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#GetToKnow Ingrid Pollard
In this first instalment of #GetToKnow, we are featuring Dr. Ingrid Pollard, whose artworks are featured in the Women In Revolt! exhibition. This article will introduce Pollard’s work with a… Read more.
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Jorge Zontal (of General Idea) 1944-1994
Jorge Zontal, born in Parma, Italy, was a co-founder of the artist collective, General Idea, with Felix Partz and AA Bronson. General Idea, which was formed in Toronto in 1969,… Read more.
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Chain Reactions II, Sarah-Joy Ford – Participant Interpretation
In August 2022, The Whitworth acquired ‘Chain Reactions’ (2021) for their permanent collection by textile artist Sarah-Joy Ford – marking the Whitworth’s first acquisition by an ‘out’ lesbian artist who… Read more.
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Dame Ethel Walker
Dame Ethel Walker was an exceptionally talented painter, and a character. One of my favourite stories I heard about Walker was that if the artist did not like where her… Read more.
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General Idea
Standing in front of one of General Idea’s AIDS viral image artworks is an experience like no other. Art history often references works of art having an aura, a presence… Read more.
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Queering The Whitworth 