Remembrance days: How World War One is being remembered in the north
This year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the “war to end all wars” – we look at how its anniversary being commemorated in art, music, film and more....
Written by Susie Stubbs
Deep vibrations: Erika Vogt
at The Calder
at The Calder
Erika Vogt’s new exhibition brings bass rhythms and machine parts to The Calder in Wakefield. Anyone who has ever been to an illegal rave will appreciate the judicious placement of...
What a way to say thank you: Future City Festival lights up Salford’s skies
Monumental public art ships in to The Quays – but can it compete with this former working dock’s titanic architecture? Morse code, laser displays, kinetic sculpture and one man’s epic...
Photographer versus Mafia: Letizia Battaglia
at the Open Eye
at the Open Eye
A remarkable photography exhibition reveals the bloody and not-so-distant past of the Italian Mafia. Those of a nervous disposition should look away now. Over the course of two decades, photographer...
Adam, Eve & the bankers: Philip-Lorca DiCorcia on the loss of innocence
The American photographer talks to us about his exhibition at The Hepworth – & asks who’s really accountable for the recession? Who was to blame for the 2008 economic crash?...
A fair rep: Wonder Women 2014
A month’s worth of art, film, music, walks, talks and much more is about to kick off – to celebrate women then and women now. Only eighty-five years ago, if...
Danny Boyle tells a good story about coming HOME
What’s the most basic human instinct of all? Forget hunting or protecting our kids: for Danny Boyle, it’s all about telling a good tale. We are all storytellers. From Aboriginal...
Art & booze: The Whitworth's artistically-inspired pub crawl
What do you do when your gallery is shut for refurbishment? Go down the pub, of course. In case you were wondering if the Whitworth Art Gallery had dropped off...
The camera always lies: Philip-Lorca DiCorcia comes to The Hepworth
A major exhibition of one of the world’s best photographers opens in Wakefield – and asks some uncomfortable questions about truth and lies. What does the notion of privacy mean...
Let the light one in: Yorkshire Sculpture Park & James Turrell
Yorkshire’s open-air gallery is not just good for a day out; James Turrell’s “skyspace”, set within its grounds, puts public art in a whole new light. Ah, the great outdoors....
Google is great. Isn’t it? Andrew Norman Wilson isn’t so sure.
An exhibition at FACT in Liverpool showcases a video that reveals the dark side of Silicon Valley. Google is great, isn’t it? The Silicon Valley giant, king of the complex...
The New Year edit: Creative Tourist’s Cultural Calendar 2014
Wave out the old year and salute the new: here’s our annual list of some of the best-looking arts events in the North in 2014. One of our favourite jobs...