Worms and Roses

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Between worlds: Belinda Mason and Blur Projects
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Body, remember: Wrap me in a sister cloak
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Regimes of care: Concerning the afterlife of artists
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The idea of redemption: Artmaking in prison
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Alasdair Foster

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Ginger Gorman

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Flesh after fifty: Changing images of older women in art
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Jacqueline Millner

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How can I live in your world? Empathic strategies in contemporary Asian art
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Reuben Keehan

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Shahidul Alam: You're blocking the sun
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Kelly Hussey-Smith

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Cakes for Show: The Last Great Undigested Art
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That these same institutions have never seriously attempted to digest the great crafty, feminine art of traditional cake decoration is more regrettable. Icons, after all, are as valued as the most avant-garde compostion if made of oil paint and gold leaf on wood. When future generations visit our hallowed aesthetic halls, let them meet cake!

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