In the first of a series of articles, eminent art zoologist Wil Crisp gives you the facts about the animals of the art world. Illustration by Chris Getliffe.
STATS
Length: 3ft
Wingspan: 7ft
Skin colour: sparkly
Eye colour: brown
Temperament: sublime/disgruntled
Star sign: Pisces
Turn ons: Baroque art, art theft
Turn offs: It doesn’t like going to the cinema
The Winged Turbot is [...]
July 8, 2009
Categories: Discussion, Wil Crisp . Tags: animals, anthony gormley, art theft, art zoology, banksy, damien hirst, sterling ruby, winged turbot . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment
Several of our writers, including interviewer extraordinaire Wil Crisp, got down to the Guy Hilton Gallery on Sunday afternoon for a re-enactment of Jade Goody’s death. If it sounds strange… it was. Wil managed to get an exclusive interview with controversial artist Mark McGowan, who spoke about the piece.
Check out Wil’s interview.
The Guy Hilton Gallery [...]
May 7, 2009
Categories: Interviews, Wil Crisp . Tags: fans, Interviews, jack tweed, jade, jade goody, mark mcgowan, Media, non-ironic, Wil Crisp . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment
Continued…
Warning: Real Noise Approaching
In 1966 Steve Reich looped a sample of a black youth saying ‘come out to show them’ non-stop for 13 minutes with just a weird phase pattern to keep it interesting. Thirty years after these initial sound experiments all across Europe every weekend there were warehouses full of people spazzing out for [...]
March 27, 2009
Categories: Discussion, Wil Crisp . Tags: art, Battery Maritime museum, Bjoern Schuelke, catwalks, david byrne, jino Muneteru, londonsoundart, Milan, minimalism, New York, Nicolas Anatol, playing the building, real noise, steve reich, The Rotators, Toko's Studio Depp . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment