This winter, Tate Liverpool will present the first UK retrospective of Glasgow-born, Brussels-based artist Lucy McKenzie (b. 1977). The exhibition brings together approximately 80 works dating from 1997 to the present, including large scale architectural paintings, illusionistic tromp l’oeil works, as well as fashion and design. McKenzie’s body of work defies easy ... Read More...
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Global payments and shopping company Klarna has launched a new campaign which attempts to "set the record straight" about its service. With over 14 million consumers in the UK, and 13,000 retailers, Klarna is the leading buy now pay later provider in the UK, however, in the past few years - ... Read More...
Liverpool’s LightNight will unveil seven new commissions when it returns on Friday 21 May 2021, in a combination of online and offline arts activity for the one night only arts festival. With a live drag cabaret event on Church Street, a synth-pop trio becoming a human instrument, a 3D cut out ... Read More...
A huge mural of a rat painted by Banksy on the side of the former White House pub in Liverpool has been transported to the Netherlands for auction. The ‘White House Rat’ has been delivered to Hessink’s International Fine Art Auctioneers this week, and will sell alongside other works by Banksy ... Read More...
Forbidden Planet, the world’s largest comics/entertainment store chain has teamed up with DC Comics to present an exclusive Batman: The Detective #1 comic book cover featuring the Royal Liver Building. The cover, which shows the Dark Knight in front of Liverpool's most recognisable landmark, has been produced to tie in with ... Read More...
Review: Don McCullin exhibition at Tate Liverpool A major retrospective of the legendary British photographer is currently on display at Tate Liverpool. Tom Beattie went along to find out more. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO BE LEFT AWESTRUCK by the works of war photographer, Don McCullin. His life as a photojournalist, told ... Read More...
Open every day at FACT until 13 December, 'Augmented Empathy' invites visitors to step into a virtual world and explore new visual identities using their phones. From a tranquil animated woodland to Instagram filters which give you scales and deep blue skin, the exhibition "draws on the power of nature to ... Read More...
When Tate Liverpool first opened its doors in 1988, the gallery was an oasis of hope, belief and vision which transcended the harsh realities of a city in the midst of its nadir. Liverpool by the 1980s was Britain’s ‘shock city’. Once the second city of the British Empire, it was ... Read More...
Liverpool’s Writing on the Wall Festival (WoWFEST) – under threat of collapse in its 20th year due to the COVID-19 pandemic – has been transformed into a virtual event. WoWFEST: LOCKDOWN, which runs until the end of the month, will feature more than 20 events, including a range of famous poets, ... Read More...
A major arts festival kicks-off in Liverpool this week which promises to take audiences on a "creative and expressive voyage of discovery". The Angel Field Festival, now in its second year, launches on Thursday (6 February) and features music, theatre, dance, film, visual art and storytelling. The festival is organised by Liverpool ... Read More...