View article here Katie Hallam, 38, visual artist, Edinburgh College of Art Before lockdown I wanted to visualise what our technological devices would become in 100 million years’ time, fossilised, buried and extracted again. I had sourced large pieces of coal from the last remaining active quarry in Ayrshire and had planned to cast, sculpt, […]

The “degree show”. The exhibition of work at the end of every art student’s course. For thousands at Britain’s art colleges, it’s the highlight of their years of study, the goal towards which they work. It’s their first big chance to display their work, make some sales, possibly attract the attention of one of the […]

What happens when trust breaks down in an unregulated market, and why smaller dealers may hold the key.

Two artists, one undercurrent: the early pulse of recognition. Shared origin (RCA), different registers, but the same sense of forward motion. There are rumblings – sales, attention, the kind of interest that builds quietly. Their work is being noticed. Picked up, in some cases, by other artists – and that always says something – that […]