SUE TURNER is fascinated by a book that researches who the largely immigrant workforce were that built the Empire State
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PAUL FOLEY examines how the Whitworth is attempting to engage with sexual minorites
(L to R) A banner celebrating of Mark Ashton; Frances Hodgkins, The Convalescent, 1912
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MARIA DUARTE and MALC McGOOKIN review Sirat, The Testament of Ann Lee, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, and All You Need Is Kill
STEVE ANDREW recommends a Marxist analysis of the long chains of production that global corporations exploit
MARY CONWAY relishes the period detail but misses the drama in this unsatisfactory dramatisation of the subjugated life of George Eliot
IAN SINCLAIR welcomes a mainstream scholar to the ranks of left-wing critique of US foreign policy
PETER MASON is disappointed that the eponymous Count fails to put in an appearance
MARJORIE MAYO is disappointed by the lack of class analysis in an all-too-plausible account of progressive causes
(Un)Defining Queer
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
DOES an individual’s gender, sexuality, race, colour or disability define the way they look at or appreciate art?
Have art galleries and museums adapted to be more inclusive and engaging with all communities within society? If not why not? And if so, what does this adaption look like?
These are some of the discussions around re-imagining art and how it is presented in galleries and museums.
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