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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PAUL FOLEY examines how the Whitworth is attempting to engage with sexual minorites
(L to R) A banner celebrating of Mark Ashton; Frances Hodgkins, The Convalescent, 1912
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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
(Un)Defining Queer
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
DOES an individual’s gender, sexuality, race, colour or disability define the way they look at or appreciate art?
Have art galleries and museums adapted to be more inclusive and engaging with all communities within society? If not why not? And if so, what does this adaption look like?
These are some of the discussions around re-imagining art and how it is presented in galleries and museums.
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KEVIN DONNELLY accepts the invitation to think speculatively in contemplation of representations of people of African descent in our cultural heritage
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