

Spring Awakening: An Eternal Revival of Romanticism
Written by Lorena Orlacchio  Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare , 1781. Oil on Canvas, 101.7 × 127.1 × 2.1 cm. Detroit Institute of Arts,...

Spotlighting Feminism – Judy Chicago
Written by Cressie Edmondson In 1970, following the wave of feminist activity, an increase in recognition of the women’s liberation...


How the Baroque Bewilders: Creating Gowns from the 1670s.
Written by Amos Jevons The Sisters Wearing Dramatically Opposing Gowns In the months leading up to Christmas, I had two...


Helene Schjerfbeck, the unknown Finnish painter
The first time I came across Helene Schjerfbeck was in Ateneum, the Finnish National Gallery located in Helsinki. A poster of her most famou

Students or Customers?
Written by George Batzanopoulos  As changes take place quietly behind the scenes, each new beginning reminds us of the need to reassess...

Is humanity innately good or evil? Revisiting The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Written by Avigayil Ashton Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, 2020  Is humanity, at its core, good or evil? Once...

Letizia Battaglia: Life, Love and Death in Sicily – a review
Written by Julia Hargitai  The currently ongoing exhibition at The Photographer’s Gallery explores the career of Letizia Battaglia...

Finding Privacy in Carol (2015) in Three Acts and Five Restaurants
Written by Amy Lee  Act 1. From First Date to First Trip: ‘ ...flung out of space. ’  The restaurant booth is interesting in that it...

A Song for Rudolf III, A Prayer for Marta: Music, Television, and Politics during the Prague Spring
In my previous column, I explored the introduction of musical films into the Czech cultural canon. Originating with the invention of the ‘TV


Elias Canetti, The Tongue Set Free: Remembrance of a European Childhood
Written by Nina Follows  An alluringly titled, forty-year-old volume lent to me by a charming stranger at a party, I found myself rather...