Born in 1954. Chequered career including Lecturer in English, Social Worker and Lecturer in Social Work. Had breaks related to mental health that also meant I worked in social care. Now retired.
Thursday, 6 Sep 2018, 19:20Visible to anyone in the worldEdited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 7 Sep 2018, 20:05 Pat Barker (2018) The Silence of the Girls London, Hamish Hamilton. I saw Pat Barker at the Edinburgh Literary Festival on the 26 August where she launched this remarkable book. To tell truth, I had become a rather tired … More Reviewing Pat Barker (2018) ‘The Silence of the Girls’
Sunday, 9 Sep 2018, 18:51Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018, 17:11 Labyrinth IV: The way in to Anselm Kiefer – a labyrinth with no end has, of course, no way out. This is a later addition to the labyrinth blogs (listed below) that comes from following up an interest (not yet matured into … More The way in to Anselm Kiefer – a labyrinth with no end has, of course, no way out.
Thursday, 13 Sep 2018, 19:06Edited by Steve Bamlett, Thursday, 13 Sep 2018, 19:11 A queer approach to sexual preference labelling in art-history: looking at case studies in British mid-twentieth century art: 5. John Craxton The aim of this group of blogs is to look critically at some of the publications relating to gay male artists … More A queer approach to: 5. John Craxton
Friday, 21 Sep 2018, 19:12Edited by Steve Bamlett, Friday, 21 Sep 2018, 19:29 A queer approach to sexual preference labelling in art-history: looking at case studies in British mid-twentieth century art: 6. Reflecting on Edward Burra through new material from Minton The aim of this group of blogs is to look critically at some of … More A queer approach: 6. Reflecting on Edward Burra through new material from Minton
Thursday, 27 Sep 2018, 09:40Edited by Steve Bamlett, Thursday, 27 Sep 2018, 10:07 Ribera’s Nudes –Men Penetrated by Pain: Ribera: Art of Violence Dulwich Picture Gallery (opening 26th September 2018. How does the thesis that in the renaissance the nude male was associated with heroic violent interaction between men fare if we look at a key Baroque … More Ribera’s Nudes –Men Penetrated by Pain:
Friday, 5 Oct 2018, 20:29Edited by Steve Bamlett, Wednesday, 10 Oct 2018, 22:20 A queer approach to sexual preference labelling in art-history (Queer theory and Interdisciplinary Histories): Intermezzo. Reflecting on: Callen, Anthea (2018) Looking At Men: Anatomy, Masculinity and the Modern Male Body. New Haven & London, Yale University Press Coming across this kind of excellent scholarly … More Queer theory and Interdisciplinary Histories: Callen, Anthea (2018) ‘Looking At Men’:
Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018, 16:58Edited by Steve Bamlett, Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018, 15:19 Observing a Curator’s Tour: Laing Gallery with Curator Amy Barker regarding her curation of Exposed: The Naked Portrait on 21st November 2018 The purpose of this reportage is to think about art-curatorship following a reading of O’Neill’s (2016:42ff) history of curatorial discourse since the late … More Observing a Curator’s Tour: Laing Gallery with Curator Amy Barker regarding her curation of Exposed: The Naked Portrait on 21st November 2018
Laing Art Gallery ‘The Enchanted Interior’ Exhibition First visit 30th October 2019 https://laingartgallery.org.uk/whats-on/the-enchanted-interior See beautiful catalogue too Madeleine Kennedy [ED.] (2019) The Enchanted Interior Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Laing Art Gallery. A first visit is a chance to face the fact that an exhibition of this size and nuance will always overwhelm this viewer at the least. I … More Laing Art Gallery ‘The Enchanted Interior’ Exhibition First visit 30th October 2019 https://laingartgallery.org.uk/whats-on/the-enchanted-interior
Exhibition on Screen, Leonardo: The Works (Review) https://exhibitiononscreen.com/films/leonardo-the-works/ I’m usually a great fan of these EOS films. It allows you to see the paintings close up & in detail and this film gives the same excellent service. The director bases it on Martin Kemp’s latest Leonardo book (my old review here) and, given the latter’s … More Exhibition on Screen, “Leonardo: The Works” (Review) https://exhibitiononscreen.com/films/leonardo-the-works/
Sunday, 1 Jul 2018, 17:16Visible to anyone in the world Truth-telling in Art-History Reviewing Kemp, Martin (2018) Living with Leonardo: Fifty years of Sanity and Insanity in the Art World and Beyond London, Thames & Hudson. I can’t get over the feeling that this is an ‘old-fashioned’ book. After a year on a MA in Art History … More Truth-telling in Art-History Reviewing Kemp, Martin (2018) ‘Living with Leonardo’
Dorian by Andrew McMillan Proper Job Theatre at Hexham Queen’s Hall Sometimes one feels for theatre companies with the obvious commitment of Proper Job. When their presentation of Andrew McMillan’s play took place in Hexham, the theatre was surrounded by one of the noisiest fairs I have ever heard and seen, the showpiece of Hexham’s … More ‘Dorian’ by Andrew McMillan Proper Job Theatre at Hexham Queen’s Hall 26th Oct. 2019
Reviewing ‘An Introduction to Zurbaran’ @aucklandproject This event is hopefully the first of a series of talks growing out of the Bishop Auckland Project and the transformation of this town into a capital of culture. This one was an introduction to the life and work of Francisco de Zurbaran. We were also introduced to a … More Reviewing ‘An Introduction to Zurbaran’ @aucklandproject 24th October 2019
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