This month’s theme came to us in a flash of inspiration as we sat in our dark office, the heating broken for the second month of the year, hugging our oil-filled radiators, wearing the work-mandated off-brand oodies that definitely don’t make us look like some sort of sinister cult. No one could feign any enthusiasm for anything more inspiring or intellectually challenging – we could all get behind acknowledging, frankly, that everything seems shite and it’s more than just the usual months of darkness malaise. Welcome to the (existential) crisis issue.
We set to work commissioning all the things that fit within the theme. The closure of beloved Glasgow arts hub the CCA is an obvious lead – its loss due to, seems like, failures of management and governance, leaves a gaping hole in the city’s art infrastructure for artists and audiences alike. Jamie’s spoken to a range of those involved and affected to map a picture of what’s been and what could be in the future.
Film talks to Hlynur Pálmason, whose new film
