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White Riot
Gripping documentary on the birth and life of the anti-racist movement Rock Against Racism
ELEANOR DOBSON reflects on a stark visual record of the violent desecration of Tutankhamun’s mummified remains
RUTH AYLETT appreciates the rich blend of poetry and music that accompanied the launch of the Morning Star’s anthology of poetry, Who We Are
WANJA KIMANI explores the many bonds of community experience expressed in in the bold and colourful imagery of a new mural
New releases from Keeley, Lucinda Williams and Ye Vagabonds
JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
RUBIKA SHAH’S feature-length directorial debut expertly documents the emergence of Rock Against Racism (RAR) that emerged in 1976, just as punk was exploding across Britain.
Using intriguing archive material, eschewing editorialisation and allowing the seven-year story of RAR to be told in the words of those involved, White Riot sidesteps the cliches and pitfalls easily fallen into when portraying punk, or indeed British life, in the mid to late-1970s.
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