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Mr Monkey sees Home Grown at Urbis
October 2009 - Mr Monkey sees another level 1 exhibition at Urbis.
Mr Monkey learns about the development of UK hip hop music. (10 pages)
Mr Monkey sees One Degree of Separation at the CAC
October 2009 - Mr Monkey sees the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey finds out how closely involved Hong Kong artists can be. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Wood at the MCDC
August 2009 - Mr Monkey sees another exhibition at the Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey sees work by six woodworkers. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees the Best of Manchester at Urbis
July 2009 - Mr Monkey goes to Urbis to see another years Mancunian finest.
Mr Monkey goes to see the third annual Best of Manchester Awards. (11 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Birdhead at the CAC
July 2009 - Mr Monkey visits the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey examines pictures of Shanghai taken by Ji Weiyu and Song Tao, and sees ceramics by Jessica Tsang. (5 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Videogame Nation at Urbis
June 2009 - Mr Monkey visits Urbis' latest Level 1 exhibition.
Mr Monkey learns about the history of videogaming, and laughs at his humans attempts to play old games. (8 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Head Full of Magic at the MCDC
June 2009 - Mr Monkey sees the latest exhibition at the Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey sees work by Eve Bennett, winner of the third MMU Graduate Exhibition Award. (1 page)
Mr Monkey sees Memento at the CAC
April 2009 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey explores a room full of netting, and considers the importance of moderate ambitions. (7 pages)
Mr Monkey sees State of the Art : New York at Urbis
April 2009 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of the latest exhibition on Level 2 at Urbis.
Mr Monkey finds out about the contemporary New York art scene. (12 pages)
Mr Monkey sees UK Craft Mafias at the MCDC
January 2009 - Mr Monkey goes to another exhibition at the Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey sees work by 12 UK Craft Mafia members. (7 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Horror Vacui at the MCDC
January 2009 - Mr Monkey goes to see the Craft and Design Centre's latest exhibition.
Mr Monkey sees an internationally travelling exhibition of work by the Forum für Schmuch und Design. (5 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Seeing Beyond at the CAC
January 2009 - Mr Monkey's first night out in 2009 takes him to the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey sees video and photography by Eric Fong, and examines work by Pei Yuan Jiang and Wen Wu as well. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Black Panther at Urbis
October/November 2008 - Mr Monkey visits the latest Level One exhibition at Urbis.
Mr Monkey visits Black Panther: Emory Douglas & the Art of Revolution to see revolutionary art by Emory Douglas. (13 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Feast at the MCDC
October 2008 - Mr Monkey goes to the latest exhibition at the Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey examines ceramics good enough to eat off. (8 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Interval II at the CAC
October 2008 - Mr Monkey goes to the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to see a video by Suki Chan. (4 pages)
Mr Monkey sees the Best of Manchester 2008 at Urbis
August 2008 - Mr Monkey goes to Urbis to see what's best in Manchester this year.
A year after the first Best of Manchester Awards, Mr Monkey goes to see the second Best of Manchester awards. (10 pages)
Mr Monkey sees What Are You Looking At? at the CAC
June 2008 - Mr Monkey goes to the opening night of the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey searches for hidden words at Ksang Kin-Wah's first solo exhibition in the UK, and watches animation by a comic strip artist from Hong Kong (6 pages).
Mr Monkey sees Urban Gardening at Urbis
April 2008 - Mr Monkey finds out about gardening in towns.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition about growing plants on balconies, indoors, on the roof, on an allotment, and anywhere else in the city (10 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Beth Essex at the MCDC
April 2008 - Mr Monkey sees jewellery by Beth Essex.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition of porcelain and metal jewellery (4 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Matthew Williamson : 10 years in fashion
April 2008 - Mr Monkey finds out about Matthew Williamson.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition showcasing 10 years of Matthew Williamson's fashion designing (10 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Contemporaneous at the CAC
March 2008 - Mr Monkey sees work by two Chinese artists.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition combining traditional Chinese ink painting with modern techniques (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees How Manga Took Over the World at Urbis
March 2008 - Mr Monkey visits an exhibition about manga on level 1 of Urbis.
Mr Monkey examines an exhibition highlighting the spread of manga outside Japan (10 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Yofi at the Craft and Design Centre
January 2008 - Mr Monkey visits an exhibition of recent graduate work on level 3 of Urbis.
Mr Monkey examines work in textiles, ceramics and metal by a group of Israeli artists (5 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Death by a Thousand Cuts at the Chinese Arts Centre
January 2008 - Mr Monkey goes to the opening of the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition by Gordon Cheung, pops into the Breathe residency and finds a staircase (7 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Catapult 07 at Urbis
November 2007 - Mr Monkey visits an exhibition of recent graduate work on level 3 of Urbis.
Mr Monkey examines work by the latest graduates of the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford (12 pages)
Mr Monkey sees D&AD at Urbis
November 2007 - Mr Monkey visits D&AD awards exhibition on level 2 of Urbis.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition of award winning advertising campaigns. (8 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Silver at the Craft and Design Centre
October 2007 - Mr Monkey sees the latest exhibition at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey sees silverwork by eight artists, celebrating 25 years of the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Boutique at the Chinese Arts Centre
October 2007 - Mr Monkey visits the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey sees an exhibition of work by four Chinese artists. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees the Hound of the Baskervilles at Lyme Park
September 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to an open air theatre performance.
Mr Monkey watches Illyria perform the Conan Doyle classic in the garden of Lyme Hall (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Paper at MCDC
July 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the latest exhibition at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey is amazed at what you can do with paper if you know what you're doing (9 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Haçienda 25 FAC 491 at Urbis
July 2007 - Mr Monkey sees the latest free exhibition at Urbis.
Mr Monkey learns about the life and times of Manchester's most famous club (12 pages)
Mr Monkey sees the Best of Manchester at Urbis
July 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to an awards ceremony at Urbis.
Mr Monkey goes to sees the first annual Urbis Best of Manchester awards being given (9 pages)
Mr Monkey sees The Pivotal Decade at the Chinese Arts Centre
April 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the preview of the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to the launch of an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China. (8 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Chain at the Chinese Arts Centre
April 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the preview of the latest exhibition at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to the opening of an exhibition of work by three lens-based female Chinese artists. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey sees A Coastal Archive at MCDC
April 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the preview of a new exhibition at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to the preview of an exhibition of work inspired by the coast of the Isle of Man. (5 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Raw at the Craft and Design Centre
January 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of a new exhibition at the Craft and Design Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to the first night of a mixed media exhibition by five artists. (7 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Arrivals and Departures at Urbis
January 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of the latest exhibition at Urbis.
Mr Monkey sees work by British Chinese artists and Hong Kong artists on the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong becoming Chinese again. (12 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Collective Identity at the Chinese Arts Centre
January 2007 - Mr Monkey goes to a launch party at the Chinese Arts Centre.
Mr Monkey sees work exploring collective identity in post-Mao China. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey at Urbis' Celebration of Talent
November 2006 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of Urbis' latest exhibition.
Mr Monkey sees work by recent graduates from the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford. (9 pages)
Mr Monkey visits the China Show at Urbis
November 2006 - Mr Monkey sees Urbis' latest exhibition.
Mr Monkey sees what's happening in China. (9 pages)
Mr Monkey sees the Creature Show at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre
October 2006 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of the latest exhibition at Manchester Craft & Design Centre.
Mr Monkey goes to see some strange beasts in a converted Victorian fish market, and re-visits a week later. (11 pages)
Mr Monkey visits 0161 Manchester at Urbis
July 2006 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch of the latest exhibition at Urbis.
Mr Monkey tries to find out what Manchester is made of. (9 pages)
Mr Monkey visits Miffy at the Manchester Art Gallery
July 2006 - Mr Monkey visits Happy Birthday Miffy exhibition at the Manchester City Art Gallery.
Mr Monkey pops into Manchester City Art Gallery, examines the work of Dick Bruna and wishes Miffy the rabbit a happy 50th birthday. (5 pages)
Mr Monkey sees little black dress at Urbis
April 2006 - Mr Monkey discovers the history of the little black dress
The little black dress charity event leaves America and comes to Manchester bringing an exhibition with it. Mr Monkey pays a visit (9 pages)
Mr Monkey at British Art Show 6
January 2006 - Mr Monkey views modern art across Manchester.
British Art Show 6 arrives in Manchester, and Mr Monkey visits six of the seven venues (16 pages)
Mr Monkey sees Rock Icons at Urbis
September 2005 - Mr Monkey goes to an Urbis launch party.
Mr Monkey looks at some famous rock photos, and finds out who took them (11 pages)
Mr Monkey visits the Hoegaarden Urban Oasis
August 2005 - Mr Monkey relaxes in a temporary green space.
Mr Monkey has a drink in an open air bar on Dale Street (7 pages)
Mr Monkey rocks with Crouch Mog
July 2005 - Mr Monkey goes to see Bolton band, Crouch Mog.
Mr Monkey jumps at the chance to see Bolton band Crouch Mog at the Manchester Academy 3 (5 pages)
Mr Monkey visits Punk at Urbis
May 2005 - Mr Monkey goes to the launch party for Urbis' latest exhibition.
Mr Monkey listens to John Cooper Clarke and Goldblade, and looks at an exhibition about punk and the Sex Pistols (10 pages)
Mr Monkey visits SuperCity at Urbis
January 2005 - Mr Monkey goes to the latest launch party at Urbis.
Mr Monkey examines models of Will Alsop's vision for the future of the North (12 pages)
Mr Monkey at Urbis' Manchester 24
November 2004 - Mr Monkey goes to another Urbis launch party.
Mr Monkey receives an invitation and a camera, takes some pictures, then goes to Urbis for the launch of the Manchester 24 exhibition (12 pages)
Mr Monkey and the Cow Parade
July - September 2004 - The Cow Parade comes to Manchester.
Mr Monkey scampers around town in an attempt, over several weeks, to see all 157 or so cows (147 pages at 9 September)
Mr Monkey at Urbis' Ill Communication II
July 2004 - Mr Monkey was invited to another launch party at Urbis in Manchester.
Mr Monkey goes to Urbis to see the Ill Communication II exhibition of street art. (9 pages)
Mr Monkey visits DTroit at Urbis
May 2004 - Mr Monkey was invited to a launch party at Urbis in Manchester.
Mr Monkey goes to Urbis to see an exhibition called DTroit - the art, music and culture of the motor city. (6 pages)
Mr Monkey's Chinese New Year
January 2004 - Mr Monkey watched the celebrations for the Year of the Monkey.
Pictures of a small parade with a rather nice golden dragon, and street scenes in Chinatown. (7 pages)
Mr Monkey at Dead on Deansgate
October 2002 - Mr Monkey spent a weekend in Manchester, listening to crime writers.
Mr Monkey wanders around Manchester a little, meets some of his London friends, and listens to some authors. (8 pages)
Mr Monkey in Clitheroe
September 2002 - Mr Monkey visited Clitheroe again, for a torchlit procession and fireworks.
Mr Monkey visits a small funfair, examines a Soviet missile launcher, then watches a torchlit parade and a lot of loud fireworks. (10 pages)