Monthly Archives: October 2016

Art For Change

‘Protest art is avowedly activist, seeking to achieve a tangible political impact by mobilizing opinion against a powerful adversary. Protest art turns state propaganda on its head, creating a subversive counter to official iconography.’ (taken from 100 ideas that changed Art via Credo Reference on The … Continue reading

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Fashion Trends Cass at Calcutta House

#Fashion Trends #SS1617 Cass Fashion  Aldgate Library Fashion Books are on the third floor

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Georgia O’Keeffe display

Have you seen the Georgia O’Keeffe retrospective at Tate Modern yet? on until the 30th October. We have lots of books at Aldgate Library on this pioneer painter, many of which are on display in the cabinet at the entrance to … Continue reading

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Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) at University for the Creative Arts

  The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has released over 1300 newly researched records of old master paintings. The 1,306 paintings, which come from four of the UK’s most important regional collections, … Continue reading

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