Axisweb Staff Blog http://blog.axisweb.org contemporary art radar Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:41:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Inch Kenneth http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/inch-kenneth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inch-kenneth http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/inch-kenneth/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:19:13 +0000 Ruth http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1210

Jules and I have spent the last 24 hours on the Isle of Mull filming Adrian and Jane of ‘Strongarbh House‘ in the picture-perfect town of Tobermory, as part of a series of films on collecting for Own Art. I … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/inch-kenneth/feed/ 0 Mondrian and Nicholson in parallel http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/mondrian-and-nicholson-in-parallel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mondrian-and-nicholson-in-parallel http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/mondrian-and-nicholson-in-parallel/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:17:31 +0000 Sheila http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1177

I am one of a seemingly small minority of art lovers who neither made it to Hockney at the Royal Academy (much as I like his work) nor had the foresight to book advance tickets for Leonardo at the National … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/04/mondrian-and-nicholson-in-parallel/feed/ 3 The future of cultural education: our reaction to the Henley review http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/03/henley-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=henley-review http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/03/henley-review/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:20:33 +0000 Sheila http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1154

Darren Henley’s review of Cultural Education in England has just been published, to a broadly positive reaction among commentators in the arts and education sectors. It contains some interesting proposals and appears to move away from the approach of the … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/03/henley-review/feed/ 0 When is a great opportunity….not? http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/02/when-is-a-great-opportunity-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-is-a-great-opportunity-not http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/02/when-is-a-great-opportunity-not/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:14:39 +0000 Hayley http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1130

One of the benefits of Axis membership is that the website gets looked at by many organisations who are interested in working with and promoting artists. Another benefit is that if these views turn into contacts, we provide the mechanism … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/02/when-is-a-great-opportunity-not/feed/ 2 Somebody did buy that video……. http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/somebody-did-buy-that-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=somebody-did-buy-that-video http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/somebody-did-buy-that-video/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:03:40 +0000 Cara http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1119

I have been tasked with trying to answer some of the questions that Lucy raised in her blog post ‘Can I buy that video?’. I’m going to admit now that I may fail, but I promise to give it a … Continue reading

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I just can’t help myself. When given half a chance, I have nipped off to have a look around the other stands. I managed to do this on Wednesday evening when I popped to the main projects area and took a look at some of the other stands. BEARSPACE stand - P21 … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/i-have-a-confession/feed/ 0 Putting a face to names http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/putting-a-face-to-names/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putting-a-face-to-names http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/putting-a-face-to-names/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:18:13 +0000 Sheila http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1098

It’s been good to meet so many artists at the London Art Fair, many of whom have profiles on Axis. Thank you for coming to say hello. For the Axis team it’s great to put a face to the work. … Continue reading

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When we curated the stand for our Arts Projects space at London Art Fair we wanted to show a cross-section of work from the Axisweb directory. The directory is bursting at the seams with talent and the Art Fair is … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/can-i-buy-the-video-please/feed/ 3 Conversations at the London Art Fair http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/conversations-at-the-london-art-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conversations-at-the-london-art-fair http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/conversations-at-the-london-art-fair/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:49:47 +0000 Sheila http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1080

To state the obvious, one of the good things about having an art fair stand is the enforced leisure. You really can’t do very much except talk to people. And for us, so far, that has been a real pleasure. … Continue reading

]]> http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/conversations-at-the-london-art-fair/feed/ 0 Why subsidise the arts? Ewan MacColl, David Edgar and the importance of the individual artist http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/why-subsidise-the-arts-ewan-maccall-david-edgar-and-the-individual-artist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-subsidise-the-arts-ewan-maccall-david-edgar-and-the-individual-artist http://blog.axisweb.org/index.php/2012/01/why-subsidise-the-arts-ewan-maccall-david-edgar-and-the-individual-artist/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:32:08 +0000 Sheila http://blog.axisweb.org/?p=1057

Two items in the media over the weekend got me thinking about the perennially contentious subject of what the arts are for and whether or not they should be subsidised. I found myself listening to a programme on Radio 4 … Continue reading

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