Neel’s attention to the sensuous human subject, irrespective but mindful of race, gender, status and sexuality, was rare and undervalued, yet now seems prophetic.
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The master of abstract art proved that black ‘township artists’ from South Africa could become leaders of international styles.
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
A London exhibition of the French post-impressionist painter is an opportunity to examine what it is that fascinates us about art itself.
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Research Professor in Social and Cultural Theory, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Fine Art, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in American Cultural History, University of Hull
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Honorary Research Associate at Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town