‘From Extreme Positions’: An exclusive interview with artist Paul Brandford
“Widespread interest in art is dead…”
Author: Paul Gallagher
Paul Gallagher is a writer, producer, director and occasional dog-walker. He has made documentaries for BBC and Channel 4 and contributes to a variety of websites including his own Planet Paul.
Articles by Author: Paul Gallagher
“Art should not be a lie”: Artist Raymond Salvatore Harmon reflects on love, life and death
“We cannot write the story of our life…”
Ben Wheatley on his new film ‘Bulk’: “Old-fashioned but also right up to date”
“I’m really enjoying myself…”
Death on canvas: the crash series by Fernando Gómez Balbontín
Car crash art by Fernando Gómez Balbontín.
The woman who danced an orgasm: Meet Valeska Gert, the pioneer of performance art
Dada‑satire laid the groundwork for modern performance art.
Locked up in chastity: The bizarre and brutal history of anti‑masturbation devices
Explore dubious medieval chastity belts and painful Victorian anti‑masturbation devices.
Cocaine alien and cinema myth: Behind the scenes of ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ with David Bowie
As told by Roeg, set photos, and Bowie’s own confusion.
The erotic art of the enema: Weird history, taboo rituals, and modern fringe
The enema’s bizarre cultural history.
Rare and beautiful home movie captures Linda and Paul McCartney’s sweetest moments
An extremely heartwarming moment.
