Archive for January 2016
PULSE – Picture Window
Have a look at Picture Window’s installation for PULSE – A Legacy 2014 project for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. My contribution was a film, last seen in The Women, Patricia Fleming Projects – spot a corner of it here (at 01:02 mins) and below on the right, helpfully obscured by GCC road signage, darnit.
Read MoreSpeaking from the past…
Here’s what I was banging on about in 2007. MAP Magazine – Residency A concerned friend reminded me that ‘you’re no inventin’ a new form’. Poppycock!
Read MoreFutureways – Rita Mcbride
Thanks to a clever Santa, I’ve been loving early bedtime with Futureways and Heartways – edited by Rita McBride. “Futureways is a unique collaboration between the Whitney Museum of American Art, Printed Matter, Inc., and Arsenal Pulp Press. Futureways is a faux science fiction “novel”; each chapter is written by a different contributor, all of…
Read MoreHigh-rise
“The ones who are the real danger, are the self-contained types, like you.” Trailer here. Out 18th March! Ever wanted something more?
Read MoreMelissa Mathison
I made a film which was named after Melissa, a screenwriter and an ex-wife of Harrison Ford. No idea what it’ll mean now – but thank you Melissa. Watch it here and re-assess… Vicki and Alex, Like the Clouds: Melissa Edit
Read MoreFilm Criticism – more film theory for free
Film Criticism celebrates its 40th anniversary issue with a move to an open access format, under the new editorship of Joseph Tompkins, who, to mark this welcome shift, has commissioned lots of scholars to meditate on the ever-mutating space of film criticism. Still hungry for knowledge?
Read MoreFilm-Philosophy
Film-Philosophy, long-standing, always fully open access academic journal dedicated to the engagement between film studies and philosophy, is now published by Edinburgh University Press and remains completely open access – grow your filmbrain for free…
Read MoreNothing compares to the first time getting shot at
Rachel Lowther Reid Gallery 16 Jan-20 Mar 2016 Preview: Friday 15 Jan, 6-8pm For her specially commissioned exhibition artist Rachel Lowther draws on contemporary conflicts and research she was invited to undertake into the GSA Archives and Collections’ World War I holdings. How can (or even should) art respond to bodies torn apart, flesh and…
Read MoreBang!
Small but perfectly formed, Bang! was a Neil Bickerton and Owen Piper production. Neil’s poem about rats was there – I’d been waiting for its debut.
Read MoreDavid Bowie
It’s not the best quality photo of David, but I’ve always had a soft spot for it. New category of post created for this one. Number 1 on The List since 1990. Nightmare. 8 Lessons David Bowie taught us
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