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For Installation shots of the last show - click here.
MEDIA COVERAGE
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Broadcasts-
David Thorp discusses the works and artists exhibited in the new show - Minimal Means
WCR FM Interview with Frank Cohen - Initial Access and Lightness of Being
Feature on BBC Online, 19-Jul-07
Feature by Ciaran Ryan on BBC Blackcountry
Frank interviewed by Bob Hockenhull BBC Midlands Today, 9-Feb-07
Frank Cohen interviewed by John Wilson Radio 4, Front Row, 19-Jan-07
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Newspaper Articles-
Art of England - Attitude By Estelle Lovatt
Area - ATTITUDE - May-June 2010
Harpers Bazaar - To Have & To Hold By Caroline Roux June 2010
Handelsblatt - Mit Geschmack - Ohne Moral By Matthias Thibaut 14 May 2010
Flash Art - Indian Spring Season By Rajesh Punj March
Asian Art Newspaper - Facing East By Rajesh Punj April 2010 P.23
The Asian Art Newspaper - Bharti Kher By Rajesh Punj April 2010 P.17
Big Issue in the North - Collectors choice By Rachel Hand
Cheshire Life - The Saatchi of the north By Janet Reeder
Hotline - The Indian Portrait 1560 - 1860 By Lee Cheshire
Crains Manchester Business - To be Frank, its the future of modern art By Claire Shoesmith
The Jewish Chronicle - The Saatchi of Manchester takes on Londons art elite By Charlotte Appleyard
Gallery celebrates the gift of art
Hotline - North goes East By Lee Cheshire
Art Monthly - School of Saatchi By Andrew J. Stooke
The World of Interiors - Exhibition Diary
FT Weekend Visual arts By Jackie Wullschlager
Manchester Evening News - The art of a new start By Sarah Walters
Art AM - Frank Cohen Koleksiyonu ndan cin, Hint ve Japon Eserleri
The Art Newspaper - And the Saatchi winner is… By Iain Millar
The Independent on Sunday - So, which of these lovely art folk is not the real deal? By Mike Higgins
Financial Times Weekend (Life & Arts) - When beauty is in the eye of the collector By John Lloyd
The Daily Telegraph - Art? Even Tracey Emin said it was rubbish By Christian Adams
The Independent (Independent Life) - Frame and Fortune By Sean OGrady
The Guardian (G2) Watch this By Jonathan Wright
Metro - Artists given a doze of reality By Zena Alkayat
The Sunday Telegraph Todays Highlights By Gerard O’Donovan
The Sunday Times (Culture) - They seek him here By Sarah Dempster and Helen Stewart
The Sunday Telegraph - Welcome to Saatchis X Factor of art By Roya Nikkhah
The Independent on Sunday - Watch This – Reality show of the week
The Times (Playlist) School of Saatchi By David Chater 21 November 2009
The Guardian Guide - School of Saatchi
The Daily Telegraph (Review Magazine)- What to watch By Gerard O’Donovan
The Independent (The Information) - Pick of the day
Radio Times - The invisible man By Waldemar Januszczak
The Independent (The Information) - Going out – Art galleries and museums
The Times (Saturday Review) - Why Charles Saatchi thinks he’s the Wizard of Oz - By Kate Muir
Art China - Reality Filter - Dialogue Between Huang Du and Jitish Kallat By Huang Du
Express & Star - 'Maximum impact with minimal art' - P.12
Life & Arts - ‘Critic’s choice’ - P.19
Art China Reality Filter – Dialogue Between Huang Du and Jitish Kallat By Huang Du
Art China Transit Lounge: Contemporary Art in India By Jitish Kallat P.20-25
Art China The Journey of India By Xu Jiayin P.52-53
Decanter "My passion for wine: Frank Cohen" By Guy Woodward
The Art Newspaper July/August 2009
The Art Newspaper Art Basel daily edition "Leading Contemporary Collectors"
The Art Newspaper Art Basel daily edition "Market finds new vigour" By Bruce Millar and James Knox
Apollo, "The Private World of Frank Cohen" By Louise Nicholson
Wolverhampton Express & Star online - "Millionaire’s Indian art is on display" by Rita Maman
Financial Times - 7 March 2009, pp.6-8 + p.10 "Bridging the Gulf" By Pernilla Holmes
Weltkunst special: Kunst & Geld, pp.32-39 Kunst mit Potenzial By Susanne Schreiber
Vs - Spring 2009, pp.72-76 The Art of Tomorrow By Carla Christine Bruus Strube
Wound - Spring 2009, pp.250-253 "A Passage to Frank" By Ken Pratt
Time Out, p.40, Listing: Dark Materials
Art Asia Pacific, p.272, "Frank Cohen"
Art Asia Pacific, pp.88-91, "Art Fairs"
Art Asia Pacific, pp.116-118, "Exhibitions in Europe"
Art Asia Pacific, pp.261-264, "United Arab Emirates"
ARTIndia - "Speaking Frankly" By Lee Johnson
The Times, Investing in Art, pp.1, 13, "Art on a global scale" By Pernilla Holmes
The Times, Investing in Art, pp.14, 17, "Bright Young Things" By Helen Sumpter
The Financial Times Weekend, p.21, "GSK Contemporary, Collision Course" By Jackie Wullschlager
The Financial Times Weekend, p.15, "Taming the tiger?" By Jackie Wullschlager
The Jewish Chronicle, p.36, "The Saatchi of the North" By Julia Weiner
The Evening Standard, p.27, "Saatchi of the North show at Royal Academy" By Louise Jury
The Times T2, pp.14-15, "Catch a tiger by its many tales" By Rachel Campbell-Johnston
Bonhams Magazine, pp. 1, 3, 30-33, "Switched On" By Lucinda Bredin
Vogue, pp.173, 175, "Extra Ordinary" By Louisa Buck
RA Magazine, p.53, "Post-apocalypse now" By Georgina Brewster
Blackcard Magazine, pp.48-50, "Essential Viewing" By Neil Stewart
Mayfair Times, p.21, "Apocalyptic Artwork" By Sophie Bishop
10 Men Magazine, p.33, "10 Ideas" By Richard Gray
Disenart, pp.42-3, "Trazos de Neon" By Celia Valenciano
Hedge, p.81, p.82, "Art Storm" By Lou Cooper
Hedge, p. 96, "Passion Player" By Rebecca Newman
Art World, October 2008, p.19, "Edgy art and late night bar for RA"
Quintessentially Autumn 2008, p.15, 69-71 "Eastern Edge: Indian Contemporary Art" By Sophie Walker
Blacksquare, p. 14, Initial Access
The Financial Times How To Spend It "A Site For More Eyes" By Emma Crichton-Miller
Indian Art News "Fire will spark up again" By Terry Grimley
Financial Times - How to spend it, p.75 "The Countdown has begun..."
Metro p.29 "Lighting up your life" By David Vincent
Express & Star, p.7 "Exhibition spreads the word" By Victoria Nash
The Observer Magazine, p.26 Secret Pioneers "Frank Cohen: Art Collector" By Jessica Lack
Design Week, p.32 Write On By Sarah Frater
'Lightness of Being' To Be At Initial Access In England By Will Demers
GQ "Access all areas" August 2008, pp. 153-154 By Sophie Leris
The Financial Times "Wolverhampton's conceptual zoo" 22-Mar-08, p. 13 By Jackie Wullschlager
The Daily Telegraph, p.20 - Indian art feels the chill by Colin Gleadell
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Web Articles-
Glass Magazine online - ATTITUDE
Student Direct (Mancunion) - Facing East and moving forward By Rhona Ezuma
The Skinny - Facing East @ Manchester Art Gallery By John Harrison
The Wall Street Journal Europe - Time off
The Independent (Arts and Books) - Don’t get cute with me By Tom Sutcliffe
Big Issue in the North online - Frank Cohen Saatchi of the North By Rachel Hand
The Skinny - Facing East: Recent Works from China, India and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection
Art Daily - Exhibition of New Work by Indian Artist Jitish Kallat to Open at Haunch of Venison
Art Knowledge News - Haunch of Venison to show New Work by Indian Artist Jitish Kallat
All Art News - Exhibition of New Work by Indian Artist Jitish Kallat to Open at Haunch of Venison
Art Rabbit - ARTIST ROOMS Ron Mueck
BBC Radio Manchester - Beswick at Breakfast
Art Rabbit - Facing East: Recent Works from China, India and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection
Manchester Confidential - Facing East and ARTIST ROOMS review By Thalia Allington-Wood
BBC Manchester Online - Art from the Frank Cohen collection in Manchester
Glass Magazine online - East Meets Manchester By Yuka Maeno
Chester Chronicle - Exhibitions January 14 onwards By Michael Green
Asethetica Magazine Newsletter - Artists Rooms Ron Mueck
City Life - 'Coming in 2010: Art' By Sarah Walters
Culture 24 Crystal Ball reveals whats coming up in art during 2010 By Richard Moss
MutualArt - Facing East: Recent Works from China, India and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection
Love Manchester - Whats on in Manchester
Love Manchester - Whats on in Manchester
Culture 24 - Manchester Art Gallery
Culture 24 - Manchester Art Gallery
The Faster Times - Will Britains Next Top Artists Be Selected by Reality TV? - By Caroline Rossiter
The Faster Times - Will Britains Next Top Artists Be Selected by Reality TV? By Caroline Rossiter
Manchester Made It Easy - Manchester Art Gallery exhibitions programme 2009-2010
Manchester Made It Easy - Manchester Art Gallery exhibitions programme 2009-2010
Global thought and substance on wide canvas, By Jhupu Adhikari
The Times of India, 'The maverick mundas' By Neelam Raaj
Yorkshire Post Online, 'Why art should not be shoehorned into the talent show format' By Chris Bond
Creative Wolverhampton - Events 28th Nov - 8th Dec
Taxi - Manchester Art Gallery To Showcase Art From India, China And Japan
New Exhibitions - Facing East, Frank Cohen and curator David Thorp in conversation
The Scotsman Online - If anything Cowell is the new Saatchi, not the other way round By Andrew Eaton
Artdaily - Manchester Art Gallery to Present Recent Works from China, India and Japan
Unreality PrimeTV - School of Saatchi on BBC Two By Lisa McGarry
Art in Liverpool - BBC Two Programmes – School of Saatchi, Episode 1 By Ian Jackson
beecareful.info - Charles Saatchi selects his six unknown artists for BBC Twos School Of Saatchi
NY Arts Magazine - Saatchi’s TV Series
The Daily Telegraph Online - Six young artists tutored by Charles Saatchi in new TV talent search
View Manchester - Manchester Art Gallery Listings
The Guardian, Travel – Online - Art from the heart (of England) by Matt Price
The Art Newspaper online "Design market finds new vigour" By Bruce Millar and James Knox
The Economic Times "Management by Brush Stroke: Jitish Kallat" By Arat Menon Carroll
Sunderland Echo "Scratching beneath the surface" By Alison Goulding
Invest Art India "An exclusive access to Frank Cohen Collection show" By Prashant K
Country & Town House - "The List: Five Hidden Collections"
IndianArtsScene "Art exhibitions in the city - Bangalore"
India-forums.com - "Christie's focus on art education" By Madhusree Chatterjee
"Designer who redrew borders" By Colin Gleadell
Birmingham Post online - "Food for thought from Eastern eyes" by Terry Grimley
Saffronart - "News and Features"
Phillips ART Expert forum - "Passage to India II" by Rebecca Geldard
Wallpaper online "New Indian Art exhibition, Wolverhampton" by Hugo MacDonald
Matters of Art - Passage to India Part II
Wolverhampton Express & Star online - "The Frank Cohen Exhibition"
El Pais online, India fuera de sí By Ana Gabriela Rojas
Livemint.com, The At of War By Sanjukta Sharma
Time Out, p.57, GSK Contemporary By Martin Herbert
Bloomberg.com, "William Burroughs Offers Druggy Antidote to Christmas Cheer" By Martin Gayford
Financial Times, Life and Arts p.3, "Public collections, public spaces" By Olivia Keetch
24 hour museum, "Royal Academy in a collision with William S. Burroughs" By Ben Miller
Culture Shot, "Exhibitions - Last chance"
UGS online, "Straylight Cavern @ Cooper Gallery"
E-flux.com, "Royal Academy of Arts"
Almost-Ninja Blogspot, "Royal Academy of Arts"
Flash Art online, "Collecting overview" By Matt Price
Artforum.com "Frieze Frame" By David Velasco
Spears Online "Shot Before Dawn" By Josh Spero
Look into my owl, "Lightness of being - Initial Access"
BBC Inside Out Online "Art as an investment"
The First Post "Art In Pictures" By Holly Kyte
MJP-Matt.Blogspot.com "Initial Access Gallery - 'Lightness of Being'"
The Birmingham Post Online "Many hands make light work for Frank Cohen" By Terry Grimley
The Birmingham Post Online "Fire sparks up again" By Terry Grimley
Wallpaper Online "Lightness of Being Exhibition" By Hugo MacDonald
Metro.co.uk "The very bearable Lightness of Being" By David Vincent
Express and Star "Exhibition spreads the word"
Economic Times online "Global collectors stock up on contemporary Indian art"
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