In a parallel universe, Darren Banks makes drawings of enigmas, blobs, microbes, and beasts from beyond. In this, his elusive process of slow erasure produces phantasms of a homespun calibre. A collage of film clips feature (or rather don’t feature)… Continue Reading →

Keith Farquhar – Living Logo (Jannica and John) (2008) Free-standing life-sized photograph mounted on card. Actual-size cardboard cut outs, Keith Farquhar’s most recent photographic works share the manufactured haptic qualities of his sculptures. The latest in the series re-animate the… Continue Reading →

Despite common parlance, globalisation is not a synonym for contemporary neoliberal capitalism; it is rather an historical process of cultural drift and metamorphosis. It concerns the ways in which lots of small local networks connect to form an international matrix…. Continue Reading →

Generator in Dundee are profiling the work of dynamic duo Jason Nelson and Kevin Reid in ah-ken-ah-kin! (31st March – 29th April 2007). Recent recipient of the Scottish Arts Council’s Amsterdam Residency, Reid particularly stands out in Scotland for producing… Continue Reading →

The Edinburgh Arts Festival (EAF) www.edinburghartfestival.org (27th July- 3rd Sept) entered its third year with a packed programme of exhibitions, events, talks and walks. Although distinctly devoid of extraordinary shows, a few EAF highlights included David Batchelor at The Palm… Continue Reading →

Established in 2003, The Embassy (www.embassygallery.co.uk) incorporated the key protagonists behind two Edinburgh-based artist-initiatives of the early 00s: Win Together Lose Together Play Together Stay Together – a carnivalesque cooperative that occupied temporary spaces – and Magnifitat (www.magnifitat.net) – an… Continue Reading →

Where the Wild Things Are Dundee Contemporary Arts 10th June -13th August 2006 While crossing the border between human and animal kingdoms, DCA superficially mimics the wares of the watercolour-challenged currently emerging from hibernation to display their plumage at a… Continue Reading →

Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, 4th December 2004 – 30th January 2005. Thomas Hirschhorn’s latest project sees him collaborating with Marcus Steinweg, Gwenaël Morin and his theatre company within the confines of the Swiss Cultural Centre in Paris – an event… Continue Reading →