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Artists in focus | 7 contemporary artists disturbing the dark side of fairy tales

ByRuth Millington 06/07/2018

In recent years contemporary artists have been appropriating and re-inventing traditional fairy tales. They use the narrative framework to investigate personal, social, and cultural issues. […]

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Art History | Mental illness pictured by 5 modern artists

ByRuth Millington 15/05/2018

Is there a link between mental illness and creativity? Art History seems to think so, often framing the artist as a tortured genius. There are […]

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Art History | Emmy Bridgwater: Surrealist swans & strange lands

ByRuth Millington 17/03/2018

Swans, ravens, hybrid bird-women: these are the creatures of Emmy Bridgwater’s enigmatic, Surrealist artworks. Bridgwater (1906 – 1999) was one of the five founding members […]

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Artist in focus | Percy Shakespeare: Dudley’s dreamer?

ByRuth Millington 02/03/2018

Percy Shakespeare (1906 – 1943) is Dudley’s most notable artist. His paintings – many of which belong to Dudley Museum – depict Black Country life […]

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Exhibition review | ‘Beyond the Battlefields’: Using photography to understand the impact of war | University of Birmingham

ByRuth Millington 11/12/2017

Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) was an amateur German photographer, whose collection of images has been assembled into an exhibition, entitled ‘Beyond the Battlefields’, currently being displayed […]

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Artist in focus | Victor Rubin’s Poesie: ‘Figures of the Field’

ByRuth Millington 02/12/2017

Amongst an overgrown field of flowers and a horizonless landscape, a couple emerge: framed by a deep red sky, one face veiled, a partner’s hand […]

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Art History | The Paolozzi Mosaics

ByRuth Millington 07/11/2017

Mosaics, of important art historical significance (and worth millions of pounds), have recently been restored and re-instated in a Redditch shopping centre. The mosaics were […]

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13 of Birmingham’s best museums & galleries

ByRuth Millington 26/08/2017

Birmingham is home to many museums and art galleries, which makes choosing the best ones tricky! From the Pre-Raphaelite art collection at Birmingham Museums to […]

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Arts careers | I want your job: Exhibitions Curator

ByRuth Millington 28/07/2017

Want to know how to become a museum curator in the UK? Everyone knows that securing a job in the museum sector is tough. So I […]

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Ruth Millington

Ruth Millington

Art writing, curating & consulting