Katrina Brown
@katrinabrown.bsky.social
Art, and all that entails. Director at The Common Guild. Trustee of Art Fund. Live in (and mostly love) Glasgow. Otherwise in the garden 🌱
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You want to know if your kitchen table studio will hurt your career. The answer is pretty straightforward: No. Not if you handle it properly.
Art Problems: Do I Need a Studio?
Worried your kitchen studio might hurt your career? Dread not, Paddy Johnson is back.
hyperallergic.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You want to know if your kitchen table studio will hurt your career. The answer is pretty straightforward: No. Not if you handle it properly.
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Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
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Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
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Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Four decades back a major label released a debut album that sounded like almost nothing on earth while still sounding incredibly familiar. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett takes stock of it all
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
Happy Birthday to the JAMC's Psychocandy, which turns 40 today!
buff.ly/nflmjN6
Went for a chilly autumnal walk late this afternoon. Think the Burrell Collection at twilight might be my new favourite thing. I don't think I've ever been there in fading light before.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Went for a chilly autumnal walk late this afternoon. Think the Burrell Collection at twilight might be my new favourite thing. I don't think I've ever been there in fading light before.
Brilliant piece about a brilliant artist.
"He wants us not only to pay greater attention to the world...but also to attend to his methods of presentation." 📸
Our Head of MA Writing, @jeremymillar.bsky.social writes in the @financialtimes.com on Christopher Williams new exhibition 👇
www.ft.com/content/a68d...
Our Head of MA Writing, @jeremymillar.bsky.social writes in the @financialtimes.com on Christopher Williams new exhibition 👇
www.ft.com/content/a68d...
The captivating, revelatory world of Christopher Williams
He may be the epitome of an artist’s artist, but his work is — or seems to be — all around us
www.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Brilliant piece about a brilliant artist.
Lovely review by Toby Üpson for Emergent of our current exhibition by Peng Zuqiang www.emergentmag.com/articles/aft...
Afternoon Hearsay
Peng Zuqiang at The Common Guild
www.emergentmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Lovely review by Toby Üpson for Emergent of our current exhibition by Peng Zuqiang www.emergentmag.com/articles/aft...
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Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Richard Cumberland, 1763
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123246
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123246
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Richard Cumberland, 1763
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123246
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1123246
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The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
We have the excellent Peng Zuqiang in town this week - whose exhibition at The Common Guild opens on Friday eve (6-8 if you are in the neighbourhood) and Zuqiang will be doing a talk on Sat at noon thecommonguild.org.uk/programme/pe...
<br/> Peng Zuqiang – ‘Afternoon Hearsay — THE COMMON GUILD
‘Afternoon Hearsay’, the first solo exhibition by Peng Zuqiang in Scotland, centres on a new three-channel film installation of the same name, co-commissioned by The Common Guild and the Rockbund Art ...
thecommonguild.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We have the excellent Peng Zuqiang in town this week - whose exhibition at The Common Guild opens on Friday eve (6-8 if you are in the neighbourhood) and Zuqiang will be doing a talk on Sat at noon thecommonguild.org.uk/programme/pe...
It's not the easiest journey, Glasgow to Nottingham but it was thoroughly worth it to see the new exhibition by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme at Nottingham Contemporary 'Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom'
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It's not the easiest journey, Glasgow to Nottingham but it was thoroughly worth it to see the new exhibition by Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme at Nottingham Contemporary 'Prisoners of Love: Until the Sun of Freedom'
Watched All the Presidents Men (again) last night. Is the scene with Deep Throat where he tells Woodward to 'Follow the money' the origin of that phrase? 50 years on it's everywhere! (And the film is still 💯
September 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Watched All the Presidents Men (again) last night. Is the scene with Deep Throat where he tells Woodward to 'Follow the money' the origin of that phrase? 50 years on it's everywhere! (And the film is still 💯
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The genocide case is growing
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
By Jonathan Sumption
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
By Jonathan Sumption
The genocide case is growing
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
www.newstatesman.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The genocide case is growing
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
By Jonathan Sumption
A United Nations Commission has concluded that Israel is committing the worst of all international crimes
By Jonathan Sumption
Govanhill Baths today as part of the Doors Open Days. Not been inside for over a decade (and it's even longer since swimming in it!). The work done by the local independent trust to save it is so impressive. I really hope they can raise the remaining funds to complete and partially re-open
September 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Govanhill Baths today as part of the Doors Open Days. Not been inside for over a decade (and it's even longer since swimming in it!). The work done by the local independent trust to save it is so impressive. I really hope they can raise the remaining funds to complete and partially re-open
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If you have two followers, you are ahead of half of all Bluesky accounts.
If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
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If you have 400 followers, you are in the top 1%.
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September 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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‘His unusually strong faith in the voters was partly a product of the 1960s: his own radicalisation was sparked by the student uprisings of 1968, and by the social movements, such as feminism and Black Power, which were gaining ground.’
Andy Beckett on Tony Benn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andy Beckett on Tony Benn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andy Beckett · Almost Alone: Tony Benn’s Beliefs
What exactly was Tony Benn’s significance? He was certainly an unusually clear analyst and critic of the distribution...
www.lrb.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
‘His unusually strong faith in the voters was partly a product of the 1960s: his own radicalisation was sparked by the student uprisings of 1968, and by the social movements, such as feminism and Black Power, which were gaining ground.’
Andy Beckett on Tony Benn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andy Beckett on Tony Benn: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.
September 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What’s happening in Gaza is a genocide.
This sounds good
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
New Glasgow Society is excited to present an exhibition highlighting a selection of buildings from across #Glasgow which are not otherwise able to participate in Doors Open Day 2025 - but that we would love to see participate in future 💚
📆 Sept 18-21
📍 1307 Argyle Street
⏰ 12-4pm
New Glasgow Society is excited to present an exhibition highlighting a selection of buildings from across #Glasgow which are not otherwise able to participate in Doors Open Day 2025 - but that we would love to see participate in future 💚
📆 Sept 18-21
📍 1307 Argyle Street
⏰ 12-4pm
September 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This sounds good
If anyone ever wonders what a "right-wing witch hunt" looks like ...
Keir Starmer may be the judge of Angela Rayner’s fate – but the public is the jury | Gaby Hinsliff
Keir Starmer may be the judge of Angela Rayner’s fate – but the public is the jury | Gaby Hinsliff
If there is any ambiguity over the verdict, then the deputy prime minister’s future will depend on voters’ feelings towards her, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
If anyone ever wonders what a "right-wing witch hunt" looks like ...
We went out on a boat on the Clyde today. And I cannot recommend highly enough. A BLAST.
September 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We went out on a boat on the Clyde today. And I cannot recommend highly enough. A BLAST.
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The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Exactly this.
Leaving the ECHR is the latest iteration of the "one weird trick" politics that has served us so well in recent years. It appeals because it's simple and it won't work because it's simple.
August 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly this.
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"The people who think they're 24/7 fascism fighters are often fighting their allies or potential recruits by scolding them about what they should be doing, which does not, in most cases, encourage them to do it; it encourages them to avoid scolds."
THIS.
THIS.
OMG, did I write a Taylor Swift/George Orwell essay yesterday?
Had a fun time writing about bread and circuses vs. bread and roses and whether in crises we're allowed to have fun. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/circuses-vs-...
August 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"The people who think they're 24/7 fascism fighters are often fighting their allies or potential recruits by scolding them about what they should be doing, which does not, in most cases, encourage them to do it; it encourages them to avoid scolds."
THIS.
THIS.
If in Edinburgh (and there are any tix left) - go see this. Remarkable.
August 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If in Edinburgh (and there are any tix left) - go see this. Remarkable.
Oh this is quite good. (And not another tote bag).
Liam Gillick x Art Monthly
TAKING ART APART SINCE 1976
To celebrate Art Monthly’s 50th anniversary in 2026, Liam Gillick has produced a cap design to support the magazine’s fundraising campaign.
100% cotton cap, adjustable sizing, £39
www.artmonthly.co.uk/buy
TAKING ART APART SINCE 1976
To celebrate Art Monthly’s 50th anniversary in 2026, Liam Gillick has produced a cap design to support the magazine’s fundraising campaign.
100% cotton cap, adjustable sizing, £39
www.artmonthly.co.uk/buy
August 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh this is quite good. (And not another tote bag).