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Louise Bourgeois: Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool offers extended gratification with its first major accessible exhibition since covid restrictions eased: Focus on Louise Bourgeois. The works and gallery, bold faced and vibrant, lay unprocessed by the pandemic. Following our ascent to the second floor aka six full flights of stairs, we encounter a magnificent spider scaling the walls. French-American artist:…
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The Hattery Murals
The Hattery murals is a commision applied for by the artist: Alison Little, for Stockport Town Centre. The Hattery Murals Each mural is introduced with a famed Pankhurst purple feather. A Mother of the region who undoubtedly purchased many hats fashioned at the Stockport mills. We are then released into an array of millinery dating…
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Rape Reform
During the last six months we have witnessed massive changes proposed toward the authorities over the handling of rape cases. The ‘End to End’ rape review was published, putting forward substantial reform to the approach to sexual violence by the Police and CPS. Sarah Everand, the abduction, rape and murder of this blameless woman by…
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Fun in Acapulco: the Planter
‘Fun in Acapulco’ planter is artist: Alison Little latest commission. Bring colour, glory and a latino vibe to the streets of the UK. ‘Fun in Acapulco’ was the top grossing movie of 1963 in the US. A musical, starring Elvis as a lifeguard come hotel singer. Presley didn’t actually travel to Mexico, a stunt double…
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Brunswick Bridge: Dock
A photo journey around Brunswick docks in Wirral. Photography and Words Alison Little
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Where the Crawdads Sing
If this is one of the books you were intending to read over lock down, but were yet to get to the novel, leave it no longer. A magnificent novel, covering so many proceedings from a young girl coming of age, to rape, to murder, to the justice system. A love story, a murder mystery…
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Sleet Feet: Hot off the Press
‘Sleet Feet’ an extract from the novel, Causal Nexus, being penned by Alison Little arrived in print earlier in the month. ‘The Survivor Zine’ presents the frozen trainered teen in the publication. Holly Ambrose has written for, edited and produced ‘The Survivor Zine’ in full glory of print. The collection of fiction, art and interviews…
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Gettin’ the brasses cleaned up!
Stating clearly, by ‘Gettin’ the brasses cleaned up’ we don’t mean sending sex workers to rehab. Sorting out a ‘Tarnished knob’ doesn’t refer to a visit to speak to the professionals at the S.T.D clinic. We are discussing polishing up your household brasswares, the armoury which alines your front door. Tarnished knob The Game Plan…
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The John Moores Painting Prize 2020
The John Moores painting prize, 2020, delayed by an additional year due to the covid enforced restrictions. The bustling Walker Gallery shows us the cultural draught administered by the pandemic has diminished. Again, we have galleries to visit, exhibitions to experience and the vigour of the John Moores Painting prize in which to resonate. Chaotic,…
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Covi’ffeti
They closed our galleries! They suspended the Arts! They insisted we stay home! Artists took to the streets, walls became canvas, spray cans became brushes and the theme became covid. Concepts around mortality parallel the realities of the daily death toll. Political in nature, demaining protection from the virus and gratitude towards key workers. ‘Covid…
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