“Every 12 seconds I think of suicide”: animator Signe Baumane on illustrating mental illness
The Latvian illustrator Signe Baumane, who has made a funny animated film about depression, discusses her family history of mental illness,…
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A matter of life and death: the cultural history of blood
A dramatic new exhibition at the Jewish Museum reveals the troublesome part that blood has played in the history of ideas.
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Chewy pastels: how Jean-Étienne Liotard transformed a derided medium
When Liotard came to England, Sir Joshua Reynolds sniffed at his pastels. A new Royal Academy exhibition shows just how wrong…
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To look a courtier in the mouth: how to see beyond the stiff upper lips in Goya’s portraits
Goya’s sketched faces are haunting islands of humanity in a sea of guarded aristocrats.
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In defence of cultural appropriation
Our cultures show that we can select who we are and who we want to be – but can they…
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How can comics be better at race?
Racial diversity in comics has long been a major issue of contention, and after a summer of controversy it’s clear…
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A gift for John Berger
The art critic who contains multitudes.
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There’s no such thing as a Celt – that’s why we had to invent them
Celts: Art and Identity shows how Celtic identity was made, not born.
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