Cultural Shenanigans

It’s dark too early now, isn’t it? Getting colder and colder and sometimes all you want to do in the evening or at the weekend is curl up and forget there’s a world outside. But there IS a world outside, and with masses and masses of things which deserve your attention in November. Here is [...]

Two photographic series intermingle in Memory and Movement at Manchester Metropolitan University School of Art’s Holden Gallery. Both Chi Peng and Wang Fu Chun explore contrasting themes in contemporary China, though the two series could not be more different.   Chi Peng’s series, ‘Mood is Never Better than Memory’ appears mainly, from a distance, large [...]

I saw a yellow paperclip tweeted into my timeline a couple of months ago. A bold, bright arrival to Twitter and- hurrah! – a new art gallery for Manchester: PAPER. The premise is simple (the gallery specialises in paper, funnily enough) and the premises are too. PAPER is a few minutes along the road from the [...]

A quick round-up of four enjoyable shenanigans, in Manchester, in May. Watch, listen, do! This month: new musical by local young people, Cuban art, a whole day of flash fiction, and knitting. Oh, and vampires… If you’ve got suggestions of what to cover in Four for June leave a comment here, or tweet me @elle_c_emm. [...]

“My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person.” Andy Warhol In the few days (til 25 Sept) you have left to view Warhol and the Diva, here are my top tips for making the most of this delightfully put-together exhibition: Have a good look at the Interview [...]