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Richard Salkeld

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Art and Photography; Instagram: https://xitter.cf/t.co/nCyyxjKZb1

 Flockton, West Yorkshire
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Joined July 2009
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Daily* Art Tripper A (*more or less) daily selection of artworks from public collections around the UK (but not London). Selections made from @artukdotorg Day 2: British (English) School, "A Pair of Pigs", c1850 @ComptonVerney dailyarttripper.blogspot.com…
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‘Here comes the sun’: Zadie Smith on hope, trepidation and rebirth after 14 years of the Tories theguardian.com/politics/art…
‘Here comes the sun’: Zadie Smith on hope, trepidation and rebirth after 14 years of the Tories

‘Here comes the sun’: Zadie Smith on hope, trepidation and rebirth after 14 years of the Tories

I used to shock US audiences with my stories of Britain’s excellent, accessible universities and healthcare. Then the Conservatives ruined the country. Now real change is on the horizon

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Use this election to reject the Farage version of Britain. Let’s get our country back | Gordon Brown theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Brilliant.
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They'll tell you voting doesn't make a difference. But it was a Labour Government that changed my life. If you want change, vote for it on Thursday.
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RIP Ben Vautier (Ben), 18.7.35 - 5.6.24.
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We're pleased to announce that we have acquired a rare chess set at auction depicting key political figures of the Miners’ Strike 1984/85. (1/3)
Miners chess set on display in the gallery in a glass case

ALT Miners chess set on display in the gallery in a glass case

Miners chess set pieces wrapped in acid free tissue paper

ALT Miners chess set pieces wrapped in acid free tissue paper

A curator handling a chess piece and putting it on display.

ALT A curator handling a chess piece and putting it on display.

White and black pieces from the chess set. The black pieces are made up of: Arthur Scargill – President of the National Union of Mineworkers (King), Neil Kinnock – Leader of the Labour Party (Queen), Karl Marx (Bishop), Flying Picket (Knight), Pithead (Rook) and Miners’ Helmets (Pawn). The white characters include: Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister (Queen), Ian MacGregor – Head of the National Coal Board (King), Milton Friedman – Economist and Adviser to Thatcher (Bishop), Police Horse (Knight), Big Ben (Rook) and Police Helmets (Pawn).

ALT White and black pieces from the chess set. The black pieces are made up of: Arthur Scargill – President of the National Union of Mineworkers (King), Neil Kinnock – Leader of the Labour Party (Queen), Karl Marx (Bishop), Flying Picket (Knight), Pithead (Rook) and Miners’ Helmets (Pawn). The white characters include: Margaret Thatcher – Prime Minister (Queen), Ian MacGregor – Head of the National Coal Board (King), Milton Friedman – Economist and Adviser to Thatcher (Bishop), Police Horse (Knight), Big Ben (Rook) and Police Helmets (Pawn).

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RIP Frank Stella, 12.5.36 - 4.5.24. Frank Stella, Marriage of Reason and Squalor, 1959. "What you see is what you see."
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RIP Richard Serra, 2.11.38 - 26.3.24 Richard Serra, Dead Weight, 2014. Forged steel.
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ILLUMINATE is on display in Manchester until 27th April!  the-modernist.org/blogs/news… 🕜 Open 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday 📍The Modernist, 58 Port Street
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Carl Andre obituary theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Carl Andre obituary

Carl Andre obituary

Minimalist sculptor known for his ‘pile of bricks’ at the Tate, and who faced accusations over the death of his wife, Ana Mendieta

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RIP Carl Andre. 16.9.35 - 24.1.24
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Judith Tucker obituary theguardian.com/education/20…
Judith Tucker obituary

Judith Tucker obituary

Other lives: Artist, academic and curator whose paintings and drawings were exhibited across the world

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RIP Joe Tilson, 24.8.28 - 13.11.23
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RIP Brice Marden, 15.10.38 - 9.8.23 theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Brice Marden obituary

American painter who combined constant experimentation and a resistance to fashion in his work

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Concerts breathe new life into the Father Willis Organ! Come along to @HuddsTownHall and listen to the organ as never before. From Pub to Pulpit (8 June) and Organic Doom Vol. 1 (12 June) are two very different types of organ concert. orlo.uk/cc4v2
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ALT Pub to Pulpit image and Organic Doom poster

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Not only Shakespeare, but also J.M.W. TURNER, b. 23 April (1775). Also remembering Bert Irvin. In 1969 he inaugurated an annual celebration of Turner’s birthday. Pics: Turner, Norham Castle, Sunrise c1845; Bert Irvin with silhouette of Turner by Ruskin; Bert Irvin, Cathay, 1979
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'#WilliamKlein won his first camera in a poker game and went on to become renowned for his skill in fashion photography, film-making, painting and more. This beautifully produced book brings his work alive.' Book review @thamesandhudson by @DrBWilliamson: studiointernational.com/inde…
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‘In every sense tremendous’: the epic life and art of Phyllida Barlow – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign…
‘In every sense tremendous’: the epic life and art of Phyllida Barlow – in pictures

‘In every sense tremendous’: the epic life and art of Phyllida Barlow – in pictures

The artist, who died this week, created gargantuan works that brought fame later in life – and took her to the Venice Biennale, where she represented Brexit-voting Britain with a piece called Folly

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Dame Phyllida Barlow obituary theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Dame Phyllida Barlow obituary

Dame Phyllida Barlow obituary

British sculptor determined to turn convention on its head to create vast, uncontainable works of art

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Word coming through that Tom Verlaine (1949-2023) of Television has slipped away. Marquee Moon (1977) remains an utter gem, with Verlaine's dry, crisp reductionist guitar lines painting an unforgettable sonic canvas.
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