Tag: Barbican Centre

  • The power of art to uplift others

    The power of art to uplift others

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    A reflection on the Barbican exhibition dedicated to Noah Davis, whose work portrays Black life with beauty, majesty, joy, and humour in the face of systemic racism. Through dreamlike figurative paintings and a radical commitment to access and inclusion, Davis created a body of work that transcends time, place, and representation.

  • Feminist visions in Balinese art

    Feminist visions in Balinese art

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    A reflection on Into Eternal Land, the first UK exhibition by Balinese artist Citra Sasmita at The Curve, Barbican Centre. Drawing on mythology, ancestral techniques, and a feminist perspective, the exhibition reinterprets Balinese tradition to place women at the center of a post-patriarchal world.