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Interview with Olivia Leake
Otty Allum interviews artist Olivia Leake on her depiction of female nudity, taking a look at her paintings that were recently featured in the Norman Rea Gallery’s ‘Dreamland’ exhibiton.
Interview with Matilda Herd: Knitwear in Dreamland
Sophie Norton interviews graduate artist Matilda Herd about elements of her collection that were featured in ‘Dreamland’, and the inspiration behind them.
Poetry Is In The Streets: Lessons From The Beat Generation
Sophie Norton recounts the feelings of liberation in post-war America that stirred the Beat Generation poets to action, and traces the influence the group have had on poetry, art and music today.
The Personal is Political: The Impact of Labour
Mariah Chaun explores the notion of ‘the personal is political’ through Hartford Wash: Washing Tracks, Maintenance Inside/Outside (1973) by Mierle Laderman Ukeles.
The Move Towards the Interior, Matisse and the Fauves
Emily Quli takes a look at Matisse and the group of early 20th century artists whose bold and experimetal use of colour and technnique saw themselves labelled as the Fauves.