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I met Evelyn De Morgan’s magical women at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

ByRuth Millington 21/10/2024

Over the past few years, there’s been a trend for fictional retellings of myths and fairy tales. Female authors have been giving a voice to […]

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Scent & the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites

ByRuth Millington 15/10/2024

Recently, there’s been a shift towards immersive exhibitions, which allow viewers to step into 360° paintings or listen to soundtracks that tell an artist’s story. I’ve […]

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10 male muses who inspired masterpieces

ByRuth Millington 01/04/2024

One of the greatest myths about art’s muses is that they have all been female, when this is far from the case. Today, the term […]

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Inside the Portrait: Meet 4 of Pablo Picasso’s Greatest Muses

ByRuth Millington 26/03/2024

Every sitter has a story. We know their famous faces, but who are real-life women pictured in Pablo Picasso’s portraits? Let’s step inside the frame to meet […]

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Hugh Mendes: Painting Famous Artists’ Obituaries

ByRuth Millington 12/01/2023

Meet Hugh Mendes, the contemporary artist taking famous obituary examples of great artists as his haunting modern muses… Where does an artist’s creative inspiration come […]

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11 important artists making contemporary art about motherhood

ByRuth Millington 28/12/2022

Meet 11 artists making powerful contemporary art about motherhood… Where would art history be without mothers? Many a great male artist’s wife or female partner […]

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Farwa Moledina’s inspiring Muslim muses at Ikon

ByRuth Millington 18/09/2022

Four inspiring Muslim women have taken centre stage at Ikon, in an ornate installation ‘Women of Paradise’, 2022, by Farwa Moledina. These muses, appearing in […]

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Art weekend at the Sidney Nolan Trust

ByRuth Millington 17/09/2022

Situated on the Welsh Border is an ancient estate, called The Rodd, comprising a striking Jacobean manor house, 17th-century barns and orchard, set against a […]

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Review | Spider Woman: Louise Bourgeois at the Hayward Gallery

ByRuth Millington 09/02/2022

If you go down to London today, you’re sure of a big surprise: Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) the art world’s Spider Woman, has a spellbinding show […]

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11 famous muses who changed art history

ByRuth Millington 31/12/2021 2

The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless female model. She’s probably taken her clothes off and is reclining submissively for an […]

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Ruth Millington

Ruth Millington

Art writing, curating & consulting