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1. 1. Benjamin’s Britain

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 17 October 2005 BENJAMIN Zephaniah’s new show at Manchester Art Gallery, Benjamin’s Britain, shows the many faces of our multicultural country. The poet, novelist and now curator tells Tim Birch all about it.

2. 2. The irresistible melancholy of Imaginary Realities

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 November 2004 ON the back of successful sales at Manchester Art Show 2004, you'd expect David Powell, who runs Philips Contemporary Art Gallery with his partner Diane, to be in buoyant mode. Tim Birch finds there's happiness to be drawn from misery.

3. 3. Mcr Craft & Design Centre: Automata

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 27 May 2004 SAM French has a bulging biog' of droppable names. A background in textiles and fashion alongside a career as a model maker has seen her work for animation studios such as Cosgrove Hall and companies such as Mackinnon & Saunders.

4. 4. The privilege of intimacy@Cervantes

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 March 2004 This is Dali up close and personal. And you can’t help but feel privileged looking at such a fascinating collection of images of Dali and his wife Gala, all taken by their good friend Lacroix. <BR>

5. 5. Hiroshima-Nagasaki @ Manchester Town Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 February 2004 THIS& thought-provoking exhibition& flattens the prissy vanities of contemporary art& says City Life's& Tim Birch.

6. 6. It's a collective thing

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 June 2003 THE& sentiment that the struggle can matter more than the outcome is how City Life's Tim Birch concludes his visit to this "menagerie".

7. 7. Something old, something new @ Philips Contemporary Gallery

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 June 2003

   CITY Life's Tim Birch finds a show that's "free from superfluous text and curatorial chutzpah".

8. 8. Long-awaited homecoming for Laura

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 March 2003 INTREPID types, meandering down Chorton's Wilbraham Road, shouldn't be too surprised to discover an understated art venue sharing its limited confines with a working hair salon - and no, this is not some crackpot pitch for the next reality TV show.

9. 9. Viewing paintings with Xie Nanxing

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 05 March 2003 AFTER his controversial appearance at the '99 Venice Biennale, Chinese photo-realist Xie Nanxing brings a subtler, more everyday exhibition to Manchester Art Gallery. Tim Birch looks a little closer.

10. 10. Adios Amoebas @ Bankley Gallery

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 04 March 2003 DAVE Tebbs graduated from art school about a decade ago, winning prizes. Poised on the cusp of success, he gave it all up. Now he's back and Tim Birch finds out what he's returned with.

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