While I went down to the DJCAD degree show primarily to see Sekai Machache and Nel Wilson's work (https://www.facebook.com/events/1133494123330767/, as they've both contributed to Artificial Womb zine, there were some other artists who stood out for me. Catherine MacRobbie 'Understanding Mature Cystic Teratoma' Virtually everything from the MSc Medical Art students was incredible, but Catherine's... Continue Reading →
Herland: Realising The Dream of a Feminist Utopia?
A hundred years ago Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a socialist feminist from the Tri-State area in the USA, wrote a novel about a country inhabited by androgynous women who lived in a co-operative meritocracy and were able to reproduce asexually - she called it ‘Herland’. Now, influenced by the novel, a Facebook group has been formed... Continue Reading →
Free Pride
As a protest against the increasing commercialisation of Pride events across the UK, queer activists in Glasgow have organised a Free Pride in the city on August 22. The day begins at 2pm at The Art School on 20 Scott Street, Glasgow. There’ll be poetry, films, performance and, despite some recent controversy around whether drag... Continue Reading →