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Judy Chicago's "Revelations" at the Serpentine Gallery, London
"If men had babies, there would be thousands of images of the crowning.” - Judy Chicago Today is Judy Chicago's 85th birthday, and this...
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Beyond the Canvas
Feb 11, 20231 min read
Alice Neel: Un regard engagé at Centre Pompidou, Paris
"I do not pose my sitters. Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel at The Curve, London
There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain, London
In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
In memoriam: Paula Rego (1935 - 2022)
Paula Rego died today. The art world has lost one of the greats. I'm so glad I got to see her some of her work one more time at the...
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May 17, 20221 min read
Ukrainian artists: Zhanna Kadyrova at the Venice Biennale
“During the first two weeks of the war, I had the impression that art was only a dream, that I had only dreamed these twenty years of my...
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Feb 24, 20221 min read
Ukrainian artists: Marina Skugareva
There are moments in life when our fear is such that we scramble for ways of taming it, in the hope that this crippling fear will somehow...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read
Laura Aguilar's courageous rebellion
“My photography has always provided me with an opportunity to open myself up and see the world around me. And most of all, photography...
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
May Steven's Dark Flag
"Political activity does not interfere with my work, it feeds it. And if I'm interested in racism and fighting racism, then that should...
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Nov 1, 20202 min read
Kim Abeles' Smog Collectors
"The Smog Collectors materialize the reality of the air we breathe. I place cut, stencilled images on transparent or opaque plates or...
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Oct 4, 20202 min read
The liberation of Artemisia Gentileschi - National Gallery, London
The overwhelming dominance of Artemisia Gentileschi's personal narrative over her worth as an artist has always bothered me. The rape,...
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Sep 2, 20201 min read
Martha Rosler's iconic photomontages
" I want to open a space in people’s minds where they see that they can be active, intellectually and personally, rather than passive...
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Aug 29, 20202 min read
Lorna Simpson's fantastical hairscapes
"Black women’s heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors. The hair she paints has a mind...
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Aug 23, 20202 min read
Carrie Mae Weems' The Kitchen Table Series (1990)
"I think that most work that’s made by black artists is considered to be about blackness. [Laughs.] Unlike work that’s made by white...
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Jul 9, 20202 min read
Sojourner Truth, the only Black woman invited to The Dinner Party
Rivers of ink, including a tiny bit of mine, have been written about Judy Chicago's seminal installation The Dinner Party. But it only...
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Jul 5, 20202 min read
Betye Saar's "The Liberation of Aunt Jemima"
The Black Lives Matter movement is having an extraordinary impact on the way brands communicate and behave. Whether it's just 'woke...
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Jun 27, 20201 min read
Celebrating the female black queer gaze: Mickalene Thomas
The growing momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and the increased media focus on black culture have brought a multitude of...
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Jun 14, 20202 min read
Njideka Akunyili Crosby's identity tales
A powerhouse. There is no other way to describe this extraordinary artist whose breakneck rise has seen her work displayed and celebrated...
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Apr 22, 20201 min read
Flashback no. 6: Paula Rego at Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris (21 Dec 2018)
Portuguese-born Paula Rego doesn't paint to please the viewer, she paints to disorientate them. Her canvasses tell uncomfortable,...
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