Polly Checkland Harding

Polly Checkland Harding

Written by Polly Checkland Harding

Mark Anstee
at IWM North: RedBlueRedBlue

RedBlueRedBlue is a durational drawing by Mark Anstee; watch it unfold at IWM North this August. Mark Anstee’s live drawing project at IWM North is more about process than the...

Parrhesia (2012) by Franz West
Franz West
at the Hepworth: Where is my Eight?

A major retrospective of the little known but influential sculptor opens at the Hepworth, complete with social sofas and papier-mâché jokes. Part of Franz West’s artistic wit lies in his...

Dazzle Ship Liverpool: Memory given colour

Liverpool Biennial’s new commission brings the dazzle ships of World War I back into modern memory – in an unexpected way. It’s not often that you think of an optical...

Reconstruction of Mondrian's studio at 26 Rue de Depart, Paris.
Mondrian and his Studios review: Off the grid

This new, blockbuster exhibition at Tate Liverpool promises to redefine the boundaries between art and life. Art exhibitions are changing the way they do things. Less museological – stiff and...

Photo of a giant puppet snake being manipulated by dozens of people.
Mega Mela Manchester: Party in the park

Mega Mela festival of South Asian culture brings food, music and Bhangra dancing to Platt Fields Park. Mega Mela has a rather lovely ring to it, doesn’t it? It sounds...