Monochrome photograph by Feiyi Wen of a mountainous landscape. To the right of centre is a smaller image imposed in with a detail of a tree, appearing as though it is a zoom of a detail of the landscape in the wider image.

Feiyi Wen: “Under the Yuzu Tree”/ “Wood Water Rock”

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 by Julia Johnson

Online, part of Independents Biennial 2021 (links in post)

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Screenshot of an Instagram grid show 3 rows of 3/ All the images are pill bottles and each label is printed with a different piece of advice.

Emmer Winder, “Social Prescription Pharmacy”

Posted on April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 by Julia Johnson

Part of Independents Biennial 2021: website / Instagram

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four mural panels on a brick wall, outside. Each panel is decorated with shapes of flora and fauna in pinks, yellows, greens, blues and white. It's outlines and silhouettes rather than details

Liverpool Biennial 2021: The ‘Outside’ Chapter

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 by Julia Johnson

Liverpool City Centre, until 6th June, free

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An art gallery space with paintings on the wall and five shopping trolleys in the space. On the left one is filled with thread bobbins, one with sugar bags. On the right one is filled with atlases, one with a bucket and wet floor sign. The central one is filled with plastic globes which are each lit from inside and are glowing. Copyright Warrington Museum & Art Gallery

Susan Stockwell: “Hidden Histories, Untold Stories”

Posted on February 28, 2021March 2, 2021 by Julia Johnson

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: dates tbc

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Messy Lines Top 5 (things which helped me through) 2020

Posted on December 27, 2020June 30, 2021 by Julia Johnson

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the word 'sanctuary' types in small black letters in the centre of a salmon pink backdrop

Elle Bulger: “Sanctuary”

Posted on December 6, 2020December 16, 2020 by Julia Johnson

Online via Convenience Gallery/ Itch.io, Part one of growth;infinity

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black and white cartoon figure with wings looking up and text saying "I'd Fly If I Could Fly"

Jon A Edgley: “Staff Only”

Posted on September 13, 2020June 30, 2021 by Julia Johnson

Book, £10

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Messy Lines’ Top 5 of 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 by Julia Johnson

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Scene setting

Posted on July 14, 2018July 14, 2018 by Julia Johnson

Hi everyone. I was asked by the Art Fund to write a guide to Liverpool. We’ve got so much great art, culture and food, and they thought you might need a hand choosing where to head if you only have a day. So here it is: 800 words on some of my favourite places in Read more about Scene setting[…]

Messy Lines’ Top 5 of 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017June 30, 2021 by Julia Johnson

2017 has been a big year. […]