4 April 2020. A few weeks into the UK coronavirus lockdown #1, The Art Gorgeous approached me to talk about life in quarantine. It was really hard to put into words the fear and confusion I was feeling and to try to be positive. But in the end it was quite cathartic to express myContinue reading “Feature in The Art Gorgeous | Quarantine Thoughts From Our Favourite Art Girls”
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Art writing class for AWAN Festival
19 March 2020. I was thrilled to be invited to run an art writing class for the Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival in London. As the first coronavirus lockdown began in England on 16 March, the class was moved from the Arab British Centre to Zoom but we were able to have a greatContinue reading “Art writing class for AWAN Festival”
Aesthetica Future Now Symposium 2020 | The changing face of journalism
12 March 2020. Looking at how digital editorial, social media, podcasts and video content are changing the face of journalism, I took part in this talk with Aesthetica magazine. I was invited back after participating in the 2019 symposium. We looked at how a new visual literacy has emerged where the image is just asContinue reading “Aesthetica Future Now Symposium 2020 | The changing face of journalism”
Panel at the Arts Club, London | The Art Newspaper Live: 2019’s Biggest Stories
18 November 2019. For the second discussion in ‘The Art Newspaper Live’ series of talks at London’s Arts Club, I moderated a panel on the biggest art news stories of the year. Joined by The Art Newspaper’s chief contributing editor Gareth Harris; contributing editor Anny Shaw; and review editor and podcast host Ben Luke, theContinue reading “Panel at the Arts Club, London | The Art Newspaper Live: 2019’s Biggest Stories”
Feature in The Art Gorgeous | The Beauty Products Art Girls Can’t Live Without
5 August 2019. What would the art girl be without her make-up bag? asks The Art Gorgeous in this fun article. I share my favourite products with them—and I’m totally thrilled to be described as one of their “favourite art squad”. “The Clinique anti-blemish range (because city life and late nights are not conducive toContinue reading “Feature in The Art Gorgeous | The Beauty Products Art Girls Can’t Live Without”
Feature in The Art Gorgeous | How Art Girls Recover From A Bad Day At Work
22 July 2019. I absolutely love The Art Gorgeous so when they asked me to contribute to their article on How Art Girls Recover From A Bad Day At Work I jumped at the chance. I tried hard to come up with an answer that made me sound the ultimate in art world chic… butContinue reading “Feature in The Art Gorgeous | How Art Girls Recover From A Bad Day At Work”
Aesthetica Future Now Symposium 2019 | Modes of Consumption: Arts Journalism in the Digital Age
7 March 2019. I took part in a panel on digital arts journalism with Aesthetica magazine. Some of the key questions asked included: how can digital and print platforms maintain, develop and grow readerships? What is the value of print and digital editorial considering consumers’ expectations for freely accessible content? Curation, selection and journalism addContinue reading “Aesthetica Future Now Symposium 2019 | Modes of Consumption: Arts Journalism in the Digital Age”
The Week in Art podcast | The new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai
23 November 2018. I visited Dubai’s most recent contemporary art space, the Jameel Arts Centre, and spoke to its director Antonia Carver for The Art Newspaper‘s Week in Art podcast. I also chatted to one of the featured artists, Mounira al Solh, about her work on display and the Qatar blockade. The other segment inContinue reading “The Week in Art podcast | The new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai”
Interview with artist Ai Weiwei: ‘I’m like a high-end refugee’ | The Art Newspaper
27 March 2018. Speaking to me in his Berlin studio, Ai shared his old love for Hong Kong, his new love for Latin America, and why critics of his work should seek medical advice. Read the full online article here. The interview also appeared in The Art Newspaper’s Art Basel Hong Kong daily newspapers. Based inContinue reading “Interview with artist Ai Weiwei: ‘I’m like a high-end refugee’ | The Art Newspaper”
Abu Dhabi Focus podcast | How Saudi artists are driving political change
10 November 2017. I headed to the United Arab Emirates with The Art Newspaper, to co-produce and host a special, three-part series of podcasts. During a memorable week, the long-awaited Louvre Abu Dhabi opened as well as a new edition of Abu Dhabi Art fair. In this podcast, I spoke to one of my all-timeContinue reading “Abu Dhabi Focus podcast | How Saudi artists are driving political change”
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