July 13, 2024
by Professor Zebra
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REMEMBERING SAM MASTERS Sam Masters died fighting in the battle of Brunete in July 1937. Sam wrote to his mother, “Frankly, I’ve never felt in my life such love of comrades as here. These boys are the finest, the grandest that … Continue reading
June 24, 2024
by Shapes
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The ‘Sleepwalkers’ installations are deeply personal yet throw the window of history wide open and engage the fractious anxiety of the present through an expression of love … they demand to be seen … to be set into a public … Continue reading
May 24, 2024
by Shapes
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by Marshall Mateer REFLECTIONS ON THE EXHIBITION ‘ART REVOLUTIONARIES – HOMAGE TO THE PAVILION OF THE SPANISH REPUBLIC, 1937’. THE MAYORAL GALLERY, BARCELONA – held in a temporary gallery in LONDON, winter 2017. In 1937 volunteers on their way to … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by Professor Zebra
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REMEMBERING SAM MASTERS and HARRY GROSS Sam Masters died fighting in the battle of Brunete in July 1937. Sam wrote to his mother, “Frankly, I’ve never felt in my life such love of comrades as here. These boys are the finest, … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by Professor Zebra
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… an eclectic mix … a carnival amplifying and inspiring. Originally a rattle made of a bag tied to a stick in which pebbles and other bits could be shaken as a [bird] scarer; described as “a blare, a bloody … Continue reading