To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Salgado's images mesmerise and admonish
On the eve of Cop26 this is a pertinent reminder of the perils our rapacious species has forced on the entire globe
Archipel fluvial de Mariua
[Sebastio Salgado/nbpictures]
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
Amazonia
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AMAZONIA, this new exhibition at the Science Museum, explores the recent work of the celebrated Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado.
It runs from October 13 to March 2022, and features over 200 images, highlighting the unparalleled beauty of this vast region and the critical importance of protecting it. In May 2022, it will travel to the Science Museum in Manchester.
All the images are in black and white, and characterised by Salgado’s amazing ability to capture reality in intense, highly contrasting tones, lending a unique graphic quality and a sense of awe to his iconic images.
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