• ‘There is a bullet in my brain’: the searing art of Hollywood nun Sister Mary Corita

    ‘There is a bullet in my brain’: the searing art of Hollywood nun Sister Mary Corita
    She tackled the brutalities and violence of the Vietnam war – and the racist response to the Watts Uprising in LA. If Sister Corita held her viewfinder up to today’s world, what would it show us?The news cycle operates at such a rapid pace, it can feel impossible to take everything in, leaving us overwhelmed, exhausted, and at times helpless. The Hollywood-based nun, artist and teacher Sister Mary Corita (AKA Corita Kent) understood this. She lived and worked through the 1960s, also
  • August design news: puppets, a moveable monument and how to combat a heatwave

    August design news: puppets, a moveable monument and how to combat a heatwave
    Dundee design festival, fashion using sustainable textiles and cars that should existIn this month’s design news, learn how to beat a heat wave, what a Rolls-Royce food truck would look like and where to see the best puppets in the UK. Also make sure you visit London Design Festival next month – the event runs from 14 to 22 September across the UK’s capital. Continue reading...

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