Formed in 1995 "Cv/Visual Arts Research" is a documentary resource of developments in contemporary art. The survey began in April 1988, and was first published as the quarterly review "Cv Journal of Art and Crafts" (later "Cv Journal of the Arts"). "Cv" was produced until 1992 and the collection of interviews, features and reviews provided the foundation of the "Cv/VAR" archive and subsequent publications. Following "Cv Journal" the data-base shifted towards electronic publishing, allowing a greater flexibility of communication. "Cv/VAR" addresses the fields of academic research, galleries and museums worldwide, and a growing non-specialist readership. In this respect the archive has been re-organised as a file system which may be accessed as individual articles or collated volumes, according to specific requirements. The programme is categorized as Interviews with the Artists (files 1-8); Curators and Collections (files 9/10); Crafts Directory (files 11/12); Small Histories (files 13/14); Guide to the Arts (files 15/16); Art, Criticism & Display (files 17/18) and an open area for current developments (files 19/20).
This describes how students in the Art Study Plan at Richmond Adult & Community College 1988 worked on a 8'x12' painting - "Whirlwind" that represented the carnal sins of society. This was recorded in situ in three sessions as the work was in progress.
Table of Contents
Initial studies and a pool of ideas . Discussion of the contents . Greed, terrorism, a bed, a TV, a telephone - the spiral of sinners, - a whirlwind of money and a plug hole.
Author Biography
NP James studied painting with Frank Auerbach and Keith Vaughan at the Slade School of Art. In 1972 he initiated The Gallery, 65a Lisson Street, staging projects between artists until 1978. He since worked as a house-writer on the Dictionary of Art (Macmillan London & New York) contributing over eighty entries. With Sarah Batiste he edited and published Cv Journal of Art & Crafts 1988-92, forming Cv Publications in 1992 and Cv/Visual Arts Research in 1995. He contributed articles to Art Monthly, Artists Newsletter and weekly reviews to What's On In London. He taught in a variety of schools and adult education institutes from 1970, also lecturing on postmodern culture at Middlesex University.
