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Frida Kahlo meets Grayson Perry: Laura Callaghan’s mural arrives at FACT, Liverpool

Rachel Kevern1 June 2019

Rachel Kevern discusses the work of Irish illustrator Laura Callaghan, with a focus on her new mural in Liverpool...

Finding beauty in the ‘unbeautiful’: in conversation with Lucy Burscough

Alice Parkin2 May 2019

12,000 people in the UK every year are diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Alice Parkin spoke to Lucy about Facing Out, her exhibition exploring the treatment and aftermath of this difficult illness through a series of powerful portraits currently on display in Manchester...

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New feature: How do I look in this, on this, doing this, with this…?

Jess McCabe12 August 2009

Feminist artists have often used the tactic of exaggerating the objectification of women to the point of parody. But Alex Brew questions how subversive this str...

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How do I look in this, on this, doing this, with this…?

Alex Brew11 August 2009

Feminist artists have often used the tactic of exaggerating the objectification of women to the point of parody. But Alex Brew questions how subversive this strategy is in practice ...

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