Throughout history, artists have used the grotesque to express disharmony, both personal and political. But does it still provide a mirror for conflict in our own society? Ben Lear went along to The Art Corner to find out.
Residents of Manchester and beyond have been called on to help the People’s History Museum win a prestigious award of £100,000 by pledging their vote in an online poll.
This Friday 28 January a group of artists will converge on an old mill in Salford and throw cherished works on a bonfire. Act of nihilism or political statement? MULE spoke to one of the organisers to find out.
To mark the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day a trio of cultural groups from Manchester are embarking on a collaborative project which will celebrate a century of Modernist women. Centring on heroines hailing from the region, it will take the form of a creative publication alongside activities and events – and the organisers are [...]
‘Cuts and grazes: A creative view of the spending review’ will open its doors to the public on Monday January 10. On display will be work from ten emerging artists addressing the impact of government cutbacks to the arts.
From its humble origins in the 1840s to the mass-produced, indispensable form of seasonal greeting that it has become nowadays, we think of the christmas card as the messenger of religious and peaceful missives. But it also has a tradition of conveying political messages and protest, as an exhibition at the People’s History Museum shows.
Latitude, the latest exhibition hosted by the Manchester Modernist Society, is a fresh and alternative insight into artistic map making. Inspired by the Society’s own collection of maps, the exhibition showcases the work of 12 local artists and designers whose cartographic creations evoke various forms of cultural expression throughout urban spaces in Manchester, Salford – [...]
