STEPHANIE BROWN draws attention to the hidden labour of the female embroiderers, and how a 19th century replica made no such error
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Something rich and strange
JAN WOOLF calls attention to a unique exhibition of evocative abstract art in a community arts venue
Sea One, Oil on canvas 2023; Derek Ogbourne
[Courtesy of Derek Ogbourne]
MIK SABIERS revels in a band that ploughs an idiosyncratic furrow of expletive laden, guitar-driven alt rock
ANDY HEDGECOCK, MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Synthetic Sincerity, Our Hero, Balthazar, Heartstopper Forever, and A Year In London
The bard invites readers to a gig, raps for Clacton, and lays out the Burnham-Hurzeler conundrum
RON JACOBS recommends an important book that enhances the oppositional theories put forth by Fanon and, in doing so, remakes psychology itself
JAN WOOLF relishes an extensive history of our long relationship to trees in Britain that underlines the current emergency
DIANE WATT argues that while evidence of sex is not there, a 16th‑century lesbian poet could be Scotland’s answer to Gentleman Jack
Derek Ogbourne
Grand Union Community Hub
AS critics rave about Planet Earth 3 on the telly, I want to draw attention to Derek Ogbourne’s otherwordly, organically inspired paintings.
Yes, organic is good for you, working on your insides and outsides simultaneously.
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