In Pictures: Sir Peter Blake Visits and Signs Dazzle Ferry
Posted on 4 March 2015 by Liverpool Biennial
Sir Peter Blake’s spectacular designs have been brightening up Cammell Laird’s dry dock in Birkenhead over the past few weeks. Eager to meet the painters and to get his first look at Snowdrop since she came off the water, Sir Peter came to Liverpool last Wednesday, 25 February 2015. The team has been working on the ferry for weeks and Sir Peter got to see Snowdrop looking tantalisingly close to the ‘Dazzle Ferry’ he imagined. – Read more
In Pictures: Deinstall at The Old Blind School
Posted on 12 November 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
Deinstall in progress at The Old Blind School
Putting together the Biennial Exhibition at The Old Blind School was a feat: from finding and renovating the iconic venue, to installing the artwork and preparing to open the doors to the public. Now that the festival is at an end, the team come back together to repack the artwork and close the doors to The Old Blind School once and for all. – Read more
Jef Cornelis: A Visual Response
Posted on 23 October 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
All images © Victoria Ellis
Explore the story and thinking behind legendary TV director Jef Cornelis’ extensive body of work, which included over 200 films on art and culture, spanning the whole second half of the 20th century. In this innovative series of collage and monoprint images, Biennial Fellow Vicky Ellis creates a visual response to the filmmaker’s solo exhibition at St. Andrews Gardens, using her sketchbook as a starting point. – Read more
In Focus: Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet's Un passage d’eau (The Waterway)
Posted on 17 October 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
Video still from Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet's 'Un passage d'eau' (The Waterway) (2014). HD film, colour and sound, 23' (II)
Video still from Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet's 'Un passage d'eau' (The Waterway) (2014). HD film, colour and sound, 23' (II)
When art meets science… Liverpool Biennial Mediator Elio Ticca explores how Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet tackle themes of mutation, self-improvement and ecology in their film The Waterway, thinking in particular about the way in which their work is informed by various genres, including science fiction and mockumentary. – Read more
The Body in the Work of Nicola L. and Christina Ramberg
Posted on 1 October 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
Christina Ramberg, Untitled (torso with pants), 1982, detail
Holly Rimmer-Tagoe looks at works by Nicola L. and Christina Ramberg and their presentation of the body as a cultural construction in which to interrogate ideas of femininity, performance and transformation – Read more
John Moores Painting Prize: Vote Now
Posted on 6 September 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
Jo Berry, Untitled, 2013. Courtesy of the artist.
The Visitor's Choice poll is now open! We share some of our highlights from the exhibition and invite you to vote for your favourite. – Read more
In Focus: Jef Cornelis
Posted on 2 September 2014 by Liverpool Biennial
Entrance to the Jef Cornelis exhibition, St. Andrews Gardens, Liverpool, 2014
As part of A Needle Walks into a Haystack, Liverpool Biennial have curated an exhibition of works from Belgian TV director Jef Cornelis at St. Andrews Gardens. The exhibition space contains a library of his films from which the visitor can select what they would like to watch. We asked Deborah Laing, part of our Mediation Team for her thoughts on the exhibition. – Read more
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