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Saturday, 16 March 2024

Index of interviews

I've just had my first interview for International Times published. This interview is with Jago Cooper, Director of the the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

I have carried out a large number of other interviews for Artlyst, ArtWay, Church Times and Seen&Unseen. They provide a wide range of fascinating insights into the approaches and practices of artists, arts professionals, clerics, curators, poets and writers. 

They can be found at:

Artlyst
ArtWay
Church Times
Seen and Unseen
Also see my interviews with artist Henry Shelton here and here and David Hawkins, former Bishop of Barking, here, here and here.

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L.S. Underground - This Is The Healing.
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International Times: Jago Cooper talks to Jonathan Evens - Living art and urgent questions

Here's my latest interview which has been published by International Times. This interview is with Jago Cooper, Director of the the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts:
 
"Building on these radical foundations, Dr Jago Cooper, as Director of the Sainsbury Centre, and his team have been helping people find new ways to move, feel, think, and activate themselves within the museum and build new relationships with living work of arts in their own way. These approaches include: a pay what you can afford entry scheme; curated journeys through the collection; a Handbook for Meeting Living Art which suggests practical steps and techniques; and a new Living Art exhibition that allows visitors, who don’t want digital or text-based approaches, to feel what is meant when thinking about living art."

Earlier I reviewed the 'What is Truth?' season of exhibitions for International Times and wrote an article for Seen and Unseen - 'Life is more important than art' - which reviews the themes of recent art exhibitions, such as those at the Sainsbury Centre, which tackle life’s big questions and the roles creators take.

My earlier reviews for International Times were of: 'Giacometti in Paris' by Michael Peppiatt; the first Pissabed Prophet album - 'Zany in parts, moving in others, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more unusual, inspired & profound album this year. ‘Pissabed Prophet’ will thrill, intrigue, amuse & inspire' - and 'Religion and Contemporary Art: A Curious Accord', a book which derives from a 2017 symposium organised by the Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art.

Several of my short stories have been published by IT including three about Nicola Ravenscroft's EarthAngel sculptures (then called mudcubs), which we exhibited at St Andrew's Wickford last Autumn. The first story in the series is 'The Mudcubs and the O Zone holes'. The second is 'The Mudcubs and the Clean-Up King', and the third is 'The mudcubs and the Wall'.

My other short stories to have been published by International Times are 'The Black Rain', a story about the impact of violence in our media, 'The New Dark Ages', a story about principles and understandings that are gradually fading away from our modern societies, and 'The curious glasses', a story based on the butterfly effect.

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Michael Knott - Van Gogh.
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Saturday, 9 March 2024

International Times: What is Truth? Uncovering hidden or erased narratives

My latest review published by International Times is on the 'What is Truth?' season of exhibitions at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts:

'The postmodern attempt to uncover hidden or erased narratives is the primary driver for this 6-month investigation, as doing so gets us closer to the full picture which is, in Gibson’s words, the truth. The existential concern within this investigation is about the extent to which fake narratives and censorship may prevent that fuller realisation of the truth from being achieved. In Newsome’s words, this is necessary as it signals “that all these images, conversations, artists, and ideas are joined because interconnectedness is the true nature of all beings”.'

I also wrote an article for Seen and Unseen - 'Life is more important than art' - which reviews the themes of recent art exhibitions, such as those at the Sainsbury Centre, which tackle life’s big questions and the roles creators take.

My earlier reviews for IT were of: 'Giacometti in Paris' by Michael Peppiatt; the first Pissabed Prophet album - 'Zany in parts, moving in others, you’ll be hard pressed to find a more unusual, inspired & profound album this year. ‘Pissabed Prophet’ will thrill, intrigue, amuse & inspire' - and 'Religion and Contemporary Art: A Curious Accord', a book which derives from a 2017 symposium organised by the Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art.

Several of my short stories have been published by IT including three about Nicola Ravenscroft's EarthAngel sculptures (then called mudcubs), which we exhibited at St Andrew's Wickford last Autumn. The first story in the series is 'The Mudcubs and the O Zone holes'. The second is 'The Mudcubs and the Clean-Up King', and the third is 'The mudcubs and the Wall'.

My other short stories to have been published by International Times are 'The Black Rain', a story about the impact of violence in our media, 'The New Dark Ages', a story about principles and understandings that are gradually fading away from our modern societies, and 'The curious glasses', a story based on the butterfly effect.

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Lies Damned Lies - So Many Ways.
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Tuesday, 12 September 2023

Artlyst - The Art Diary September 2023

My September Art Diary for Artlyst includes The Sainsbury Centre, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Cross Lane Projects, Strawberry Hill House & Garden, Chelmsford Museum and England & Co.:

'The Art world’s current focus on big issues as part of its curatorial practice continues, in particular with exhibitions exploring, as has ‘Dear Earth’ at Hayward Gallery, themes of care, hope, and emotional and spiritual connection with our environment.

This month, the Sainsbury Centre launches the first of its new ‘Big Question’ seasons exploring the theme of ‘Planet for our Future: How do we adapt to a Transforming World?’ The Sainsbury Centre is setting the exploration of big issues at the heart of its exhibition programming, seeking to empower art to address fundamental societal challenges. Their approach understands art as alive and capable of engaging people with the fundamental questions of life. They will see artworks from all over the world travelling to the Centre to pose urgent, global questions to visitors and help them find the answers. Future Seasons will ask: What is truth? (Spring 2024), Why do people take drugs? (Autumn 2024); How do we resuscitate a dying sea? (Spring 2025), Can humans stop killing each other? (Autumn 2025); and What is the meaning of life? (Spring 2026).'

My other pieces for Artlyst are:

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Parchment - Son Of God.
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Sunday, 12 March 2023

Artlyst: The Art Diary March 2023

My March diary for Artlyst has mention of Nalini Malani, Louis Carreon, Seeds, Trees, Mountains at Aga Khan Centre Gallery, Coalesence at Liverpool Cathedral and Julian Stair:

'works have been selected by the artist to communicate the universality of death as a subject of aesthetic inspiration and philosophical inquiry.

Sainsbury Centre Executive Director Jago Cooper says: “These powerful works bring to life the elements of people who are no longer with us. The exhibition is a testament to how great artists can help us think about the biggest questions in life, in particularly new and inspiring ways.” In different ways and by addressing different issues, each of the artist’s and exhibitions mentioned this month do the same.'

My other pieces for Artlyst are:

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This Picture - All I Believe In.
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