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The editor of Interface is Rosemary Shirley who is an artist and AIR member.
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With What's on and Reviews unedited, our platform for critical writing, Interface is a focal point around the presentation of contemporary art. Reviewer index and Venue index offer an alternate view on our archive of reviews and signpost writers and venues. Using Interface »

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Interface and Tate Britain

This Autumn Interface is working with Tate Britain to generate debate around the Turner Prize 2008. The winner will be announced on 1 December so see what the Interface writers think of the show.
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Alexandria Clark Read on »
Sarah Lightman Read on »
Maggie Tran Read on »

You can also read more debate on Tate's Turner Prize website

Jenna Finch, 'Car boot Sale Tale', Performance, 2007.

Interface out and about

Next month Online Editor for Interface Rosemary Shirley will be giving a lecture at Nottingham Trent University and speaking at Reclaiming the Rural an artists event in Powys.
Email interface@a-n.co.uk for more info on these events.

If you would like Rosemary to come and speak at your university or as part of an artist's event please email info@a-n.co.uk with Interface Talk in the subject line.

 

Ryoji Ikeda, 'spectra [paris]'.

Interface writer to Paris Courtesy of Forma

Interface writer Jack Hutchinson was awarded a Forma sponsored travel bursary to visit and review a spectacular light installation by Ryoji Ikeda in Paris. Read Jack's review here Read on »

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Paul Bloomer, 'Windfarm', Acrylic on Canvas.

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Interface- Calendar

The Interface calendar: what's happening when in 2008

All the great and glamorous or simply notable art events for this year. Check out what to see and where to be seen in 2008! Read article »

‘Monopolio, transmediale 08 - Bilderberg Salon’. Photo: Jonathan Gröger.

Interface commission articles archive

Alexandria Clark on Open Dialogues at New Life, Berlin, July 2008 Read on »

Cathy Lomax’s Whitstable biennale blog, June 2008 Read on »

Kristina Johansen’s GI Festival diary, Glasgow, April 2008
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Davy Smith ‘Broadcasting loud and clear’, AV Festival, North East, March 2008 Read on »

Micheal O’Connell ‘Imperfect things’, Transmedial, Berlin, February 2008 Read on »

Theo Wood, on Emergency3, Portsmouth, Dec 2007 Read on »

Lucinda Holmes on Susan Collis, Nov 2007 Read on »

Chris Brown on What is Critical Writing?, Sept 2007 Read on »

Oh! Say can you see .....

Oh! Say can you see .....

By Stan Divorski

 The tourist or walk-in trade will not be drawn to the Matisonn Burgin:Shoreditch Space. Hidden on an out of the way side street, its only identification is the house number scrawled in marker on the gray painted surface of a windowless Read on »

Exeter Central Library

Exeter Central Library

Shown in three cabinets within the foyer of Exeter’s main library, the responses of seven artists to a local walk. Contrasting urban with rural and ancient with modern, the route took in Exeter’s historic quayside, its riverside park and Read on »

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Put the kettle on

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Straylight Cavern

Curatorial experiments in an icy lair Read on »