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The wait is over as Issue 23 of The Courtauldian is OUT NOW!
Experience a new version of The Courtauldian and read interviews with artists on the theme of 'time' and reviews of online exhibitions, as well as many other articles!
Find Issue 23 at https://t.co/BSqx83OcLE

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“I close my eyes and I’m back in the concrete village of Fondazione Prada in Milan, where 35 paintings by Chinese painter Liu Ye are displayed.”
Read Sara Quattrocchi Febles’ review on the current exhibition at Fondazione Prada through here: https://t.co/X8u6Ia1a2M

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The Courtauld has been invited by the Queer Heritage Forum to join PrideOnline2020! From Monday through Saturday, check out @QHForum for a series of events, podcasts, videos, craftivism activities, and much more.
Find some of these listed here: https://t.co/cHQjqpW8vq

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“I find myself quarantined in Madrid. A glass of white wine and music under the sun. So let me tell you all about my very subjective experience at the Courtauld as a postgraduate student.”
Check out Marga’s review experience as an MA student at https://t.co/68uJwMg8DC

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Looking for some creative inspiration? Then check out the art by the Courtauld community for Issue 22!
Read the articles that go with them and find more illustrations to inspire you at https://t.co/RfinqvzLC6
Image 1: Vitoria Mendes
Image 2: Jago Henderson
Image 3: April Abad

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“The current (social) distance, anonymity, and confusion affecting people evoke a sentimentality which I find In Giorgio De Chirico’s metaphysical paintings.”
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Read Lewis Duncan’s journey through the “de Chirico-esque dreamscape” of London here: https://t.co/DuC7NS4A1e

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If you would like to share your thoughts or need something to keep you busy during this time of self-isolation, you are more than welcome to submit an article, piece of creative writing, and/or art to [email protected].

Stay well and safe,
The Courtauldian Team

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Dear readers,
The Courtauldian is thinking of all those affected by the virus and want to take the time to express our support and provide an open space for all students to express their feelings/emotions during this difficult time.

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We also want to say that the Team will continue producing articles and keeping you updated as much as we can.

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Even though you might not be able to pick up a copy of Museion just yet, you can read the online version of Issue 22 through https://t.co/3crzgDYj8V
Check out the amazing work our students at The Courtauld have done for our spring issue!

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“The major gallery shows in London broadly shape culture and taste, meanwhile smaller events are not given the same value but are equally as important.”
Read Lewis’ article on “community-scale events” versus larger exhibitions, such as ones at Tate, here: https://t.co/VPlUhelwzJ

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Through her article, BA2 student Thea Voyles shares her opinion on the February 16 Town Hall Meeting held by the Courtauld Management and the Courtauld UCU on the UCU Strikes.
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Find out about what Thea thought through here: https://t.co/coEoRG5xUl

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“Doodling feels somewhat inappropriate on a museum wall, which always seems to have a ‘secret’ and ‘untouchable’ connotation to it.“
Read more on how different artists have approached the museum label here: https://t.co/ggFS1AWp8K
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Nedko Solakov, Albertinadoodles, 2019

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The 9th St. Club exhibition seeks “to undo the stereotype of abstract expressionists as 'macho' men.”
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If you want to read more on the current exhibition at Gazelli Art House, find Saga Sjöberg’s article here: https://t.co/JkagLGGX1u

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“One daren’t move when in the presence of [Aaron Copland’s] stillness. And yet, within seconds, you feel like you can dance.”

Harry Fisher explores the ability of Copland’s music in carrying you to a different dimension. Find his article here: https://t.co/6LBGKQCv5I

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‘Those creating policy are still so far removed from what life is like on a council state, what does this mean for the people that live there?’
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Read Lewis’ answer to this question in his article: https://t.co/cjdd2hiWFo
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Illustration: @MissMarksArt

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“I’ve seen the Courtauld change and evolve in an incredible way.”
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Meet our January Human of the Courtauld, Susan Horsfield! Read about her experience working at the Courtauld here: https://t.co/TDejvbndmN

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As the MoMu is ‘not located in Paris or New York, not in a fashion capital, ... we’re an underdog, so we can be a bit more disruptive.’
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Check out Thea Voyles’ most recent interview with MoMu’s (Antwerp) fashion curator Elisa De Wyngaert! https://t.co/RBpwnk3alb

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Through ‘Art and the Rural’, Lewis Duncan analyzes the UK’s intent in expanding the art world beyond the city landscape.
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Read Lewis’ exploration here: https://t.co/pvOtZG31Nj

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Let’s see what will come next...
Cartoon by @MissMarksArt