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“What do you think an artist is? He’s a political being, constantly alive to heartrending, fiery, or happy events, to which he responds in every way. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war, for attack and defense against the enemy.”

Pablo Picasso

Visual Arts

‘Marxism will heal the sick’: Frida Kahlo and Karl Marx

20 February 2018 / 342

To mark the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx, PL Henderson offers an appreciation of one of Frida Kahlo’s greatest paintings, which was heavily influenced by Marx’s creative... Continue reading

PL Henderson

Visual Arts

Cultural democracy: Revolt and Revolutions at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

31 January 2018 / 333

Mike Quille reviews an involving, stimulating exhibition which encourages the growing appetite for cultural democracy. The recent appointment of Elisabeth Murdoch to Arts Council England was yet... Continue reading

Mike Quille

Visual Arts

The Aleppo Room: a lost world of cultural harmony

23 December 2017 / 322

Jenny Farrell shows the poignant seasonal relevance of the wonderfully inclusive art in the Syrian Aleppo House. With everything that is happening in the world at the... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Visual Arts

Beyond the boundaries: A review of the Diaspora Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale

29 October 2017 / 378

Phil Brett takes us on a tour of an exhibition at the Venice Biennale which explores the challenges which emigrants and immigrants face. Away from the main... Continue reading

Phil Brett

Visual Arts

Alfredo Jaar’s Garden of Good and Evil

20 October 2017 / 306

Emma Carboni introduces Alfredo Jaar’s Garden of Good and Evil, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Yorkshire Sculpture Park are presenting a major solo exhibition by pioneering Chilean... Continue reading

Emma Carboni

Visual Arts

The sinful greed of the rich: Bosch’s painting of The Haywain

19 October 2017 / 435

On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s revolt, Jenny Farrell gives us a critical appreciation of Hieronymous Bosch’s famous painting The Haywain, a coded criticism of the ruthless extortion... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Visual Arts

Never again war: the life and work of Käthe Kollwitz

2 October 2017 / 355

Jenny Farrell introduces the life and work of Käthe Kollwitz, one of Germany’s greatest artists and sculptors, who produced unforgettable images of the violence, injustice and crimes against... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Visual Arts

Guernica

6 August 2017 / 358

Jenny Farrell takes us through one of the greatest political artworks ever, Picasso’s Guernica. There are a handful of pictures that may be said to be almost... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Visual Arts

For the many, not the few: Liars of Earth at the Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art

11 July 2017 / 384

Mike Quille reviews the national premiere of Liars of Earth, and interviews the artist. Review of the Drawing Chad McCail’s 100-foot long drawing depicts a series of... Continue reading

Mike Quille

Visual Arts

Banners for Spain

22 May 2017 / 347

Nick Wright reviews the current exhibition of banners produced by Hammersmith Communist Party in the 1930s, to help the Spanish Republic. Legend has it that while Picasso... Continue reading

Nick Wright

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“What do you think an artist is? He’s a political being, constantly alive to heartrending, fiery, or happy events, to which he responds in every way. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war, for attack and defense against the enemy.”

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