The Whitworth marks the start of building works with five new exhibitions. We review ’em all. With the coming of spring, the Whitworth is re-orienting itself toward the outdoors. We...
We take a wild ride inside the mind of painter Raqib Shaw and find art “on the grandest of grand scales”. I came out of the Raqib Shaw exhibition feeling...
There is no FutureEverything festival this year, but fear not: there’s still enough going on to satisfy your digital appetite. FutureEverything may not be staging a full-on festival this year,...
On the eve of both International Women’s Day and the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War, two events expose the reality of that conflict. It’s impossible for most of us...
Rosa Barba uses Manchester’s derelict Albert Hall as the backdrop to her new film – but is it a case of architecture over art? Pity the poor projector. In most...
Chinese Arts Centre’s latest contemporary art exhibition showcases the quiet, complex work of a rising star. Take a seat in front of Chinese artist Ma Qiusha’s best known work, From...
As part of the Cockermouth Weekender, the town showcases a very watery work of art. More than almost any other place in Britain, Cumbria is a land defined by water....
The choir marks a decade of choral loveliness with a very special performance. Light the candles (on a very big cake): Manchester Chamber Choir is ten. The city’s homegrown chamber...
Classic cinema at Cornerhouse, brought to you with a romantic twist. The cinema is always a popular choice for date night, and this year any film-loving lovers in Manchester should...
Painter Raqib Shaw opens his largest solo show – on Valentine’s night British artist Raqib Shaw creates rich and elaborately detailed work that draws from sources as diverse as Kashmiri...
Jane and Louise Wilson explore Chernobyl and its aftermath at The Whitworth Chernobyl. For those of us old enough to remember the 1986 nuclear accident, that one word conjures the...
Carol Ann Duffy doesn’t do light and fluffy, but her new festive play, Rats’ Tales, is all the better for the darkness The progenitors of our fairy tales, German Märchen,...
