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Red star over Russia

Posted: 13/12/17 09:00 | 0 Comments

This exhibition looks at the visual language of Soviet posters, prints and photographs from the October Revolution to the death of Stalin. It shows how in the first ten years Soviet designers created a revolutionary narrative that linked the events of 1917 to turning points such as the storming of the Bastille and Delacroix’s image of Liberty Leading the People. The exhibition is particularly relevant to students studying the OCA Visual Studies course.

What we look for when we go to the movies – the sequel

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Posted: 15/03/17 09:59 | 0 Comments

Recently I wrote about what I am looking for when I go to the movies – the suspension of disbelief being paramount. However, there are times when one needs to see a film, a difficult, challenging film from which you know you will emerge shattered, angry, sad.

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Red star over Russia

What we look for when we go to the movies – the sequel