Simon CoatesLubaina Himid InterviewLubaina Himid is an artist whose achievements demand to be measured as much in terms of determined activism as in dazzling bodies of work…Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Simon CoatesTulips, NFTs, and Irrational ExuberanceIn the early seventeenth century the Netherlands was gripped with tulip mania. While tulips had, of course, been around for a while, they…Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Simon CoatesArtwashing and the UAEThe advent of the football World Cup finals in Qatar has proven to be a PR disaster for a Qatari regime that saw hosting the tournament as…Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Simon CoatesDeath, The KLF and MumuficationAugust 2017, Liverpool. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty (otherwise known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the KLF, K Foundation…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Simon CoatesBoards of Canada’s ‘Geogaddi’ Album 20 Years OnReleased in February 2002, ‘Geogaddi’ was the second album from Scottish electronica duo Board of Canada. The follow-up to their debut set…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Simon CoatesMoving Images: The Human Rights Watch Film FestivalsFor more than forty years, the Human Rights Watch organisation has defended people at risk of abuse. Founded in New York City in 1978 by…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Simon CoatesBeach House — Once Twice Melody: album reviewSince their formation in 2004, Baltimore duo Beach House have gently exhaled the sort of sound that, if it were a film, would be the kind…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Simon CoatesSpiritualized — Everything Was Beautiful: album reviewThere’s a line In Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ novel that’s intrigued and baffled scholars, readers and artists since the book…May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Simon CoatesBayn: Exploring the In-between. Abu Dhabi Exhibition ReviewA group art exhibition with an earnest, galumphing feel that would be charming if it were an end of term project, Bayn (in-between in…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Simon CoatesBringing the Noise: the Early Days of Sound Art in the UAEDuring the summer of 2013 I started work on curating what would become the United Arab Emirates first-ever exhibition of sound art. Named…Jul 28, 2016Jul 28, 2016
