Laurence Hill
@laurencehill.bsky.social
Curator @ Phoenix Art Space, Brighton | researcher | other stuff | queer | he/him
The TERF/anti-antiracism nexus in the UK commentariat: Kathleen Stock pre death: doing a video a day for The Times (plus more elsewhere) about how scandalous it all was. Stock post death: thoughts and prayers so much to reflect on I am very sensitive
This is next level frustrating 1 - apply for DYCP funding from Arts Council 2 - get email that a decision letter awaits but you have to log in to Grantium 3 - try to log in to Grantium and it's not available and hasn't been all afternoon I'm unlikely to get the money but I'd like to know!
After the in conversation event with Irene Fubara-Manuel and Kinnari Saraiya accompanying her exhibition In the Eye of a Dream - the three of us came up with a reading list on the reading of colonial archives, race and technology, video games and a lot more - lots to dig into!
RIP Dara Birnbaum - you'll always be Wonder Woman youtu.be/wJhEgbz9piI?...
Dara Birnbaum's 'Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-79)'
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Last few days to catch Home to My Teenage Bedroom by Grant Foster in the Main Gallery at Phoenix Art Space My first show as curator here and can't quite believe it's nearly over Open every day now, 12-5 until 13 April Photo: Bernard G Mills
What are you doing this sunny Sunday if you aren’t running the Brighton Marathon? Bet you’re not doing experiments on the best way to age paper with tea… #process #exhibitionplanning
I love a studio visit and I had a great one last week with Laura White, ahead of an exhibition at Phoenix Art Space in autumn We talked about the process of making, the joy of pushing materials to their limits and how enjoy and utilise what happens when they fail Image: Terminal Flare No 4
The second part of RH Lossin's writing on AI art and hegemony is so good - if AI and art and in particular how it's being applied to anti-racist, anti-colonialist endeavours is a subject that interests you then it is well worth your time www.e-flux.com/criticism/65...
R.H. Lossin on AI art and hegemony part 2 - Criticism - e-flux
This is the second part of an essay by R.H. Lossin on the relationship between art, artificial intelligence, and emerging forms of hegemony. Th
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Looking to find and add people to this UK Arts starter pack go.bsky.app/BZ8Tmob
My media art digital thinkers #StarterPack is full! This is a joy, because it means Bluesky is now bursting with the kind of people I want to share a community with. But it's also sad, because there are plenty more people I would love to add. We need 150+++ starterpacks please @bsky.app
Great posters (with annoying reflections) for two really strong shows at Phoenix Art Space opening this Friday 28 Feb, 6-8pm: Home to My Teenage Bedroom by @foster_grant + Crosswinds and Elemental Dubs by David Harkins, a studio member will be in the Window Gallery Come along - all are welcome
Enjoying some quiet moments in the gallery ahead of installing my first show as curator here at Phoenix Art Space in Brighton - I’ve always loved these quiet moments
Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
Yes - make this!
K Shields@kshields.bsky.social · 2y agoMost people’s updates on social media atm are *about* social media…so it’s literally meta now, I guess? I did an installation sort of about this in 2019 ‘LOOP’, with 2 phone screens displaying an endless reflection of themselves. Maybe a 2025 update is due? kateshieldsart.squarespace.com/works/loop
Interesting read and it's hard to disagree with the basics of his argument h/t to whoever posted this yesterday Bit embarrassing though that the New Socialist are still encouraging people to Tweet - not a good look newsocialist.org.uk/transmission...
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.
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Our Writers’ Award #WritingCompetition for Underrepresented Writers is officially open! ✍️ It’s free to enter & 15 winners will receive £20k of prizes 🌟 The theme this year is 'Wild'. Find out more, including how to enter: shorturl.at/70n8V #WritingCommunity #amwriting #writing #diversevoices
I came here to say this but couldn't remember what they are called so thanks! Had an epic one at the Scandinavian Embassy cafe in Amsterdam
Maq@maqusan.bsky.social · 2y agoLove me a semla
This is such critical work happening in archiving these queer histories
Queer in Brighton / Queer Heritage South@queerinbrighton.bsky.social · 2y agoOur Community Champion Kate spoke with @divamag.bsky.social about Brighton's first lesbian club night: “I wanted something that was about music as much as it was about sex and sass... It was ours... We wanted to not be an afterthought.” diva-magazine.com/2025/02/13/s...
Good to be at the launch of Brighton Festival last night, catching up with a lot of folk I haven’t seen in a while - also great to get a festival highlight nod for the show I’m curating at Phoenix Art Space with the work of the amazing Kinnari Saraiya
A grey winter’s day visit to Hastings Contemporary for the Immortal Apples, Eternal Eggs exhibition exploring the practice of still life. Work pictured is a section of Cathie Pilkington’s funny, sad and uncanny Singerie. The show is definitely worth a visit if you’re able to
Very much looking forward to being in conversation with Seeta Peña Gangadharan about ideas of refusal and resistance. "Time for Refusal? The politics of resistance against AI". All welcome! - Thursday 27th Feb at Goldsmiths, room RHB 2014, www.gold.ac.uk/find-us/, www.gold.ac.uk/campus-map/r...
Another in an occasional series of books I almost definitely didn’t buy just for their cover
I was so pleased to see this guide from @weareunlimited.bsky.social appear recently. Ive spent 20 years of my life explaining and re-explaining (often badly!) how my illness affects me, so this is a big help that can be shared to orgs and workplaces: weareunlimited.org.uk/resource/how...
How to support individuals with autoimmune conditions | Unlimited
One in ten people in the UK have an autoimmune condition. We’re sharing our top tips for how to support staff.
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Started a starter pack - it's a little sparse right now so I'm hoping to add to it as this community grows go.bsky.app/26iijBA
Did you know we have a podcast? My Queer Museum is a collection of stories and objects that won't end up in a traditional museum, told through interviews with some of our favourite queer people in Brighton & Hove. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1725250
My Queer Museum
A collection of stories and objects that won't end up in a traditional museum! David Sheppeard and Roni Guetta interview some of their favorite queer people in Brighton and Hove about the objects they...
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Enjoyable visit to London Art Fair today. Enjoyed talking to a few people and seeing A LOT of work - highlights from Abigail Norris not pictured because I was too busy chatting and Antonio Sergio Moreira on the Ricardo Fernandes stand.
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
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This is worth your time if you're interested in thinking through issues around AI and art - maybe skip it if you're a big Refik Anadol fan though ;) www.e-flux.com/criticism/65...
R.H. Lossin on AI art and hegemony - Criticism - e-flux
In 2023, Refik Anadol launched the digital artwork collection “Winds of Yawanawa.” In collaboration with the Yawanawa people of Brazil, Anadol
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