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Taking a Leaf From The Pre-Raphaelites
Why does the work of the Pre-Raphaelites feel as radical as ever?
How did Marcel Duchamp influence art with his ‘Readymades’?
Marcel Duchamp was a French-American painter and sculptor. His ‘Readymade’ sculptures transformed ordinary objects into extraordinary works of art, from a bicycle wheel to bottle rack, and his infamous urinal piece ‘Fountain’.
Who Is Changed And Who Is Dead
Ahndraya Parlato’s book dredges grief from all of the places it hides in us, its own relentless presence one that can color every day, regardless of whether the loss is in our past or merely one we anticipate.
Laocoön by Sanford Biggers
Laocoön is an inflatable sculpture by Sanford Biggers which has sparked much political controversy. Let’s begin by looking at this artwork through the lens of the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Frida Kahlo, Lady Gaga and Personal Trauma
Carmela Vienna examines how personal trauma is depicted in Frida Kahlo's ‘Henry Ford Hospital’ and Lady Gaga's ‘911’.
The Gender Gap In Art: Resources
Ever asked yourself the question, Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? Or why are there no famous female artists? Or even which gender is better at art? Click to find out more about the Gender Gap in Art.
The Five Lives of Walter Sickert
The music lover, the murder painter, the suspected Ripper, the women supporter, and the collaborator - Sickert was a multifaceted character who had a profound impact on art and artists during the turn of the 20th century.
ASMR at London’s Design Museum
Have you ever experienced a spine-tingling euphoria so soothing that it feels like champagne bubbles fizzing along your spine? You might realize a feeling like this as you encounter ‘Weird Sensations Feel Good: The world of ASMR’ at London’s Design Museum.
Slice Ten Lemons
People always say, ‘when life gives you lemons, make lemonade’. Lubaina Himid has decorated this canvas with lemons, but exactly how many lemons are there in this painting? The title is ‘Slice Ten Lemons’ - but we count 11.
Nostalgia, Fashion, Taste and Style
Nostalgia is a feeling we’re familiar with. It’s a sense that’s stimulated so often we hardly notice it anymore. The word has many meanings today that deserve to be discussed before looking at the impact and role of nostalgia in contemporary pop culture.
Da Vinci of Debt: Delusions of Grandeur and Eloquence in Modern America
The DaVinci of Debt art instalment was a profound piece of art that served as an allegory for Americanised consumption in the modern world. Constructed with the real diplomas of American graduate, each degree is valued at just over $180,000 (the average cost of a four-year college education in the US). The piece can therefore be said to be pragmatically valued at $470 million.
Tim Noble: Imaginary Beings
Tim Noble’s exhibition ‘Imaginary Beings’ at Darren Flook gallery is the artist’s first solo show since departing from the post-YBA power punk art duo Noble and Webster. Their work always retained a provocative element and often deconstructed the sacredness surrounding ‘high’ art. Noble’s solo exhibition at Darren Flook gallery is no dilution of this energy.
Radioactive Art: Reprocessing Historical Incidents
Exploring historical nuclear incidents of the 1957 Windscale Fires and 2005 Sellafield Thorp leak through painting, poetry, and conversation with illustrator and printmaker Katie Edwards.
Queer Is A Tender Feeling: Researching Drag & Queer Expression
An investigation into contemporary drag performance and gender expression exploring ideas around gender identity, queer politics and community, and its intersection with drag.
5 exhibitions I regret missing
Sometimes I find myself thinking about exhibitions I’ve missed that I really wanted to see. What got in the way? Whether it be due to time, money or travel restrictions, I want to vow that I never have to make a post like this again.
In Search of Rosalind Nashashibi: Some Notes, A Reflection.
Rosalind Nashashibi had the recent honour of being named the National Gallery’s first Artist-in-Residence. Whilst Nashashibi predominantly works in film, during her residency she experimented with painting. Duality abounds in Nashashibi’s paintings, something which the artist has referred to herself as the connection between the conscious and the unconscious, or a prefiguring of certain characteristics in embryo.
‘In Praise’ at Belvoir Art Gallery
‘In Praise’ was an exhibition held in March at the Belvoir Art Gallery in Leicester, curated by the extraordinary talented Shazia Rashida Osman. Curated by a Muslim Woman, and adorned with works by Muslim Women, the exhibition showcased the beauty of Islam through its intricate body of art.
London Original Print Fair 2022
The 37th edition of London Original Print Fair will be held at new venue Somerset House for 2022, showcasing prints spanning across 5 centuries of Artists - from old masters such as Dürer and Rembrandt to the likes of contemporary icons Bourgeois and Bacon.
Beneath the skin: A Critical Review of Alina Saffron’s ‘Tree of Life’
Alina Saffron, an art photographer from St.Petersburg, brings a fresh perspective to the subject of anatomy showing that it not only has a vital function, but can also artistically translate beauty.
Sour-Puss: The Opera - Shame, Queer Play and Melancholia 🧪🐱
I caress their baby in my hands. I stroke the texture of her hot pink satin cover with my thumbs as her slippery surface is suddenly disrupted by a slightly stickier one. Two red claw-like hands (or feet) stretch across the centre of the cover, just about distinguishable enough from the raging pink backdrop. My eyes are toying between the vivaciously seductive pink and the subtly, yet almost aggressive and traumatic imprints of red. They say never judge a book by its cover – but I’m already bewitched by this one.