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Abstract art | Jay Taylor: Dialogues of destruction

By Ruth Millington 19/09/2018

I’m often asked to recommend abstract art for sale. Online, there’s a lot out there, especially large contemporary paintings. Most of it isn’t worth investing […]

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Exhibition | Pato Bosich: Drawing antiquity with wine

By Ruth Millington 09/09/2018

Pato Bosich (b.1978) has an enchanting new exhibition of drawings created in dialogue with the British Museum’s collection of classical antiquity art. Working both on-site […]

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Richard Battye: ‘PROJECT’ | Performers & projection art photography

By Ruth Millington 20/08/2018

Richard Battye is one of Birmingham’s best photographers. His new series, ‘PROJECT’, sees him casting original photographs of the everyday onto the naked human body […]

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Artist in focus | Accessorise for Autumn with Abbie Gaiger’s acrylic jewellery

By Ruth Millington 18/08/2018

This week I caught up with one of the best new jewellery designers and makers from Birmingham, Abbie Gaiger. Not long graduated from Birmingham’s School […]

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Flat 8 | New concept of art apartment arrives in Birmingham

By Ruth Millington 09/08/2018

A new concept of contemporary gallery has arrived in Birmingham: the art apartment. Foregoing traditional gallery exhibitions, the city’s artists and collectors are now showcasing […]

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Artist in focus | Edward Burne-Jones: Sleeping Beauties

By Ruth Millington 31/07/2018

Edward Burne-Jones (1833 – 98) was one of the most significant British artists of 19th century and a leading figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Myths […]

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Artist in focus | Gemma Stanley: concrete classism & council estates

By Ruth Millington 25/07/2018

Black Country artist, and recent graduate of Birmingham’s School of Jewellery, Gemma Stanley is producing some incredible, experimental jewellery. Inspired by her architectural surroundings, she […]

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Exhibition | The Singh Twins get political with ‘Slaves of fashion’ at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

By Ruth Millington 10/07/2018

Hit exhibition, ‘Slaves of Fashion’, by The Singh Twins is coming on tour to Wolverhampton Art Gallery from 21st July – 16th September 2018. Showcasing new […]

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

By Ruth 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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Exhibition review | Philip Singleton: ‘Birmingham Dust’ at Argentea Gallery

By Ruth Millington 01/07/2018

‘If we turn concrete to dust, where do those memories go?’ – Christopher Beanland ‘Birmingham Dust’ captures a city changing, physically and culturally, amidst rapid […]

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Art historian, critic and writer

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