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Hanging Offence : Hay Hill Gallery

'We don’t exhibit artworks - we showcase artists.' Hay Hill Gallery's Sarah Jones talks to Trebuchet...

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Hanging Offence : Large Glass

What do you dislike most about art? That it can get away with it…!...

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Novelty : Asylum Chapel

Is an artwork good just because it exhibits newness?...

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Painting Now : Tate Britain

“The state of painting now” is a tired topic. The premise – that painting has lost its lure because of new media, which in their very newness enable their users to conquer new territory in the...

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Sean Molloy [Interview]

The area I live in, in a way, motivates me to work on ways to overcome its inherent ugliness. ...

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Liu Xiaodong at Lisson Gallery

There is a modesty and complexity in the self-aware theatricality of his approach that eschews any defined categories or cultural heritage...

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Mass Observation : This is Your Photo

Spender’s camera is wielded with a candid humour and instinctive eye for capturing what Cartier Bresson refers to as ‘the moment’ of a photographic image....

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Hanging Offence : Giulia Demichelis

'I often see hesitation in trusting the professionalism of the art business.' Independent curator Giulia Demichelis answers Trebuchet's questions...

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Hanging Offence : Vitrine

'maybe it is time to start thinking about new ways of talking about how art operates and how we define quality'...

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Hanging Offence : Scream

'our aesthetic is bold, bright, high impact works with an emphasis on the skill or craft of creating works of art' ...

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Hanging Offence : The Residence Gallery

I want this gallery to see through the golden cage of the absolute to the highest realms of freedom and possibility....

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Anita Goldstein : Interview

The West-Bank wall is covered on its Palestinian side with lots of graffiti (many slogans, but also street art) whereas its Israeli side is completely blank. I think it's a nice metaphor...

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Turner Prize 2013 Shortlist Announced

Turner prize shortlist...

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Hanging Offence : Ruth Garde

'I'm not sure there is such a thing as an artistic controversy, but there have certainly been many controversies surrounding art' Ruth Garde, curator, talks to Trebuchet about Michaelangelo, Bernini...

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Hanging Offence : Lahd Gallery

I got involved with the art world in the beginning just so that I could give the women artists from the Gulf, who were under-represented at the time, a chance to show their works and to have a bigger...

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Shoot! Existential Photography

An exhibition tracing the history of a fascinating fairground sideshow that sprung up following World War 1: the photographic shooting gallery. ...

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Hanging Offence: TJ Boulting Gallery

Controversial ideas are often the more important and interesting ones. But no, controversy is a byproduct, not the end point. ...

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Hanging Offence: Wapping Project Bankside

It is not an annex of The Wapping Project, it is a separate entity informed by all of the wild things I have done over the years at The Wapping Project....

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Hanging Offence: Transition Gallery

'We are always looking for new ideas and artists to show. There is no point in us doing what the big galleries do'. Transition Gallery's Cathy Lomax talks to Trebuchet ...

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Big Boys Gone Bananas* [Film]

Back in 2009 director Frederik Gertten was scheduled to premiere his latest film at the LA Film Festival. Called simply Bananas, it dealt with alleged abuses suffered by Nicaraguan workers who worked...

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Emma Sywyj: China [Photography]

Sywyj's China series is as colourful and eclectic as one would expect of the location, but dispenses with the more obvious depictions of new-urban environments, ancient aesthetics and displaced...

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Korean Eye 2012: Saatchi Gallery

This month there are many things inspiring me, but one that really catches the eye is the arrival of contemporary Korean art from 33 artists including Debbie Han, Seon Ghi Bahk, Ji Yen Lee and Myung...

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Ben Young: Victory Gallery, Oregon

Ben Young i think i’m free When I was given the role of art writer for Trebuchet magazine I knew instantly that I wanted to write about new and emerging artists to relay exhibitions that people...

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About Trebuchet

Honest and Unmerciful. What do you want to think? What you read makes you what you are. Sounds a bit strident we know, but we believe it....

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Bedwyr Williams bound for Venice Bienniale

Bedwyr Williams in a project jointly curated by Mostyn and Oriel Davies and supported by the Arts Council of Wales will be the artist to represent Wales at the 55th Venice Biennale 2013 International...

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Emma Sywyj, Photographer: Interview

Photographer Emma Sywyj has a wry approach to her craft. Sean Keenan interviews Emma Sywyj about her photography and travelling in the UK. ...

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Transition Gallery’s ‘First Thursdays’

As we approach the end of February, the galleries of East London start buzzing in anticipation for the First Thursday of the month – the day it all happens. I talk to the Director of Transition...

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From Shiny Things to Silliness – Frieze Overview

Frieze was a fantastic opportunity to see a so many of the world’s top artists and galleries in one place. With a multitude of  styles and genres on show from over 170 galleries from...

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Metahub – Nuit Blanche, Amiens 2011

Digital Arts: Flash in the pan, light at the end of the tunnel or oncoming train wreck.  Amiens, France 15th October  This year saw a conjunction between digital artists in the UK and...

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