GABRIELE NEHER draws attention to an astoundingly skilled Flemish painter who defied the notion that women cannot paint like men
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An engaging albeit thoroughly disturbing read
The Bard pays homage to Hull’s finest promoter and venue, and awards Douze Points to Laibach
KEVIN DONNELLY outlines how the bourgeois institutions inhibit our ability to to view art in revolutionary ways, and suggests some tactics to overturn it
ANDY HEDGECOCK welcomes an accessible - and optimistic - take on our relationship to new technology
JOHN GREEN suggests that a new, biased, and highly readable re-hash of the story of the Cambridge Five be taken with a large pinch of salt
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a timely reminder of the long history of protests and the outdoor spaces in which they takes place
The Nowhere Man
By Kamala Markandaya
(Small Axes,an imprint of HopeRod, £10.99)
Described as “A book for our times written half a century ago,” this is a remarkable story that resonates only too clearly in the hostile climate of contemporary Britain.
This is an engaging — albeit thoroughly disturbing — read for the holiday season.
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