Discover the dramatic illustrations created for pulp magazines in the first half of the twentieth century.
Reading up on art and protest
With the help of some great people on Twitter, I’ve gathered a mix of resources in case you’re interested in reading a bit more about art in the context of Black Lives Matter or protesting in general. (I’ve linked to Amazon on some of these, but buy locally if you can.)
Soul of a Nation (book), The Art of Protest (podcast), Art for Philadelphia (art prints for sale), The Art of Black Dissent (website), Protest! (book), Photographic Returns: Racial Justice in the Time of Photography (book), Art and Social Change: A Critical Reader (book), A People’s Art History of the United States (book), and Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic (course).
Art Matters podcast
The most recent episodes of Art Matters are listed for your listening/reading pleasure below. Also, if you haven’t already (AHEM!), could you kindly leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts?
Soul of a Nation
Recent protests and marches echo the events of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and this is a period at the heart of the 'Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power' exhibition first exhibited at Tate in 2017. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Zoé Whitley, one of the co-curators of this acclaimed exhibition and the Director of Chisenhale Gallery in London, to discuss the show and art in the context of Black Lives Matter… Read more
The Art of Twentieth-Century British Railway Posters
Many of us are fantasising about setting off to explore any place other than the inside of our homes these days, so let's take an imaginary journey via the beauty of twentieth-century British railway posters. These iconic illustrative posters were commissioned by railway companies to tempt travellers to explore the country, and several of the paintings for these posters are now held in public art collections… Read more
Two-Minute Art History
Me, elsewhere…
I had the pleasure of joining Rebecca Rideal on her podcast Killing Time this month to talk about Caravaggio and that one time he killed a guy 😬