The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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The art of Brexit
CHRIS MOSS pores over a stimulating and stirring collage of ideas and imagery generated by the 2016 referendum
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING: National Front office, in London, and campaigner (left), 1971 by Romano Cagnoni (1935-2018)
[Courtesy of Fondazione Romano Cagnoni]
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Leave to Remain: A Snapshot of Brexit
Noni Stacey, Lund Humphries, £35
WHAT are we to do with Brexit?
Whether you were for or against the ultimate decision, you can rest assured you were hoodwinked. The pro arguments were false, the anti case was non-existent. The cheats and liars who ushered the docile nation towards the exit are universally discredited. Yet here we are – with memories, confusions, anxieties and, let’s face it, a species of political fatigue mingled with melancholy. Being had is hard to bear.
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