New book portrays an era
A new book showcasing the work of cartoonists in the American revolutionary socialist press from the 1930's to the 1950's.Between the 1930s and the 1950s the revolutionary socialist press in the USA...
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A review of a major exhibition of works by Nottingham-born artist Paul Waplington.Vicki Morris reviews a major exhibition of works by Nottingham-born artist Paul Waplington.The Paul Waplington...
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Capital without the proletariat?
A review of "Playtime", a video installation by Isaac Julien."Playtime", a video installation by Isaac Julien. Victoria Miro Gallery, 16 Wharf Rd, London N1 7RW (to 1...
View ArticleAll that is solid melts into air
A review of ‘All that is solid melts into air’, an exhibition by Jeremy Deller at Manchester Art Gallery and touring.Jeremy Deller is a populist artist in the best sense of the word.His 2012...
View Article"Left-wing cartoons and comics offer unique view of mid-20th century"
This review was originally published by the Labor and Working-Class History Association, and appears on their website here. To orders copies of the book, click here.In an article originally published...
View ArticleArt and Anarchy
A review of the Comics Unleashed: Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at the British Library.According to the curators Paul Gravett and John Harris Dunning and artistic director David McKean, the...
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Disobedient Objects
Author: Rachael BarnesThe Disobedient Objects exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, emits a strange atmosphere. It is a curation of works, or “objects” which have contributed to social...
View ArticleThe artist as a revolutionary
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View ArticleBetween art and activism
Author: Luke NealAs the Labour and Conservative parties staged their annual conferences, an exhibition entitled Politika: Art & the Affairs of the City was staged in a former cotton mill in...
View ArticleThe gothic reaction to industrial capitalism
Author: Luke Hardy A review of The Art of the Gothic, BBC 4.What have Karl Marx, Dracula, a modern robotic production line and St Pancras station got in common? According to Andrew Dixon they all have...
View ArticleWilliam Morris in political context
Author: Michéal MacEoinThe William Morris exhibition Anarchy & Beauty at the National Portrait Gallery is well worth a visit for anyone interested in Morris, his art, and the late...
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Autocollants: the public face of the activist
Author: Beth RedmondBuy a batch of the new Workers' Liberty autocollants, and get your socialist message out and about!Workers' Liberty has produced a set autocollants (political stickers, widely used...
View ArticleJohn Berger and seeing politically
Author: Hugh Daniels As demonstrated in his seminal 1972 BBC TV series (and accompanying book) Ways of Seeing, John Berger shared the period’s wariness about the dangers of seductive ideologies....
View ArticleWriting out anti-bourgeois art
Author: Hugh DanielsA review of Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932, at the Royal Academy until 17 April.Hugh Daniels reviews Revolution: Russian Art 1917-1932, at the Royal Academy until 17...
View ArticleThe responsibility that comes with seeing
Author: Pat YarkerA review of Incoming, free at The Curve, Barbican, London, until 23 April.Pat Yarker reviews Incoming, free at The Curve, Barbican, London, until 23 April.Hundreds of thousands of...
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Learning from the mural row
Learning from the mural row Submitted by SJW on 10 April, 2018 - 7:46 Author: Matt CooperIn the recent furore about antisemitism on the left triggered by the uncovering of Jeremy Corbyn’s 2012 defence...
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