Archive - Trebuchet

The Cause of Progress: A Cambodian Spring

09/05/2018

A stirring and articulate documentary, A Cambodian Spring charts the forcible displacement of the capital’s residents due to corporate land grabbing supported by a corrupt government....

Arachnophobes, Rejoice: Kim the Jumping Spider Has Training

09/05/2018

Scientists at the University of Manchester have successfully trained a spider to jump on demand to discover the secrets of animal movement....

Transhuman? Cyborg? Digital Immortal Or Dust in the Wind

08/05/2018

You may be able to live forever, but would you want to?...

Why Being an Artist is not a Job

08/05/2018

Working away in the studio is play with consequences not a job, thank goodness!...

Post-Techno and the Eminence of Melancholia – Liziuz

07/05/2018

Tobias Lisius's alter-ego Liziuz unleashes a brooding, Berlin-esque electronic soundscape in new release 'Geschichten des Lebens'....

Colleen Quigley, The Remarkable Resilience of Symbols

04/05/2018

A conversation with Colleen Quigley about her recent work and practice ...

Curves versus Angles

03/05/2018

Arne Jacobsen’s St Catherine’s College Oxford, Refectory dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;S/dropcaphould we prefer soft voluptuous curves or hard aggressive angles? It all...

Construct and (Various) Disasters of Democracy

03/05/2018

Installation shot, Construct and (Various) Disasters of Democracy Galerie Dukan, Leipzig, Germany Duncan Wylie is a prodigious painter who, having tasted success in Paris, has removed to London....

Cela Nous Concerne Tous: In the Intense Now

02/05/2018

In the Intense Now is a fascinating and astute cine essay of the psychological nature of revolution during the events of May 68....

Solar Flares Can Now Be Studied On Earth

02/05/2018

Swedish physicists have proposed a method for studying solar flares in a laboratory environment....

Compound The Heaviness – Ingested

30/04/2018

Manchester's kings of Slam-infused Death Metal Ingested take a nice little day trip over to Liverpool. Naturally, Trebuchet followed suit....

Apply Yourself & Don’t Bullshit – Hollywood Undead (Interview)

30/04/2018

dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;”T/dropcaphe large padded doors were closed tight. Tthere was a serene kind of peace and the faint smell of Brut in the air-conditioned...

Drink up and Have Another. Fags all Round

28/04/2018

Dadaists on a visit to the outbuildings of St Julien on 14th April 1921 A number of countries have passed laws which require cigarette manufacturers to show ‘denormalising’ images on their...

Beat Zoderer’s Art Concret at Semiose, Paris

28/04/2018

dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;S/dropcapwiss concrete artist, Beat Zoderer shows his work ‘Dans quel Mesure,’ at Semiose, Paris. Being Swiss gives this younger...

Quality is King: Building a New Clothing Line

27/04/2018

Architect turned fashion designer Lee Johnson is setting up his own brand of clothing 'Old Bull Lee'...

Cult, It’s Joan Pope

27/04/2018

Joan Pope uses her body to promote her religion and calls it art, you decide....

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

25/04/2018

That Good Night is a slightly disappointing swansong for the late John Hurt, nevertheless the actor shines in this moral quandary....

How Do Marine Mammals Avoid The Bends?

25/04/2018

A new study offers a hypothesis of how marine mammals generally avoid getting the bends and how they can succumb under stressful conditions....

Are The Working Class Kept Away From The Arts?

24/04/2018

Have you ever felt that your less then welcome in the creative industry? Check your accent!...

Hey Buddy! Heads Up – Cancer Bats

23/04/2018

Canadian Southern-fried Hardcore fiends Cancer Bats drop an indie-released album on our heads with nary a warning...

Wrecked The Grading Curve – Home Wrecked

23/04/2018

Sheffield Pop Punkers Home Wrecked tackle the tricky sophomore release with a fresh, mature approach in ‘Try What You Want, Just Make Sure It Works’....

Luton Upcoming Art Location

20/04/2018

Luton could be the place you keep your creative ambitions alive and bring them to fruition....

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud

19/04/2018

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DaliParis, re-opens with Dali the Sculptor at its centre

19/04/2018

dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;T/dropcaphere are two good reasons for taking a fresh look at the work of Salvador Dalí. The first is that Matthew Collings, in his insightful...

Feminism and the Virgin Whore: Antiporno

18/04/2018

Fiercely lurid and often surreal, Sion Sono's tribute to Japan's Roman Porno is a whirlwind trip into sexual dichotomy....

Five Senses Cinema to Open in London West End

18/04/2018

A state-of-the-art cinema that engages all five senses will bring the onscreen action to life for Londoners this week....

Melted on my Cortex – Boss Keloid

16/04/2018

Slow and heavy Wiganers Boss Keloid once again repudiate expectations with new full-length sonic deluge 'Melted On The Inch'...

The Feminine in the Feminist: Women take their Life-Making skills into Contemporary Art

12/04/2018

Camille and Nikita Kravtsov, UFO Revolution, 2018, (detail), drawing, print and embroidery dropcap style=”font-size:100px;color:#992211;A/dropcapt art schools in the sixties and seventies, American...