Axis webzine - The Rant archive

Jenny Steele

These days a PhD is the new MA if you want to pursue an academic career, but will it make you a better artist? Artist Jenny Steele weighs up the pros and cons.

last comment: 27/03/2013 11:43:48

Emma Geliot

Now that Newport Council has rubber-stamped the decision to close the temporary exhibitions programme at Newport Gallery, we've asked Emma Geliot to fill us in on the details, and let off some steam at the same time.

last comment: 04/03/2013 12:03:10

Dany Louise

Not everyone appreciates being told what to think by interpretation boards in galleries, but if written in the right way, this information can really help a visitor find a way into an artwork. But is the information some galleries give us helpful, or is it just showing off?

last comment: 26/03/2013 22:21:25

Hilary Gresty

Things are not looking too good for arts education at the moment. Former VAGA Director Hilary Gresty sees the absence of the arts from the new Ebacc as just one aspect of a troubled education system.

last comment: 24/01/2013 18:57:37

Sheila McGregor

Axisweb Director Sheila McGregor responds to Landing Place: the local in the international, engage International Conference, by asking if UK galleries are doing their bit to support local artists?

last comment: 08/01/2013 13:29:20

Rhiannon Evans

Artists working in the public realm are faced with so many challenges. Projects can be restricted by the amount of money available not to mention the needs of the people involved. If art is a service then who is it serving? Rhiannon Evans grapples with these problems in our latest Rant.

last comment: 16/10/2012 11:34:55

Beckie Jones

Damien Hirst has been getting a pretty bad press recently. His show at White Cube got bad reviews and he has become a figure of hate for the Occupy movement. In this Rant Beckie Jones asks if this is really fair and suggests that maybe he's not as bad as all that.

last comment: 24/09/2012 18:12:39

Jon Cronshaw

Most galleries these days are working hard to attract wider audiences and think that the measures they put in place are enough to make them fully inclusive. But are they doing everything they can to accommodate visitors with disabilities? Jon Cronshaw rants against unhelpful invigilators and organisations that don't make concessions for those with visual impairments.

last comment: 07/12/2012 10:09:36

Chris Short

According to artist Chris Short, contemporary art today seems to be stuck in a political rut. He looks back to the Modernist avant-garde in an attempt to highlight where we might be going wrong.  

last comment: 25/10/2012 00:04:27

Michael Cousin

It is captivating and seductive, but moving image has its own particular difficulties and restrictions. Michael Cousin defends a practice that is often misunderstood and poorly curated.

last comment: 16/08/2012 00:41:27