No Rural Fantasy
The anti-pastoral of Cynan Jones I’m a Londoner through and through; a city person fascinated by everything the city is not. The rural worlds outside of mine are compelling, attractive,…
New Wine, Old Pots
When it comes to starting afresh, sometimes it helps to acknowledge a lack of control. That’s the thought that begins to crystallise while visiting the headquarters of De Martino, one…
Fungiculture
This summer sees the launch of a brand new academic journal: Fungiculture. Subtitled “A Journal for Psychedelic Culture Studies” Fungiculture was conceived over the past six months or so by…
Phytology
“And though thou seemst a weedling wild – Wild and neglected like to me – Thou still art dear to nature’s child And I will stoop to notice thee For…
Journals and Imprints Fair
Sunday 22nd June, Noon – 4pm The Peckham Pelican FREE! This June, The Learned Pig is delighted to be co-hosting a Sunday afternoon journals and imprints fair, as…
Books of the Month
October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 Car Park Life Gareth E Rees Influx Press July 2019 Energy at the End of the World Laura Watts MIT Press June 2019 The…
Touching Wood
Rarely do curators at large public museums co-ordinate concurrent exhibitions to complement each other. But by chance or design, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) in Santiago, Chile, is bucking…
Twelve-Fisted Boxing Caterpillar
On my way back from the gallery I took a train and experienced the usual flicker of annoyance when the conductor began speaking to us as if we were in…