RICHARD MURGATROYD enjoys a readable account of the life and meditations of one of the few Roman emperors with a good reputation
Carol Rhodes
Landmark paintings and drawings of human impact on the natural landscape by staunch political activist
ENVIRONMENTS UNDER THREAT (L to R): River, Roads, 2013 and Sea and Motorway, 1998
[Alison Jacques Gallery/Carol Rhodes Estate]
ALEX HALL asks whether intelligence, and stupidity, are the outcomes of poverty and wealth, and cultural norms
BRENT CUTLER is persuaded by a new account of the rise of Christianity, and the fall of the Roman empire
If non-human nature is devoid of value under the capitalist mode of production, this book presents the case for its reintegration, suggests HENRY BELL
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THIS free exhibition at London’s Alison Jacques Gallery is a much-needed and timely reminder of the quality and urgent relevance of the work of Edinburgh-born Carol Rhodes, who studied at the Glasgow School of Art in the turbulent late-1970s.
It dovetails with the heightened awareness of, and campaigning about, the environmental threats posed by overexploitation of natural resources.
Rhodes did not reside, as many would, in an ivory tower. She found her place in social activism, radical feminism, campaigns for disarmament, gay rights and social justice campaigns.
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