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I must be an optimist.

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Fair play to the Quakers for being seen as a threat to the English state for a solid 375 years.

07.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 478 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 13125 πŸ” 5314 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 183
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London Museum workers begin industrial action - Museums Association Union warns pay dispute could affect timetable to open museum’s new Smithfield site

News | London Museum workers begin industrial action - union warns pay dispute could affect timetable to open museum’s new Smithfield site.

24.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
London Museum workers and a pigeon are striking for fair pay

London Museum workers and a pigeon are striking for fair pay

Fair pay for museum workers! #prospect #strike #solidarity #pigeon

19.02.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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London Museum workers vote to strike over pay - Museums Association But Tate dispute is resolved after staff accept improved offer

News | London Museum workers vote to strike over pay – but Tate dispute is resolved after staff accept improved offer

05.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Brilliant !

30.01.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A billboard showing in colourful text the words β€˜TRUE LOVE’. In the bottom corner someone has graffitied the text β€˜EAT BUM’, with two figures demonstrating just that.

A billboard showing in colourful text the words β€˜TRUE LOVE’. In the bottom corner someone has graffitied the text β€˜EAT BUM’, with two figures demonstrating just that.

Words by which to live

08.01.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence. 

The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.

Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence. The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.

Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.

The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.

20.11.2025 09:01 πŸ‘ 1235 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 23
A magazine spread on a table. The left-hand page has the headline and two columns of text; the headline and sub reads: 

Material forces
The captivating, revelatory world of Christopher Williams

On the right hand page is a woman’s hand reaching down to pull on a red sock. It is an artwork by Christopher Williams.

A magazine spread on a table. The left-hand page has the headline and two columns of text; the headline and sub reads: Material forces The captivating, revelatory world of Christopher Williams On the right hand page is a woman’s hand reaching down to pull on a red sock. It is an artwork by Christopher Williams.

I’m very happy to have a profile on one of my favourite artists, Christopher Williams, in this weekend’s FT Magazine. Thanks to Griselda Murray Brown for commissioning and editing it. @financialtimes.com

15.11.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween

02.11.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 4835 πŸ” 2830 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 291

The quiet part spoken out loud …

17.10.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

04.08.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 4536 πŸ” 3270 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 409

They are now playing Queen’s We are the Champions and it made me think of you.

21.05.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

PALACE

26.04.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feminist Surrealist Easter c/o -

Leonora Carrington, Ab Eo Quod (1956).

Leonor Fini, The Guardian of the Black Egg (1955).

Kaye Sage, My Room Has Two Doors (1939).

Ithell Colquhoun, Sardine and Eggs (c. 1941).

20.04.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A black-and-white photograph of a painting on a wooden panel, Maerten van Heemskerck, Man of Sorrows, c. 1550, showing a resurrected Christ with an erection hidden by his loincloth. This is an example of Ostentatio genitalium (Latin for "display of the genitals"), a term coined by the art critic Leo Steinberg.

A black-and-white photograph of a painting on a wooden panel, Maerten van Heemskerck, Man of Sorrows, c. 1550, showing a resurrected Christ with an erection hidden by his loincloth. This is an example of Ostentatio genitalium (Latin for "display of the genitals"), a term coined by the art critic Leo Steinberg.

He is Risen!

20.04.2025 10:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Boadicea and Her Daughters.

Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JH

4.6

Sculpture

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URGENT: Join Us in Parliament Square This Saturday 1pm- Stand for Trans Rights

Dear Friends,

We need your support now more than ever.

This Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Parliament Square, there will be a critical protest in support of trans rights, following the recent Supreme Court decision that threatens the recognition and dignity of trans people across the UK.

Boadicea and Her Daughters. Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2JH 4.6 Sculpture g.co URGENT: Join Us in Parliament Square This Saturday 1pm- Stand for Trans Rights Dear Friends, We need your support now more than ever. This Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Parliament Square, there will be a critical protest in support of trans rights, following the recent Supreme Court decision that threatens the recognition and dignity of trans people across the UK.

sure no one misses it!!!

SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

I'll share some social media graphics soon for you to post. By 6pm

Let's show up and show out for trans lives.

See you in Parliament Square this Saturday.

sure no one misses it!!! SHARE SHARE SHARE!!! I'll share some social media graphics soon for you to post. By 6pm Let's show up and show out for trans lives. See you in Parliament Square this Saturday.

Meeting Point: Boadicea and Her Daughters Statue - https://g.co/kgs /pkDwGp3

Trans women are women

Trans men are men

Non-binary people exist and deserve rights too

UNISON branches are supporting this protest, and we are calling on every member, friend, and ally to join us in solidarity. We need a huge turnout to show that we will not stand by while rights are taken from our family.

Please reach out to everyone you know- colleagues, friends, family, union members - and ask them to come along. Bring signs, bring energy, and most importantly, bring your voice.

This is very last minute, so we need everyone to shout about this protest as loudly and widely as possible. Share it with your networks, post it online, tell your friends. let's make sure no one misses it!!!

SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

Meeting Point: Boadicea and Her Daughters Statue - https://g.co/kgs /pkDwGp3 Trans women are women Trans men are men Non-binary people exist and deserve rights too UNISON branches are supporting this protest, and we are calling on every member, friend, and ally to join us in solidarity. We need a huge turnout to show that we will not stand by while rights are taken from our family. Please reach out to everyone you know- colleagues, friends, family, union members - and ask them to come along. Bring signs, bring energy, and most importantly, bring your voice. This is very last minute, so we need everyone to shout about this protest as loudly and widely as possible. Share it with your networks, post it online, tell your friends. let's make sure no one misses it!!! SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

Planned action!

Protest planned at parliament square on Saturday at 1pm to protest supreme court ruling.

16.04.2025 15:23 πŸ‘ 2123 πŸ” 1050 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 106

Solidarity with trans people everywhere and especially, today, in the UK

16.04.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sent my 14 and 16 year old to the supermarket to buy sour cream, Worcestershire sauce and kidney beans. They can’t find any of them, won’t ask anyone for help, and are having some kind of meltdown in the condiment aisle.

13.04.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Talk | Crip Climates: A Collaborative Syllabus for Disabled Ecologies - Garden Museum

What an event! Crip Climates: A Collaborative Syllabus for Disabled Ecologies at the Garden Museum with the Architecture Foundation. Wow. gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/talk-...

26.03.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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03.03.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #twinpeaksday to all that celebrate

24.02.2025 08:34 πŸ‘ 724 πŸ” 304 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 23
People explore an exhibition space in a museum. Text reads: Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 2025. 12 March 2025.

People explore an exhibition space in a museum. Text reads: Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 2025. 12 March 2025.

Just under two months to go until we gather at the Barbican for Show Time: Designing Great Exhibitions 2025 πŸ’‘

We'll be exploring all things exhibitions – from sustainability and decolonisation to co-production and community engagement.

Book now πŸ‘‰ ow.ly/Co0r50UHONr

18.01.2025 15:05 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought David Lynch would be with us forever

16.01.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I loved this film.

02.01.2025 22:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Barbara Hepworth, 'Winter Solstice' (1970)

21.12.2024 12:34 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(And for sale)

28.11.2024 18:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway, here's my starter pack go.bsky.app/VFxSES6 (and like I said, I felt 😬 making it, because all lists and categorisations of people are political and I think we should act as if lists don't matter and work to rethink taxonomic power, but that's another thread)

28.11.2024 06:20 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0