Shadowing Dark Matters
Posted on | January 12, 2012 | No Comments
Stephen Iles explores the shadows in the last weekend of Dark Matters at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. Daniel Rozin- Snow Mirror It is necessary to submit to the Labyrinthine nature of the Whitworth’s interior, a space where contemporary art has often seemed the intruder. Held firmly within the embrace of the dominating Victorian architecture, [...]
Issue 3, Quick Slow – launches December 2011
Posted on | December 6, 2011 | No Comments
Issue 3 is back from the printers and will be on the shelves soon! And this year Corridor8, moves from being an annual publication, to a quarterly series of editions focussing on particular locations and facets of the visual art ecology. Over the next year, the four parts will accumulate into a final bound edition, [...]
The Manchester Contemporary 2011 – A Retrospective
Posted on | December 2, 2011 | No Comments
Antony Pickthall, Head of Marketing and Communications at the Liverpool Biennial, gives his views on the North West’s leading contemporary art fair, The Manchester Contemporary, which took place in Manchester from 28 to 30 October 2011. With the ballyhoo surrounding Frieze Art Fair focusing attention on London it is sometimes easy to forget that there [...]
December 2011 Launch Events
Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments
James Hugonin Talk at Baltic Tuesday 13 December 6.30pm to 9pm, free entry, but RSVP essential The creator of one of our tantalising extra bits, and the subject of an Issue 3 profile, James Hugonin will be present in person to talk about his work. Places are limited, to reserve email joanna@joannarowlands.co.uk
Open Submission Film and Video Night
Posted on | November 21, 2011 | No Comments
Thursday 8 December 7pm to 11pm, free entry Star and Shadow Cinema Stepney Bank, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2NP Corridor 8 is celebrating the launch of the third edition with a night of film and video by North East artists. As Corridor8 explores the territory of art and writing across the North, we’re seeking new [...]
When the Photographer met the Painter…
Posted on | November 18, 2011 | No Comments
Our photographer Steve Iles muses on preoccupations with light and gives his photographer’s perspective on the paintings of James Hugonin. On the train to Berwick upon Tweed to take a portrait of James Hugonin, one of the artists nominated for the 2011 Northern Art prize, I gazed out of the window, watching not so much [...]
Manchester Contemporary
Posted on | October 27, 2011 | Comments Off
In case you’re wondering where the Corridor8 team are, tonight you’ll find us mingling at the opening of the Manchester Contemporary. Whilst getting a preview of the latest art from Bureau, Ceri Hand, The International 3 and Workplace galleries, we might also be heard to casually mention the forthcoming third issue of Corridor8, that just [...]
Newcastle Launch!
Posted on | October 27, 2011 | Comments Off
Some dates for the diary! Thursday 8 December Launch Party at the Star and Shadow Cinema A showcase of films from artists in the North East and the first part of Issue3. Click here to find out more about our Cinema hosts. Tuesday 13 December James Hugonin Talk at Baltic The creator of one of [...]
The shape of further things?
Posted on | May 26, 2011 | No Comments
For us, as we hope it is for you, the appearance of Corridor8 each year is an adventure. We never know fully until the last minute quite how our ideas will manifest, what exactly you will have to hold and, when you do, what shape it will take. Suffice to say that it will always [...]
Corridor8 films
Posted on | May 26, 2011 | No Comments
If you came to the launch events of Corridor8 #2 last October, or even if you didn’t, the talks we gave can now be seen in two recent films. In the first film artist-explorer and Corridor8 contributor Neville Gabie will give you a fascinating insight into his practice and a Greenland iceberg. The other film, [...]
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