Writer & Editor
Commemoration of the events of May ’68 has masked a wider context of political agitation – in particular, the radicalism of women. I wrote about ‘Revolt, She Said‘, a radical film tour curated by Club des Femmes and ICO, for the September 2018 issue of Sight & Sound.
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I wrote an essay on Andrea Dunbar for the feminist film journal, Another Gaze.
I wrote about the Royal Court’s (revoked) decision to cancel their production of Andrea Dunbar’s play, Rita, Sue and Bob Too for the London Review of Books blog.
I interviewed artist and educator Sonia Boyce about art, life and lessons learnt for the Royal Academy’s ‘As I see it’ series. She talked about tuition fees, a love of Liberty and why we should all be prepared to dream of something different.
I interviewed the photographer Wolfgang Tillmans in his Berlin studio. This article was originally published in the Spring 2017 issue of RA Magazine, and you can also read it online here.
I interviewed the video artist Rachel Maclean ahead of her solo shows at HOME, Manchester, and Tate Britain in London. This article was originally published in the Winter 2016 issue of RA Magazine, and you can also read it online here.
I interviewed the video artist Elizabeth Price about the exhibition she’s curated at The Whitworth in Manchester. This article was originally published in the Autumn 2016 issue of RA Magazine, and you can also read it online here.
Adapted from the novel by Nell Dunn, Loach’s 1967 debut feature film feels as fresh, urgent, sad and hopeful as ever. I reviewed it for the August 2016 issue of Sight & Sound.
I reviewed the Elizabeth Price-curated show, IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND WERE FULL OF JOY, for frieze. The review is published online at frieze.com and in the September/October/November 2016 print issue.
For Etel Adnan, art world success came late – in her eighties. I met the writer and painter in Paris ahead of her solo show at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery in London.
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