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Art historian, critic and writer

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

By Ruth 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

By Ruth 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

By Ruth 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

By Ruth Millington 24/07/2021

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?

By Ruth 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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The Art World’s Wife | 10 women artists overshadowed by their husbands

By Ruth Millington 28/11/2020

It’s no secret that the world of art is male-dominated. For too long, art history has ignored female artists, who have been eclipsed by men, […]

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10 incredible Black women artists you need to know

By Ruth Millington 27/11/2020 2

In 2020, Black History Month is more important than ever. Throughout history, the world of art has been dominated by the work of white men, […]

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Women in Art | 11 female artists to know past to present

By Ruth Millington 15/08/2020

The idea that female artists have been underrepresented in museums, galleries and art history writing is not new. Many of us are unfamiliar with a […]

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Gender in art history | 7 artists breaking gender stereotypes since 1600

By Ruth Millington 14/02/2020

Gender is in vogue in the contemporary art world. However, it’s not a new story. Since the beginnings of art history, gender has been an […]

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Selfie-expression | Art history’s long search for identity

By Ruth Millington 20/01/2020

It’s never been easier to take a self-portrait. Instagram is full of them. But why are we all so obsessed with taking selfies? Art History […]

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Art historian, critic and writer

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