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Poster Boy
Poster Boy
How Abram Games revolutionised the visual language of the poster to become one of the most influential graphic designers…
Remy Dean
Feb 5
The Bread is the Life
The Bread is the Life
Many artists have used the humble loaf of bread to speak of survival, cultural identity, transcendent spirit…
Kim Vertue
Jan 29
Rebecca Horn, by Extension
Rebecca Horn, by Extension
Exploring the physical and psychological reach of the artist across multiple formats and beyond the corporeal…
Remy Dean
Jan 21
Westwood Bound
Westwood Bound
Vivienne Westwood’s inspired and inspiring fashion introduced new forms of beauty and ripped-up British identity
Remy Dean
Jan 9
This Island, Earth
This Island, Earth
Season’s Greetings! To all on (and off) the planet as we revisit ‘Earthrise’, the most influential image of the twentieth-century.
Remy Dean
Dec 24, 2022
Neon Lights and Moon Shadows
Neon Lights and Moon Shadows
Seeing the light through the poetic audio-visual installations of Cerith Wyn Evans…
Remy Dean
Dec 11, 2022
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Mother of the American Modern
Mother of the American Modern
Painting flowers was nothing new, but no one painted them quite like Georgia O’Keeffe…
Kim Vertue
Mar 21, 2021
Bauhaus & the Politics of Design
Bauhaus & the Politics of Design
If you understand the Bauhaus, you will, pretty much, understand twentieth century art and design… and much of what followed. The artists…
Remy Dean
Jul 20, 2019
Michelangelo, Working for God
Michelangelo, Working for God
Michelangelo is one of the most important Renaissance artists, Pietà and Sistine Chapel are among his most innovative and challenging…
Remy Dean
Apr 12, 2020
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A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
Considering the poetic practice of artist Cornelia Parker — listening for whispers of the past woven into the threads of British history…
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Goya, Goats, and the Grotesque
Goya, Goats, and the Grotesque
Why did the aging and ailing artist, Francisco Goya, paint his nightmarish ‘Black Paintings’ where no-one was likely to see them?
Remy Dean
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Take a Bow: The Power of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
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Considering the kawaii career of an artist who continues to deliver the most eclectic and positive expressions of Pop Art
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Kachina Dolls: Ancient Spirits, Modern Art
Kachina Dolls: Ancient Spirits, Modern Art
How these ritual figures were recognised as the embodiment of traditional wisdom and a definitive expression of Surrealism…
Remy Dean
Oct 16, 2022
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