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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

(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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