Art: Broken Ground
A timely shot of urban angst at the Phoenix, where Canadian artist Derek Besant – a veteran of knock out-scale public commissions who’s exhibited just about everywhere – presents an installation of large-scale prints pondering major redevelopments and the resulting sense of chaos in big cities. The underlying theme is one of psychogeography and the way the streets we walk every day affect our fragile little minds. Short films by Jayne Wilson and image sequences by Peter Marsh also feature.
Phoenix from Sat 11th Feb 2012
Ben Miller
Ben writes overblown prose for the Culture pages. He's been an arts journalist for ten years, starting off at The Argus - where he survived early encounters with Lady Sovereign, Paddy McGuinness and The Sugababes - and moving on to Culture24, a torchbearer for galleries, museums, arts and heritage across the UK. He's interviewed the likes of Martin Parr and Tracey Emin, loves scribbling about sport and music and has had reviews in The Independent.
