‘The Imposition of Conformity’ by Sheffield-based artist John Wilkinson So this year has begun with me working with a group of artists on an exciting project which, at least in my life, promises to be something quite special. Fighting For Crumbs (Art in Shadow of Neoliberal Britain) will be taking place at the Wakefield Redshed,Continue reading “Support Our Crowdfunder Campaign!”
Author Archives: John B Ledger
The Capacity to Care
The Capacity to Care, 2016, A4, ink on paper At a time controversially close to the event itself, it was said that the 9/11 terror event was ‘the last shock of the new‘, as the world spent a week in perpetual shock as the media horror show was melted into our brains like napalm. 24/7Continue reading “The Capacity to Care”
The Redshed, Wakefield
Here is a selection of my works on display at the Redshed (the Wakefield Labour Club). Although these works are being taken down today, they were displayed as a ‘taster’ for a larger, quite exciting event, that I am involved in staging later in the year. So please stay tuned in as there will beContinue reading “The Redshed, Wakefield”
I am Becoming Nothing
I am Becoming Nothing – ink on paper
Hunger Games Darwinism
Hunger Games Darwinism (2016, mixed media on paper)
Bound up in Binary
Bound up in Binary (2016, mixed media on paper )
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£$[We]€$[Can’t]$£[Take]£€[Any]$€[More!!]$£ (2016, mixed media on paper)
Untitled (2016, ink on paper)
Not For a Long Long Time
Actions from another time If the so-called ‘age of austerity’ had begun by this point, I was only just able to taste it on my tongue. A claustrophobia (or an intensified version of what came previous) specific to this age ensued. And I hope I’ve already stressed on this blog how it feels that theContinue reading “Not For a Long Long Time”
‘Soul Searching’ – exhibition
Although Dewsbury has always been a nearby town, the exhibition I was part of allowed me to discover parts to it I hadn’t seen before, as I climbed up the hill from the train station up to Crow Nest Park. I got a view that stretched back over to Woolley Edge, reminding me of theContinue reading “‘Soul Searching’ – exhibition”