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MIK SABIERS relishes an evening with an artist that has set her stall on challenging tradition
RICHARD CLARKE recommends a hugely valuable text for those seeking theoretical analysis and practical action to defend public services
JOHN HAWKINS is moved by an oral history that examines five black families pushed into homelessness in the US
BOB NEWLAND recommends an outstanding study of how images have shaped narratives of identity, resistance and power in South Africa
While the group known as the Colourists certainly reinvigorated Scottish painting, a new show is a welcome chance to reassess them, writes ANGUS REID
In an exhibition of the graphic art of Lorna Miller, MATT KERR takes a lungful of the oxygen of dissent
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Kate Nash
EartH Theatre, London
DISCOVERED on MySpace, signed up and spat out by the music industry, a fervent feminist empowering community and challenging industry and political norms, Kate Nash continues to evolve.
Appearing on a set dressed like some kind of warped Wonka factory, with the Pure Imagination theme as the taped intro, Kate Nash receives a more than warm welcome as she takes to the stage ahead of the release of new album, 9 Sad Symphonies.
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