I wrote about the exhibition Lives Less Ordinary and the documentary I Am Martin Parr for ArtReview.
What Depictions of the British Working Class Get Wrong
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‘Mother State’ Reveals the Political Stakes of Motherhood
Writer and academic Helen Charman’s debut non-fiction book tracks the cultural fixation of mothering in art and literature. I wrote about Mother State for Frieze Magazine.
Unlearning Lockdown’s Lessons
The Covid lockdowns drew new attention to the extent of the deprivation that scars Britain. But two years on, little has changed – and for millions of people, the cost of living crisis is making things even worse. I wrote about Stu Hennigan’s Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic for Tribune.
Angry young woman: the rise of Shelagh Delaney
The rise of Shelagh Delaney. I wrote a cover essay about the playwright for the November 2019 issue of the TLS.
“If we can go to Mars, we can send more kids to art school”: an interview with Sonia Boyce
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.
Review of Poor Cow
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.
IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY: an exhibition by Elizabeth Price
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.
Love on the Dole
Set in a northern industrial town in the Great Depression, the 1941 film Love on the Dole is about economic hardship, the withdrawal of benefits, and the struggle for better conditions for the working classes. Continue reading “Love on the Dole”
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