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Check out the new layout and features: over the course of the next few months we will introduce five new sections and the ability to comment on selected articles - read about contemporary art and have your say


Do English artists have to be represented by London galleries? Can artists in regional cities make it in the international commercial art world without moving to the capital? Matt Price looks at Workplace in Gateshead to see how they represent North East artists


Currently showing at BALTIC, Double Agent is a group exhibition that features artist's who use other people as a medium. We sent Axis artist Mathew Cowan along to see what he made of the show and the issues it raises. Seen it? Got an opinion? Have your say too


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Axis artist
Samson Kambalu has further expanded his quest for universal Holyballism in writing his memoir: reading
this is "how to avoid claptrap, self-pity and boorishness, and have a high, smart time doing it"(Gary Indiana).'The Jive Talker, or How To Get A British Passport', is published by Random House

The haunting resonance of Beaconsfield's upper gallery space has been amplified by Aura Satz's residency & exhibition, extended until August 1st. Investigating the 'glissando' of both instruments & the human voice, Satz's installation unearths a ghostly presence in the former school room
discussion
Got an opinion about artists who deliberately deceive the audience? Have your say


Alice Flight's insightful drawings
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At a recent Cafe Artistique event, director of Transition Gallery, Cathy Lomax, talks about setting up her gallery, including the effect of being involved with Saatchi. Listen to the audio clips

