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The Faculty North: Socially Engaged Art In The Age Of Social Distance

23/04/2021

The pandemic has been a disaster for traditional arts venues. But what impact has social distancing had on socially engaged art and artists? Flora Zajicek reports on The Faculty North, a project rising...

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The Art Of Drag: Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors

20/04/2021

“Drag as a state of being.” Verity Reid dives into the visual art inflected world of Sasha Velour, and finds inspiration and non-binary lifestyles in the time of modernism… The prophetic light-bulb moment...

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Aspects Of Loneliness:
A Hopper State Of Mind

16/04/2021

“Silences talk to us.” Aileen Walsh turns to and finds parallels in Edward Hopper, ‘lyricist of isolation’, in contending with our current predicament…  Today is just like any other. The sameness is driving...

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John Moores Painting Prize 2020: Mothers and Sons

12/04/2021

In a new series commissioned exclusively for us by the John Moores Painting Prize, playwright Marjorie H Morgan selects a trio of works that speak to Black life lived large from mother to son… Wandering,...

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John Moores Painting Prize 2020: Wishing Tree

05/04/2021

In a new series commissioned exclusively for us by the John Moores Painting Prize, playwright and Costa prize-shortlisted author Jeff Young presents a new text on one of this year’s selected artworks: Lara Cobden’s A...

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Duty Of Care: Why Support Parent Artists?

01/04/2021

“Structural inequalities exert pressure upon individuals.” Elaine Speight on a necessary and urgent rethink in considering the needs of cultural workers with children… Early last February, I was invited to give an online...

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Liverpool Biennial 2021 Public Realm – Reviewed

26/03/2021

With the postponed Liverpool Biennial now underway, Mike Pinnington set off in search of meaning, and five new public realm artworks…  As you’re no doubt aware, this week marked a full year since...

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Liverpool’s River Of Light
– In Pictures

26/03/2021

“River of Light is a tonic.” Pete Goodbody on the festival we need after a challenging twelve months… One year after lockdown was imposed, Liverpool slowly emerges, with tiny steps to take a...

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At A Glance: British Art Show 9

25/03/2021

From Windrush heroes to club culture to talking dogs: all you need to know about the upcoming British Art Show 9… Name: British Art Show 9 (#BAS9). As in, the ninth version: it’s...

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