This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the life of Doris and Anna Zinkeisen, charting the rise of the sisters from a childhood in Scotland, to their emergence as amongst the most eminent artists of their day in London, to a quieter yet still highly productive life during their twilight years in rural Suffolk. During the golden age from the ......
There is surprisingly little, and certainly nothing comprehensive, written about the contemporary Russian scene now. What appear in the West are mostly reports about so-called 'dissidents', not about what is happening in this vast culture, taken as a whole. Too often, these reports seem to be primarily inspired by a desire to demonstrate Western ......
These photographic 'zines' from the home of Lee Miller, Farleys House and Gallery, look at life through the lens of Lee Miller and her husband, the Surrealist artist RolandPenrose and were produced to accompany three exhibitions at the house. Lee Miller at Farley Farm, Picasso at PlayandRoland Penrose's Surrealist Cameraare full of fascinating ......
These photographic 'zines' from the home of Lee Miller, Farleys House and Gallery, look at life through the lens of Lee Miller and her husband, the Surrealist artist RolandPenrose and were produced to accompany three exhibitions at the house. Lee Miller at Farley Farm, Picasso at PlayandRoland Penrose's Surrealist Cameraare full of fascinating ......
The History of Iconoclasm and the Future of Our Past
Recent years in America have seen Confederate monuments toppled, statues of colonizers vandalized, and public icons commemorating figures from a history of exploitation demolished. Some were alarmed by the destruction, claiming that pulling down public statues is a negation of an entire cultural heritage. For others, statue-smashing is justified ......
On the first day of lockdown, Mary Collis decided to post a painting onto her Facebook page, suggesting she would ‘lift the
day’ during the forecast two-week lockdown. 245 days later she was still posting daily. This Facebook lockdown exhibition
became a daily source of inspiration and sanity for Mary and her followers, as they shared memories ......
Allen Jones has created some of the most powerful and provocative images of the past half century. His Pop Art paintings are icons of Swinging London, while his controversial Furniture sculptures helped set the dystopian mood of the 1970s, the era of A Clockwork Orange and Punk, on which he exerted a crucial influence. Yet Jones's art hasn't stood ......
Glen Scouller is a contemporary Scottish artist living in Ayrshire. His passion is for colour and light with a strong bold approach to his subject matter which includes landscape, still life and the human figure. Scouller's work is based on direct observation from nature, painting 'en plein air' and developing larger works in the studio. ......