It's Activism, But is it Art?

Shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards 2023. In this episode I discuss the recently opened exhibition on art and the feminist movement in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s at Tate gallery in London, including work by See Red Women's Workshop, Jill Posener and other British artists from this period. I talk about the value of protest / activist art, and why it's important that we record and collect this type of work. And I consider the relevance and popularity of this kind of exhibition which weaves together a rich story of the visual arts with social history.

The Gallery Companion is hosted by writer and historian Dr Victoria Powell. It's a thought-provoking dive into the interesting questions and messy stuff about our lives that art explores and represents.

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