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A great afternoon interviewing @janicecyli in front of a stunning Black Madonna painting at @ExploreWellcome for a @bbcworldservice doc I'm presenting, which will be broadcast just before Christmas

Wellcome Collection, a museum and library located on Euston Road, will host the exhibition “The Cult of Beauty” with an aim to examine the influence of morality, status, health, age, race and gender on the evolution of ideas about beauty through history. trib.al/uLuPoAY

The news is out!! #TheCultofBeauty opening @ExploreWellcome this autumn 26 October 2023!

Writer @janicecyli delivers a captivating essay on @B_S_Ashton creative practice and her inspiration behind her pieces for Synesthesia II. Click the link in our bio for the full essay. Bridgette Ashton by Janice Li - synesthesia @CultivatorCorn @PlymCreative

Check out @janicecyli’s essay on @jonathanmichaelray, exploring his practice which examines the multi-layered histories and beliefs assigned to artefacts and places he encounters. Read the essay: synesthesia.online/Jonathan-Ray-b… @CultivatorCorn @PlymCreative @Creative_Kernow

We’re shining a light on Janice Li, one of our five writers participating in the Synesthesia II collaboration. A researcher, writer and curator, Janice Li’s work focuses on interdisciplinary practices between art, design, and STEM. Find out more: janicecyli.com

Check out the behind the scenes pictures to see Bridgette Ashton work on her creative piece for SynesthesiaII in collaboration with Janice Li. 📸 John Hersey

“you don’t need to crunch around in gore-tex to be subversive" - the JOY of women walking - this week on the #podcast @janicecyli reads @LaurenElkin link to listen & download: anchor.fm/womenread/epis… #flâneuse #womenread

Further evidence that "supply-chain” crises are god’s way of teaching us about production! Astonishing @FT report on the paint crisis by @harrydemps One for @DEHEdgerton ft.com/content/3f4a15…

Doing tiktok with @FloraParkin #MuseumofAnthropocene

@FloraParkin Yayyy 🎉🎉🎉 congratulations Flora!! Also just taking the chance to say what a beautiful name for you xx

While this may read like a story from a dystopian novel it is unfortunately the sorry state of affairs at the intersection of museum, universities, corporate interests and social media. Also interesting to see how BP/BM/Warwick uni would rather spend their money and time.

The V&A is a public museum in a country holding a disproportionate responsibility for the current climate crisis and histories of the Anthropocene. It is therefore important to use the V&A collection to expand the stories told about these histories, and the people involved.

Welcome to Part Two of @FloraParkin & @janicecyli’s tour of hidden histories in the V&A collection, for @ExRdFestival. Arguing the importance of understanding the V&A as a Museum of the Anthropocene, this week takes in the industrial revolution and great acceleration. A 🧵

Read something today that actually has First Nations voices. 👀 What's wrong with land acknowledgements, and how to make them better | CBC News cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

I am researching women walking alone, the impact this can have on creativity and social/safety implications of being a woman out on her own. Found Flaneuse by @LaurenElkin and @kerriandrewsuk’s book v helpful. Also Solnit. Any other recommendations gratefully received :-)

If you've missed our Museum of the Anthropocene TikTok tour, here's a mini trail in a thread (part 1)!

@nd_kane @FloraParkin Thanks for tuning in Natalie!! Heard you were a v engaged audience haha hope to see you in person soon x

So excited to be doing this with @FloraParkin next Tuesday! Tune in for our live your if you're on TikTok!

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