Kid Acne, urban pagan

Kid Acne’s first solo exhibition in his home town of Sheffield opens today. Such is the auspicious nature of the occasion, he’s even made a special promo trailer to go with it

A nice pill of Rosy Lee

Here at CR not much gets done before the first cuppa of the day. Bags, loose leaf, we don’t mind how it comes but three Kingston graduates have come up with an idea for tea in pill form. Hmmmm…

Liberty Rocks

For its Autumn/Winter collection for 2011, Liberty Art Fabrics has worked with a group of collaborators from the worlds of art and music to create a new series of music-inspired print designs. The results are rather lovely…

CR August 2011 issue

If you are about to go on holiday or even just looking for a great read, the August issue of CR is the one for you with our pick of some of our favourite writing plus a Marion Deuchars profile

Art Revealed by Revell

Yes, yes, we know. Dropping pigment into water, it’s been done before. A lot. But that doesn’t make Giles Revell’s BBC trailer any less beautiful to watch

Jonze back with the Beasties

Spike Jonze has directed this all-action (man) video for new Beastie Boys track Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win, which also features Santigold…

Mike Mills on Beginners, graphic design and music videos

Long admired for his graphics and illustration work, Mike Mills is now becoming renowned as a film director. His second feature, Beginners, starring Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer, is out in the UK this week. He talks to CR about making the film, his ongoing love for graphic design, and his views on the state of the music video industry…

Acrobatic photography

In his forthcoming book, photographer Bertil Nilsson documents the work of circus acrobats. It’s a beautiful tribute to the human body; the grace and strength of the artists made more apparent by the fact that each performer was photographed naked…

A message of love

Appearing as part of the Folkestone Triennial Fringe, Jonathan Wright’s Rare Love installation captures radio transmissions of love stories told by local writers and characters.

Degree shows 2011: Kingston illustration

The graduates of Kingston University’s illustration course sent over a selection of their work as featured on prints, cards and, enjoying something of a resurgence in 2011, the humble tea towel

New MTV idents

No longer working with Universal Everything and sound designer Freefarm, MTV’s World Design Studio in Milan is now working with a host of new collaborators to create new idents. The first four in this new series have just gone live and collaborators include The Mill and ilovedust…

New Flashman video from Airside

Directed by Timothy Bricknell and produced by Airside, To The Victor The Spoils, is the latest promo for Flashman, the musical collaboration betwixt Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin and the Beta Band’s Robin Jones…