John Akomfrah’s acclaimed video installation Vertigo Sea is a three-screen film, which focuses on man’s relationship with the sea and explores the history of slavery, migration and conflict; fusing archival material, readings from classical sources and newly shot footage. The exhibition runs from the… Read more »
Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher are back in Manchester this weekend with an all-new edition of the Found Footage Festival, featuring newly unearthed VHS gems found at thrift stores across the United States. Tickets for the show on Friday the 24th of March are… Read more »
FAC51: The Haçienda returns to Albert Hall in Manchester with another top-class line-up on Friday the 24th of March, featuring house legends Kerri Chandler, Derrick Carter and Delano Smith, as well as Mike Pickering and Jon Dasilva. The last few remaining tickets for the… Read more »
Get Out is a horror comedy about a young African-American man’s visit to his white girlfriend’s family estate. As the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. The film is currently certified… Read more »
The new exhibition at the Holden Gallery is titled “Ruse: the artfulness of deceit” and focuses on things that are not quite what they seem. It is based firmly in the realm of the ordinary, but explores how this might be transformed and all of… Read more »
