Beyond the Canvas
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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Beyond the Canvas
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Simone Leigh's Sovereignty at the U.S. Pavilion, Venice Biennale
"I like the idea of thinking of femininity as something solid and enduring rather than always something fragile and weak." - Simone Leigh...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
The issue of (female) ageing
You know when you're having a conversation with a friend and the following day you read something that exactly echoes your thoughts...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1 min
Donatello at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence
If there is an equivalent of Zoom fatigue for art shows, I 100% suffer from it. The ridiculous speed at which I move from one room to the...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
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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Beyond the Canvas
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
On Italian National Day, 02/06/2022
On 11 June 1946, the Italian people voted in an institutional referendum to replace the monarchy with a republic. I won't lie, it was...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Drunk on art.
Whether it’s the first one or the latest of many, a visit to Florence’s Uffizi is bound to leave you breathless. Such are the quality and...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Safe and legal routes for refugees NOW
'My piece is not talking about old slave ships; it's about what happens today' says Romuald Hazoumé about his multimedia installation 'La...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Oct 9, 2021
- 1 min
Viva Vittoria: knitting against violence
Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation and a public health epidemic. It occurs daily across the world and is widely...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
Speaking truth to power: the legacy of Anna Politkovskaya
It's been 15 years to the day since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered for fearlessly and relentlessly telling the truth. Anna was gunned...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Women who defend themselves
At long last, my reading drought has come to an end. I am currently re-reading the original version of The Life Before Us written in 1975...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
The memory of open wounds
There are wounds so deep they never really heal. They are the wounds we share with other people, whether we know them or not, the wounds...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Marcus Rashford, footballer, leader, change-maker and all-round beautiful human being.
It's not the first time that this blog talks about Marcus Rashford. The 23-year old mancunian footballer used his social media platform...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
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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