Ali Millar in conversation with Etgar Keret an internationally acclaimed novelist who now turned his hand on memoir, at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival. Etgar Keret was declared ‘a genius’ by the New Yorker: The Seven Good Years, translated into English by … Etgar Keret : The Seven Good Years
Books Festivals Ali Millar in an illuminating interview with Danish novelist and short-story writer Dorthe Nors at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Nors has burst onto the UK literary scene with a heady cocktail of short stories, ‘Karate Chop’, translated from the … Dorthe Nors : Karate Chop/Minna Needs Rehearsal Space
Books It’s a wonderful sunny day in Edinburgh and Olivia Vitazkova meets up with Kate Mosse at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It’s ten years since Mosse burst on the British literary scene with ‘Labyrinth’, the first of her Carcassonne-based Languedoc … Kate Mosse : The Languedoc trilogy and The Taxidermist’s Daughter
Festivals In this edition of Writers Stories from the Edinburgh International Book Festival of 2003 Raj Chakraborti explores Don Delillo’s conceit that terrorists possess the place in our consciousness once occupied by novelists. Chakraborti’s interview with Tariq Ali draws insights into … Raj Chakraborti : Tariq Ali, George Monbiot and William Dalrymple
Festivals Music The Wexford Festival’s success is due in no small part to Wexford itself. This ancient Viking town, nestled in a wonderful setting on the banks of the River Slaney, has a character and charm all its own. Just two hours … David McLoughlin : Wexford Festival Opera, 21 Oct – 1 Nov
Festivals Theatre Wexford Fringe is an annual open-access arts festival which will run in parallel to Wexford Opera Festival from Friday, 16th October to Sunday, 1st November 2015. Now in its 63rd year, Wexford Fringe offers an eclectic mix of over 300 … Madeleine Quirke : Wexford Festival Fringe 2015
Books As the methods of warfare get more brutal, subtlety and secrecy become valid tools in overpowering enemy forces. For his book Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper’s, has been quietly researching … Andrew Cockburn : Kill Chain
Visual Arts In her exhibition at Leitrim Sculpture Centre Anna Macleod uses a variety of methods, strategies and processes to mediate complex ideas associated with contemporary, historical and cultural readings of land use and resources. As a ‘citizen artist’ Anna generates a … Anna Macleod : Staid na Talún – A State of Land
Visual Arts Christopher Baker introduces the BP Portrait Award 2014, which showcases 55 works of portraiture from artists based all over the world. Selected from over 2000 entries, the pieces on display range from portraits of famous sitters, to friends and family … Christopher Baker : BP Portrait Award 2014
Almost a decade late we’ve edited the interview between Marina Warner and Tana McPhee conducted at Channings Hotel. Warner was in Edinburgh for the Book Festival, talking about her book Signs and Wonders. This collection draws together essays written over … Marina Warner : Signs and Wonders
Visual Arts Generator Projects presents the annual members show, which offers members a chance to showcase their work to the public. The project puts out an open call for work, with no particular theme, allowing members the freedom to submit a piece … Alison Scott : Generator Projects Members Show 2015
Visual Arts Fun A Day Dundee encourages people to create something every day throughout the month of January. Originating in America, artist Morgan Cahn brought it over to Dundee in 2011 and it’s been going ever since. Creations can be in any … Hazel Saunderson : Fun A Day Dundee 2015
Visual Arts Canadian artist Stan Douglas presents a series of photographs and prints taken from his films, including Der Sandman, up to the just-completed The Second Hotel Vancouver, at the Fruitmarket Gallery. This solo exhibition showcases the work Douglas undertakes to explore themes … Stan Douglas
Festivals Raj Chakraborty interviews author Andrey Kurkov about his work, what inspires him, and the presence of amoral characters in his books, at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian novelist and commentator, writing for several international … Andrey Kurkov
Visual Arts Photographers Catherine Cameron and Jolanta Dolewska discuss their work in January’s Talk See Photography event, held at CCA. Both photographers work with analogue technology, Dolewska incorporating found imagery with new photographs, creating a dialogue between pictures and exploring the various … Catherine Cameron and Jolanta Dolewska : Talk See Photography
Visual Arts Do You See What I see is artist Gerald McGowan’s observations of people, their interactions with each other, and how they’re reflecting society today. McGowan uses photography and sketching to record his ideas and moments of inspiration, which will later … Gerald McGowan : Do You See What I See?
Visual Arts The Real Bothy is a project devised by three artists, Claire Lamond, Andrew Lennie and Alan Grieve, and has toured around the communities of Fife stopping in places such as Lochore Meadows, Oakley Community Centre, Lochgelly Centre, and the Rothes … Lesley-Anne Lettice : The Real Bothy
Visual Arts Peacock Visual Arts celebrates 40 years in printmaking and collaborating with artists from all over the world. The exhibition provides more of a snapshot of what the gallery is doing, rather than a retrospective of what it has done. There … David McCracken : XL//Peacock Visual Arts at 40
Visual Arts Artist Kirstine Roepstorff discusses her solo exhibition “Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits”, which is a continuous engagement of finding forms within the subject of the invisible. Roepstorff’s exhibition explores themes of time, light, tone and density through her collage … Kirstine Roepstorff : Mother of Time Showing Her Fruits
Visual Arts Mother and son, Danish artists Inge Lise Westman and Emil Westman Hertz, present their new exhibition Star Sailor, at the Danish Cultural Institute. Both artists work is greatly influenced by nature. Inge Lise works on large canvases, taking a closer … Inge Lise Westman and Emil Westman Hertz : Star Sailor
Visual Arts Tina Sørenson talks about the exhibition currently running at the Danish Cultural Institute, Mind Over Matter in which three Danish artists use the space to explore the relation between the inward and the outward through photography, print and installation pieces. … Tina Sørenson : Mind Over Matter
Visual Arts Mia Nelle Drøschler talks to Summerhall TV about her exhibition ‘DreamEscape’, which looks at the idea of a world without the presence of humans. Mia’s work consists of a series of digital collages of nature, created from photographs that are … Mia Nelle Drøschler : DreamEscape
Visual Arts Winnie Egefjord introduces the ‘Nordic Quilts- A Celebration of Diversity’ exhibition at the Danish Cultural Institute. The quilts are made by Scandinavian artists from Denmark Norway, Sweden and Finland and reflect the Scandinavian spirit and way of life Nordic Quilts : A Celebration of Diversity
