Who is afraid of vulvas?
The Japanese authorities apparently. Rokudenashiko describes her work as manko-art, manko means something along the lines of pussy,…
Category: Visual Art
‘Killer’ Art
Throughout history, a lot of attention has been paid to art’s capacity for moral education. From Plato to…
The Street Art Debate: Banksy Controversy
I recently saw a mural being painted on the corner of a street near mine. It represents two…
Artists and their controversies: a question of profit?
In In May 2018 two famous contemporary (male) artists were scheduled to exhibit in the National Gallery in…
The Hunterian Art Gallery Highlights – Scottish Colourists
Dr Willliam Hunter was not only a famous Scottish anatomist but also an avid art collector. Within The…
The Hunterian Museum – Highlights of the Main Gallery
Entering The Hunterian Museum feels, quite literally, like entering the heart of the University of Glasgow. High, wooden ceilings are guaranteed…
Spotlight Artist November 2020: Kirsten Shanks
For our new series “Spotlight Artist of the Month”, the Art Gate team will interview emerging artists to…
Review “Art is Why I Wake Up in The Morning”, SKT at Paper Dress Vintage
Something I have been grateful for this year is to discover the innumerable initiatives to survive the pandemic:…
Work Must Still Be Done – A Revisionist Look at Black Artists in the UK
Britain’s fraught history of imperial conquest, displacement, cultural whitewashing and enslavement will perpetually haunt the pseudo-patriotism surrounding a…
The fading distinction between original and copy: Rethinking the definition of the work of art through W. Benjamin
In 1936, the German philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote the essay The Work of Art in the Age of…