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A Language Guerrilla on Art Writing

An open letter to new art writers about the revolutionary power of refusing inaccessible art language To whoever is taking their first steps into the world of arts, whether in…

Fine Art explained: The Ghent Altarpiece

The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan Van Eyck is a piece that has been hailed as a masterpiece and marked the beginnings of Early Netherlandish art, that is, art…

The end of the creative genius?

Women artists in Italy, 1960s-1970s lecture by Prof. Giovanna Zapperi – Université de Tours, chaired by Dr Angela Dimitrakaki feminist and Marxist lecturer at Edinburgh Coinciding with international women’s day…

Albrecht Dürer: Renaissance Dude

Albrecht Dürer deserves as much recognition as his Italian counterparts Michelangelo and Raphael. Or so argues Kitty Walsh, art historian and creator of the show Albrecht Dürer: Renaissance Dude. Walsh…

History of Art A Level Axed to Much Disappointment

History of Art: a posh girl’s soft subject or invaluable cultural education? This question seems to be on the mind of many in the art world this week after the…

Axing Art History will only affect privately educated pupils

It is a great shame that the Art History A-Level has been scrapped by Theresa May’s government, perhaps even a disgrace. Art History is a subject that introduces children to…