Frances Aviva Blane: Abstract Expressionism for our time
Frances Aviva Blane’s raw canvases have an elemental power, as she moves between painted heads, pure horror and lyrical abstraction.
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Ukraine Unbroken
Five plays at London’s Arcola bring to life Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination in a master class of ensemble acting.
Travellers of the World Revolution
Travellers of the World Revolution introduces us to half a dozen revolutionaries drawn to Moscow in the summer of 1920 from around the world. Their purpose? To take part in the Second World Congress of the Communist International.
America at the precipice
Mass protests against ICE need to evolve into popular assemblies to protect communities and crowd-source a new US constitution.
Sister power
Appearing as if by magic once you depart the roaring A3 is the low-slung Watts Gallery and its ensemble of studios, chapel, pottery and café.… Read More »Sister power
The colliding worlds of Anna Ancher
How a Danish painter overturned the meme that a woman artist must struggle to be recognised.
Reconnecting with a First Nation’s culture
In forming continuity with her people’s past, First Nation artist Konstantina re-discovers and re-invents for today’s generations
The Yellow Wallpaper
Inside and outside realities are porous and transitional in the powerful work of twelve women artists who feature in The Yellow Wallpaper.
Caravaggio’s destabilising moments of recognition
Bringing time to a standstill: Why Caravaggio 2025 pulls in the crowds, an interview with Barberini director Thomas Clement Salomon.
A sense of wonder from Siena
Perhaps it seems strange that we can still be moved by images and objects crafted more than 700 years ago. And how this magnificent display… Read More »A sense of wonder from Siena
A revolution betrayed from within
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory – Larisa Reisner’s account of the Decembrists early revolt against Russia’s Tsar.
Taiwan: Invisible Nation
Taiwanese independence and democracy campaigners speak powerfully for their self-determination in Vanessa Hope’s excellent film.
You too can draw the Renaissance
The creative spark (and erotic charge) of the Renaissance remains inspirational in drawings shown at the King’s Gallery.
Revolutionary tales from the Hotel Lux
Maurice Casey has woven the life of Irish woman May O’Callaghan and her web of relationships into a thrilling and moving tale of life in… Read More »Revolutionary tales from the Hotel Lux
me me me!
Frances Aviva Blane’s recent work juxtaposes masterful abstractions with obsessive self-images – on show in Woodstock, Oxfordshire