Christine Lindey looks at the role of the Artists International Association in supporting the cause of the Spanish Republic. The early 20th century’s momentous upheavals politicised many... Continue reading
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Christine Lindey reviews a new exhibition at Tate Britain, called Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One. It includes powerful, angry and sorrowful anti-war and... Continue reading
Christine Lindey reviews the current Royal Academy exhibition, and recommends the art – but not the didactic, vindictive and reactionary curation. In January 1918 the Russian Soviet... Continue reading
Christine Lindey explains how the 1917 Russian Revolution inspired the transformation of the visual arts into instruments of popular liberation. “In the land of the Soviets every... Continue reading
Christine Lindey reviews an exhibiton by Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern, London. Mona Hatoum manages the rare feat of creating art about politics and the human condition... Continue reading
Although he has used a wide variety of media, Jeremy Deller is perhaps best known for orchestrating large numbers of the public to create artworks such as... Continue reading
How did the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 affect art and artists? It did so at every level: art education, production, patronage, distribution and reception were all transformed.... Continue reading