Christian Newby: ‘Boredom> Mischief>Fantasy>Radicalism>Fantasy’
Collective, a contemporary art space on Calton Hill, re-opened on May 13th with the exhibition Boredom>Mischief>Fantasy>Radicalism>Fantasy by artist Christian Newby. Featuring a large-scale tapestry inside the City Dome and a complementary newspaper,…
Navel Gazing at the Collective Gallery
When visiting Kirsty Hendry’s Navel Gazing, I applied my usual process when experiencing art – I did not read the two introductory texts accompanying the piece before attending the screening.…
Julijonas Urbonas, Planet of the People
The Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas is no stranger to controversial art projects. In 2010 he created the now notorious Euthanasia Coaster, a hypothetical roller coaster that was designed to deliberately…
The Collective Museum at Collective
Tucked away at the top of Carlton Hill is the old observatory tower, now an art space called Collective. The current exhibition – The Collective Museum – documents L’Atelier de l’Observatoire’s mission…
W.W.W (World Wide Working)
Devised by Anastasia Philimonos, the W.W.W. exhibition presents borders between nations as problematic, with the development of the internet as a beacon of much-needed change. This is all well and…
Hardeep Pandahl: Hobson-Jobson
Collective Gallery: Until January 17th Hobson-Jobson shows the work of Glasgow-based artist Hardeep Pandahl. The exhibition addresses the personal, politically loaded issue of racial identity via a selection of graphic,…
