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Art Review: Sound Image at Surface Gallery

Our Adrian went along to see the marvellous work of four artists, who are all inspired by music...

Under Cover Artist: Tom Morley

LeftLion photographer Tom Platinum Morley gives us the story behind the cover and poster for this month’s issue...

Art Review: Exaggerate Everything at Backlit Gallery

Thinking about good mental health can often be a struggle for artists.

Art Works: Helena Tyce

The Savoy piece was created as an ode to an unsung hero of Nottingham architecture... 

The History of Sneinton Market

Take a walk through Sneinton Market today, and you’ll find fancy coffee, football fan-art and luxury vegan chocolates. Not only are the Sneinton Market Avenues now home to over twenty creative businesses, but it’s also the headquarters of a certain culture magazine you’ve been reading for the past few minutes. Throw it back seventy years or so, and this place was the site of a booming wholesale market, and a real pillar of city life...

A Long Engagement: Contemporary Abstract Art at Backlit Gallery

This new exhibition celebrates the work of seven artists, featuring a range of abstract art which varies freely in theme, tone and technique.  A playfully experimental vibe informs the work and is evidence of the artistic boundaries these individuals have challenged. Seven artists brought together with Backlit Director Mathew Chesney, in a democratic and collaborative collective.

Review: 13 The Musical at the Squire Performing Arts Centre

This was a glitzy musical theatre production about the teenage angst will make you smile with Glee. Get it?  

Art Works: Robin Perko

There's not many traditional portrait painters left...

Art Review: Mimesis: African Soldier and When the Snow Melts at the New Art Exchange

The New Art Exchange is the host to two remarkable exhibitions this Autumn, which highlight the role played by the British Empire and Commonwealth in the Great World War (1918-18), and the Second (1939-45), which our Adrian can only recommend as essential viewing, now we are entering a critical period in the Brexit negotiations. ...

Under Cover Artist: Jay Wilkinson

LeftLion illustrator Jay Wilkinson gives us the story behind the cover and poster for this month's issue...

Werewolves of Sneinton

A spooky tale to set you up for Weenie day... 

Art Works: Kate Shipman-Shiel

When does a reflection or shadow become as physical as a 3D object? At what point does light become a sculptural component in an installation? What is solid, what is immaterial and does it really matter?

Under Cover Artist: Louise Clutterbuck

LeftLion photographer Louise Clutterbuck has taken some time out from greeting pooches to create a cover and poster for this issue...

Art Works: Matt Jordan

He's recently been painting for the Spit and Sawdust pop-up gallery...

Art Review: Heallreaf 3 at Surface Gallery

Heallreaf is an international tapestry exhibition which is really worth the visit – even if you can’t tell the difference between your ‘waft’ (vertical fixed threads)  and your ‘weft’ (horizontal ‘filling’ threads). 

Art Works: AlanJames Burns

He's thought deeply about the art of thinking... 

Under Cover Artist: Leosaysays

Leosaysays talks us through his belting second LeftLion cover, featuring a watery post-apocalyptic Nottingham…

Art Works: Cyrilyn Silver

"Even in the hard seasons of life, there is treasure to be found, if we look for it."

Art Review: Lou Lou Sainsbury at Nottingham Contemporary

She presented her new live performance and video work 1667: Not Alive, Just Living.

Nin Magazine: The Erotic Art Publication Celebrating the Female Form

Art and eroticism can be difficult to define. How do you decide what constitutes art and what is just, well, plain old porn? A lot of the porn that we see is made for men by men; it can be extremely off-putting in the choice of bad lighting, terrifying angles or actors who seem a bit dead in the eyes. But where is the alternative? Where are the female erotic creators?

Nin is a new erotic art magazine that caters to those who prefer to celebrate the body in a more tasteful and artistic fashion. Under the leadership of Creative Director Letícia Gicovate, the magazine – which is written in Portuguese and English – presents tasteful nudity as secondary to poetry, art and interviews that form the backbone of the artistic presentation. We caught up with the Nottingham-based Gicovate to discuss the female-curated erotica project…

Art Works: Alex Rubes

There's more to the badgers than meets the eye...

Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates Produce Healthy, Ethical and Delicious Sweet Treats in Sneinton Market

The only chocolate maker in Nottingham, Luisa from Luisa’s Vegan Chocolates, produces award-winning chocolate at her outlet in Sneinton Market, using a traditional artisan process to transform directly-sourced cocoa beans from bean to bar.

Under Cover Artist: Andy Williams

This issue’s cover artist, Andy Williams, talks creative projects, the Major oak, and comic illustration...

Review: The School of Artisan Food's Foraging and Wild Food Cookery Course

We wandered the gardens of the Welbeck Estate to see what delectable delights we could scoff...

Preview: Fieldwork at Haarlem Artspace

The contemporary art event, which includes elements of live performance, symposium, film and exhibition, begins on August 24