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Author: Jennifer Brough

Jennifer Brough is usually writing, editing or reading. Outside of these wordy pursuits, she is learning Spanish and dreaming of Mexico. Her poems have most recently been published in Pussy Magic, Mookychick and Blanket Sea. She tweets at @Jennifer_Brough.

Postcards in Isolation 22: Luchita Hurtado, Untitled, 1971

19th August 202019th August 2020  Jennifer Brough

In Luchita Hurtado’s paintings, the nude female body is an affirmation of the self, a locus of solitude and personal care that reminds us to slow down and appreciate ourselves and others, writes Jennifer Brough.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Covid-19, Jennifer Brough, John Berger, Lockdown Living, Luchita Hurtado, New Mexico, Nude, painting, Postcards in Isolation, Rochelle Roberts, The Serpentine

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado – a genre-defying page turner

20th April 202020th April 2020  Jennifer Brough

Carmen Maria Machado’s genre-bending memoir, In the Dream House, is a clever and poignant exploration of an abusive relationship, one that ranges from Star Trek and film noir to debates of LGBTQ+ rights in the US.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House, Intersectional Feminism, memoir, Queer Relationships

British Surrealism at Dulwich Picture Gallery

15th March 202016th March 2020  Jennifer Brough

After viewing Dulwich Picture Gallery’s latest exhibition, British Surrealism, Jennifer Brough reflects on one of the west’s most disruptive art movements, its elitism, and how women surrealists are gradually being given the space they deserve.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: André Breton, British Surrealism, Dora Maar, Dorothea Tanning, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Grace Palithorpe, Ithell Colquhon, Leonora Carrington, Marion Adnams, Night / Shift, Salvador Dali, Surrealism
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