Services Interview with Ben Johnson
Ian Jackson interviews artist Ben Johnson as he started his residency at the Walker Art Gallery on Monday January 28 2008. He and his team of assistants will be completing his masterpiece - ‘The Liverpool Cityscape’ in one of the gallery rooms where members of the public are able to watch.
“This has been a fascinating 3 year project which is due to complete in a few weeks time.
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to enter the work area to see the 8 x 16 ft painting close up and ask him a few questions….” Ian.
Art in Liverpool podcast 29 January 2008
This weeks show features - what’s on at the moment - and what’s coming up - Out of Body at the Open Eye Gallery, Ian Meets the new Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham MP, ArtFinder Gallery and Ben Johnson. (Look out for a a Ben Johnson interview coming later this week.) Coming up- FACT PV, Tate PV and on Monday the opening of the Arthur Dooley archive at the Liverpool Academy of Arts featuring Bryan Burgess and Carl Hodgeson.
This is just a short list of what is mentioned in the show listen in to find out more and to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts go to the art in Liverpool website.
Art in Liverpool podcast - preview of 2008
Highlights for 08 This weeks show features our preview of the visual arts in 2008. Find out our recommendations, where to go and what to see. This is just a short list of what is mentioned in the show, to keep up to date with what is on in the visual arts in Liverpool go to the art in Liverpool website.
Liverpool Art Prize - presented by artinliverpool.com Opens February 29 to April 10 in the new Contemporary Urban Centre Greenland St. Short list of 6 local artists including the Singh Twins and Imogen Stidworthy. Cornerstone - 'Collected' 5 local art collectors - viewing Jan 10th - Exhibiting work by Alan Davie, John Hoyland, Paula Rego, John Piper, Ken Kiff, Sir Terry Frost, Patrick Proctor, Chris Orr etc. People's Launch - January 11th at 20.08pm
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Feedback - Let us know what you think about any of our podcasts, feedback to neil‘at’defnetmedia.com.Get involved - If you would like to get involved in some way then let us know. For the most recent arts news and what’s on in Liverpool go to: www.artinliverpool.com Bluecoat arts centre Re-opens on March 15th First show was to be Feb - Apr with newly commissioned works from artists associated with bluecoat including a new installation & performance from Yoko Ono. BIG Biennial - Sep 20 - Nov 30 - Subtitled 'Made Up' Includes new Contemporaries and John Moores Prize and Independents.FACT - SK-Interfaces launches the Human Futures programme exploring the idea of skin as a technological interface. The Walker - Art in the Age of Steam - Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, Hopper - From April - August Lady Lever Art Gallery - Masterpiece Watercolour & Drawing - Turner, Rossetti, Burne-Jones - June 29 - NovTate- Gustav Klimt - end of May till the end of August Tate Liverpool's 20th Birthday 3-5 May Liverpool Commissions includes Phil Collins at Afoundation Jump Ship Rat - "Water Water Everywhere" a 60ft hull plus wind 7 hydro energy moving parts.Strictly Awesome - Artichoke - Sultan's Elephant. September. Go-Superlambananas - 100 decorated superlambananas around the city look out for them. June - Aug
Hive - Twilight City. 4 high-profile audio-visual performances. Taking place form April - December This show could have gone on and on and many of you are probably thinking that it did, but I had to cut out My Bloody Valentine playing this week in Manchester, The Fresh Festival at the Philharmonic, my brother's birthday -hello,Audio Vision in September, Ian's ice skating, the big bell at the Cathedral and the strange complaints that Ian receives from people via his website - aren't you lucky.
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Ian Jackson Ian has been running the Art in Liverpool website www.artinliverpool.com for over 4 years and produces a weekly enewsletter covering everything that goes on in the visual arts in Liverpool. He has a myspace page and facebook profile. For the most recent arts news and what’s on in Liverpool go to: www.artinliverpool.com
Art in Liverpool Podcast - 22 December 2007
Ian Jackosn and Paul spent the week strolling around the ALTURNERTIVE Show at the four venues across Liverpool before we recorded this weeks Art in Liverpool podcast featuring arts news in the week ahead. It's going to be a pretty quiet week as it is coming up to Christmas but lets see what is on view. Again you'll have to forgive the low production values and of course my beautiful singing at the beginning, but this is what is on show. Leaf - Static Gallery - www.leafcafe.co.uk - features the excellent coffee of Leaf Lady Lever Art Gallery - www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/
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FACT - www.fact.co.uk - Fireworks by Ian Rawlinson and Nick Crow And more information about the Liverpool "Ice" Rink at St. Georges Hall and the Great George bell at the Anglican Cathedral. I hope you enjoy our first show - Long may they reign and let's hope they get better. If you would like to take part in a show then letus know. For the most recent art news and what's on in Liverpool goto: http://www.artinliverpool.com Finally a big thank you to Leaf and Static for putting up with us.
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Ian and Minako Jackson Ian runs the Art in Liverpool website www.artinliverpool.com . He has been running the website for over 4 years and produces a weekly newsletter covering everything that goes on in the arts in Liverpool. Ian has a myspace page and facebook profile.
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Art in Liverpool podcast 3 September 2008
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Art in Liverpool podcast 20 August 2008
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Art in Liverpool podcast 5 August 2008
Yours arts MP3, this weeks brings you news from of Art in Liverpool FM, Imagine Festival, The Sweetest Building - One Sweet Afternoon and Emperor & Tiger. Plus what’s opening in the visual arts this week.
We are really busy here at Defnet Media as we are trying to set up Art in Liverpool FM and produce a new website so just notes this week to accompany this post.
News
Art in Liverpool FM – as part of the Liverpool Independent Biennial strand – Defnet Media and artinliverpool.com will be running downloadable radio station. All the broadcast licenses in Liverpool have gone and audio web streaming takes a lot of time so we have gone for downloadable programmes.
Round up Emperor & Tiger at Newsham Park. Good but not the best place for viewing this sort of event.
Imagine Festival - Brouhaha Princes Avenue and Park-very good, over 40,000 people attended and Brouhaha have been working hard with various community groups to produce all of the costumes and to get them to take part.. Good weather and music – a great day out.. More
Jaws the Exhibition at Microzine - scary! 12th Man, Central library by Tabitha Jussa, which is very good, includes memorabilia from Liverpool Football Club and Everton Football Club. It’s a long term project until the teams move to their new grounds.
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