http://www.axisweb.org/dialogue Most recent essays,transcripts and forum discussions on Dialogue kara@axisweb.org (Kara Chatten) http://www.axisweb.org/images/linkexchange/axislink-dialogue.gif http://www.axisweb.org/dialogue Wed, 16 May 2012 22:23:02 GMT (c) 2005-2012 Axisweb en-GB info@axisweb.org (Axis) Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18213 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18213 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI) puts the spotlight on Glasgow every two years. But how do artists who are living and working in the city all the time feel about it? We send Chris...... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18212 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18212 All eyes are on Scotland as Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art opens this week (running until 7 May 2012) in venues across Glasgow. Below, Chris Sharratt introduces the curatorial approach...... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18214 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18214 Once the haunt of famous painters, Fitzrovia is now home to a fresh generation of commercial galleries. Gill Hedley takes us on a tour of this lively neighbourhood's newest venues.... Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18216 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18216 Dany Louise?asks why artists and curators continue to use the old-fashioned term Private View.?Suggesting they should start to consider what it stands for, she proposes?it's time the contemporary art...... Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18217 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18217 In the second instalment of her report from Glasgow International 2012, Sheila encounters?a lot more art,?marvels at the city's architectural heritage?and?wishes she'd brought a toddler to play with.... Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18210 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18210 The?Jerwood Gallery opened in Hastings in March bringing a different dimension to the contemporary art world on the south coast. Independent curator Gill Hedley reports back after?visiting the new...... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18211 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18211 How much would you spend on a limited edition screensaver??That's what?s[edition]?-?the website which sells?affordable digital work by big name artists - offers.?David Trigg?takes a look and wonders...... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18215 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18215 Last week, Axisweb's Sheila McGregor attended the launch of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art. In two long days, Sheila saw?so?much, she'll be?reporting back in two?articles, here's the...... Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18209 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18209 The sight of long winding blockbuster exhibition queues has become commonplace in our major cities, but what effect does the sheer mass of visitors to an exhibition have on the experience of art? Cara...... Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Forum discussion http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18206 http://www.axisweb.org/dlForum.aspx?ESSAYID=18206 We send Chris Sharratt to explore the treasure trove of British art that is the Arts Council Collection. He meets the staff to investigate their collection policy and ask what happens to the work once...... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Thread was being aborted.