Bridges is a brutally honest portrayal of mental illness. A bridge might seem like a slightly cliched metaphor when it comes to the complex areas of life that we all navigate at some point. But Sullivan dismantles the long-flogged bridge peddled by therapists and councillors and builds a new one out of the wreckage. One…
Travel
Why I can’t wait to be in Leipzig again
Waking up to the smell of fresh bread wafting up from the bottom floor bakery. Chugging coffee like it’s water throughout the day. Persuading the bureaucratic train conductor that my ticket is very much still valid. Having a breakdown over the dative case, yet again. It feels like a life-time ago since I lived in…
Arts
Galleries in lockdown: visiting virtual exhibits
Coronavirus has certainly had a devastating impact on the art scenes worldwide, with galleries having to close their doors for months at a time. The world has had to quickly adapt, and one way that art can still be communicated is virtually. Many museums worldwide have online galleries which are free to view. They enable…
Arts
UK 2021 New Year’s Honours list: The Artists being Recognised
The UK New Year’s Honours list for 2021 is composed of 1,329 recipients who have been recognised for outstanding service in their respective fields. With 2020 being a year like no other, the 2021 list is notable on several accounts. It marks the most ethnically diverse honours list ever, with 14.2% of recipients being from…
Arts
The Museum of Bad Art
The Museum of Bad Art was established in 1994 in Massachusetts as a dedication to terrible art, and features an ever-changing display of pieces. With a collection of around 800 works, it boasts an impressive range. Each collection is categorised by a witty label, such as ‘Oozing My Religion’, ‘Look Ma, No Hands!’, and ‘In…
Arts
Subverting beauty: African anti-aesthetics
Although only a temporary exhibition, the Baltimore Museum of Art’s ‘Subverting Beauty: African Anti-Aesthetics’ series of work has left a lasting impact on the art world. Originally held between July 2018 and June 2019, the exhibition has challenged what consumers of art consider to be ‘beautiful’, especially in a Western context. Featuring around two dozen…
Arts
What is beauty? Spotlight on: Ewa Juszkiewicz
Warsaw-based artist Ewa Juszkiewicz has been creating 18th and 19th Century-influenced portraiture for nearly 10 years, but they come with a twist. The subjects of her paintings always have their faces obscured, be it with a piece of cloth, plants and fungi, or elaborate arrangements of hair. The concept of these paintings? They shatter conventional…
Arts
Cristina Iglesias’s work joins the SCVA Sculpture Park
Cristina Iglesias is the latest artist to be exhibited as a part of the Sainsbury Centre’s Sculpture Park on campus. Iglesias is a renowned installation artist and sculptor from Spain and has been the recipient of the country’s prestigious National Award for Plastic Arts. Her contribution to the Sculpture Park consists of two sculptures, Celosía…
Arts
I hate this artwork
When you consider the ‘most famous’ piece of art, what do you think of? I think of the Mona Lisa. And then I think of how much I dislike the Mona Lisa. Yes, it is brilliantly painted, insanely detailed, and very widely loved, but is it not a bit dull? Or worse, smug? Dreary browns…
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