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May Morris: more than a famous father’s daughter

ByRuth Millington 22/07/2023 1

As writer-in-residence at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, my desk overlooks the red-bricked School of Art on Margaret Street. Typically, before I start to type, […]

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The magic of Disney artist Mary Blair

ByRuth Millington 17/02/2023 3

Although initially disinterested in working as a concept artist, Mary Blair (1911-1978) played a hugely important role in redefining the look of Walt Disney’s films. […]

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Exhibition | Overlooked designer Ray Eames brought out of her husband’s shadow

ByRuth Millington 23/12/2022

Overlooked designer Ray Eames is finally receiving the recognition she deserves with a fantastic new exhibition, titled ‘Ray’s Hand’, at the Eames Institute of Infinite […]

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Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater has solo show

ByRuth Millington 11/11/2022 2

Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater is finally getting recognition, with a solo show at London’s Mayor Gallery, titled ‘The Edge of Beyond’. It was an […]

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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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Review | Britta Marakatt-Labba: embroidered survival stories at Ikon Gallery

ByRuth Millington 01/03/2022

Ikon Gallery’s dazzling Carlo Crivelli exhibition is receiving all the attention at the moment. It’s great to see this Renaissance master’s sumptuous, illusionistic paintings win […]

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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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10 must-read feminist art books

ByRuth Millington 09/12/2021

Traditionally, far too many women have been overlooked, ignored and airbrushed out of art history. Most people will have heard of Henri Matisse and Andre […]

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Caroline Walker Shines a Light on Women’s Work

ByRuth Millington 24/07/2021 1

Caroline Walker  (b. 1982, Scotland) paints striking portraits of the unseen female workforce: chambermaids, waitresses, tailors, hairdressers and nail technicians. ‘Women’s Work’ at MAC is her […]

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Men Behaving Badly | Can we separate art from artist?

ByRuth Millington 28/11/2020

Yesterday I read an article titled ‘Tributes to Diego Maradona show how easily violence against women is ignored’. In it, Joan Smith points out that […]

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