Of the few good things to emerge from the Great War’s horror, arguably the most extraordinary is the poetic canon. Charles Hamilton Sorley (of the haunting “mouthless dead”) gifted Patricia R. Andrew this title in a letter, “The war is a chasm in time. I wish that all journalists who say that war is an Read More
Within the discreet location of the Hannah Maclure Centre, at the top of the Students’ Union of Abertay University, are the works of an accumulation of female artists. Coded After Lovelace, named after the first noted computer programmer Ada Lovelace, is a collection of artworks by female artists, reflecting upon the creative use of technology Read More
Nearly two hundred guests gathered for the grand opening of the annual Generator Members show last weekend. Each year this show grows bigger demonstrating what a vital part of Dundee’s art scene Generator is, attracting staff and student members from DJCAD, local colleges and also many established artists. This year 96 members chose to submit Read More
Sylvia Plath: Drawings gives an insight into a world of the famed poet perhaps not known to many as a visual artist. Having suffered from depression for most her life,and having eventually committed suicide aged only 30, she is known best for her confessional poetry, her dark, harsh and even macabre themes. For anyone who Read More
Asked what he did, the nineteen-year-old Stead described himself as an “object maker”; later, he added “seed sower”. Both are true of his extraordinary creative engagement in a too-short life. Originally from Cheshire, Stead trained in Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic, where he scoured riverbanks for boat carcasses and stole sleepers from sidings. Unaltered objets Read More
Coinciding with Roman Empire: Power and People, Classical Art: the Legacy of the Ancients illustrates ancient Greek and Roman culture through a dynamic contrast of paintings, sculptures, screen-prints, ceramics and drawings. Drawn from Dundee’s collection of fine art, the artworks embody the mythical influences of the ancient Greeks and the Romans. The ancient Greeks’ focus Read More
Men Gather, in Speech… is a strikingly philosophical exhibition of films by artists Emma Charles, Rose English and Abri de Swardt, which share a physical space and a connecting theme of language as a rich and perplexing medium in an artistic context. The entrance to the Cooper Gallery features text and audio interviews with the Read More
Do you still look under your bed, checking to see if the monsters are asleep? Does the wardrobe give you a sense of foreboding, harbouring, as it must all manner of things that go bump in the night? Perhaps they all come from the woods outside your home. Canadian writer and artist Emily Carroll is Read More
The renowned American artist Jim Campbell presents his first solo exhibition in the UK this winter with Indirect Imaging. After studying Mathematics and Engineering at MIT in the 1970’s, Jim Campbell has since worked in filmmaking, interactive video and LED light technology. His work is in the collections of major museums including the MoMA, the Read More
“Is everything made of atoms?” The voice at the other end of the antique dial phone is gentle, pensive, and crackles with soft static. “Even thoughts? If not, what are they made of?” The phone sits on an imposing mahogany desk, beside a mahogany chair, both positioned upon a plush Persian-style rug. Beside the phone Read More