a UK designer? No wonder the UK's design industry is recognised as world-class. Over 185,000 people work in design in the UK, helping businesses to stand out in crowded market places and compete on value rather than price. Around 8,500 people are employed in the region with most agencies being small to medium with some larger firms found in Leeds, Sheffield and Doncaster. Jobs in Design can be varied but popular career routes include graphic design, fashion and multimedia. In all areas you can expect to be working to develop creative ideas and adapting a product or concept to meet a brief agreed with a client or account manager. But it's not just about being creative, you need to have a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines. You could find yourself working in a design agency or an in-house position and many designers work on a freelance basis. Job vacancies in Design & Media Useful links: The Design Council Digital Yorkshire The Drum
Painting Archives A recent exhibition in Minneapolis investigates the inherent desire to organize and structure our world, and the ensuing clutter and confusion when we become increasingly influenced by the sprawling technologies we’ve invented to helps us. Eddie Perrote, Leanna Perry and Bill Rebholz conceived Scategories as a display to highlight ordered chaos. ”We’ve enabled our minds to perceive more information, decrease our mental clutter and externalize our memories,” reads the press release, which explains why the exhibition feels a bit overrun, offering too much to process, even when the looking is enjoyable. Each of the artists has one foot firmly planted in the design world, which is perhaps the ideal middle ground to view the changing landscapes of art and design, and how technology is rapidly altering them. The group explains, “Through organizing the brain we present windows into the cerebral wold of structure, chaos, habitual patterns, and seemingly infinite layers of content.