A moment in the Marxist sun: Mark Boulos
at FACT
at FACT
An exhibition at Liverpool’s FACT gallery shows new video work – and some political ideas that keep on repeating. The star of FACT’s current art show – and of this...
Written by Susie Stubbs
Art Sheffield: Our Guide to What’s On
Find your way around the steel city with our recommendations for the Art Sheffield festival. We’ve already written about the politically hued Art Sheffield but, as befits an art festival...
Art Sheffield: The revolution will be industrialised
The biennial art festival returns to Sheffield with a city wide programme that has a distinctly political-industrial bent. If one city can lay claim to a socialist past, it’s Manchester,...
Catalyst: Contemporary Art and War
at IWM North
at IWM North
The first major exhibition drawn from Imperial War Museum’s collection of contemporary art includes works by Steve McQueen, Willie Doherty and Paul Seawright. No one could deny that the way...
The People's Business: 150 Years of the Co-operative
From a small Manchester wholesaler to the country’s largest mutual, the latest exhibition at the People’s History Museum charts the history of the Co-operative. In 1844, the small but illustriously...
Prints charming: Manchester Print Fair returns
The Manchester Print fair proves that reports of print’s demise have been greatly exaggerated – and that the northern print scene is booming. Earlier this year, we produced a little...
Join the peloton: Register with Brompton Dock for £1 & get 3 days’ free cycle hire
Get the most out of the city with our reader offer – we’ve teamed up with Brompton for some super-discounted cycling. Brompton Dock, the cycle hire hub just outside Manchester’s...
State of the Zine: DIY, lo-fi & independent print
at to the National Football Museum
at to the National Football Museum
A one-day fair at the museum showcases the best football print of the last fifty years, with a little help from SPIEL and OWT Creative. The National Football Museum is...
Art
at the edge – and
at home: The Festival Gallery
at the edge – and
at home: The Festival Gallery
A new gallery, and a series of tours scheduled for the Manchester Weekender, show international art works in a surprisingly intimate setting. Say the words “art gallery” and a series...
The List: This Week We Are Mostly…
We canvassed opinion from the CT team to find out what they’re up to this week. If you’re after inspiration, here’s our list of things to do, eat, read and...
Straight outta Brompton: the British-made folding bike is coming to a dock near you
Brompton Bicycle’s chief exec tells us why people in cities are mad, and how his bike can cure all urban ills (well, almost). A Brompton bike is a thing of...
The Forming Words Alphabet – an A to Z of contemporary craft
Manchester Craft & Design Centre stages a pop-up exhibition for one weekend only, with live music, original art – and bird droppings. “They’ve had all sorts of misadventures – it...