Counterwork

31.10.10

EVIL ROBOT INVASION 2010: Updated

My costume for this years Evil Robot Invasion. This year we are collecting for Amnesty International. If you would like to make a donation please visit our Just Giving page.

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17.10.10

£30,000,000 Of Forgeries

’Christie’s caught up as £30m forgeries send shock waves through the art world’
Observer

‘Panic is spreading through the art world following the discovery of forgeries among major 20th-century paintings sold in recent years by leading auctioneers and dealers worldwide, including Christie’s in London.
‘More than 30 paintings, thought to be by artists including Max Ernst, Raoul Dufy and Fernand L‚ger, have been unmasked as forgeries, the Observer has learned. The fakes have duped leading figures in the art world into parting with at least £30m.’

13.10.10

Maeda

’Amidst the attention given to the sciences as how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are conventionally considered ‘useless,’ will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously.’
John Maeda

01.10.10

UPDATE: State Of Practice

Essay about my practice and art in general during the ‘age of austerity’.
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It was delivered as a talk at INTERROGATION: West Bromwich - a month-long project exploring the impact that artists can make using short, sharp interventions in the public realm.

UPDATE: An edited excerpt from the text will be published in a-n magazine in November 2010.

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18.09.10

The Coldstones Cut: Open

The Coldstones Cut, a large-scale public artwork by Andrew Sabin, was officially opened on Thursday. We were blessed with excellent weather and an excellent turn-out. Everyone present really enjoyed exploring the work, which is a great thing to see when you have spent so long working with 3D models and autoCAD drawings. Seeing the actual structure complete and performing as Andrew intended was incredibly satisfying.
If you’re ever in the Pateley Bridge area it’s well worth checking out.

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17.09.10

Popery

26.08.10

Save The Arts

Sign the petition, people!
There’s also a nifty little animation by David Shrigley doing the rounds on Facebook.

03.08.10

Stendhal Syndrome

’Stendhal Syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place.’