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Women In Revolt!
I missed he Women In Revolt! exhibition when it was on in London last year, so I was delighted when my Dad sent me a link to the...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 304 min read


Protest Art – Jessica Lack
I was particularly intrigued by the introduction to the book: ‘This is a book about art and protest and how artists have responded to...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 118 min read


Remain Passport and Jazzing up my suitcase with sparkles
I got my passport renewed over the Summer and that of course meant I had to swap my beautiful mauve EU passport for a shitty blue (black)...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 8, 20241 min read


Badge Bag
After a conversation about whether badges are cultish, the ever delightful Lucy asked me to deep-dive blog post anyalsing the badges on...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
This was a challenging book to read, not least because of its length but the heavy topic was also galling at times. Since it is an...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 18, 20248 min read


"SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" - Notes on Animal Farm
Animal Farm was my favourite film as a child – we had a cartoon version on VHS. I cried every time at the moment Napoleon sends Boxer to...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 21, 20245 min read


"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 202411 min read


"They were using creative methods with their propaganda and we have to fight them on their own playing field"
I decided to type up a transcript of (most of) my impromptu speech in Rome on 17th April, since many of the points I made are relevant to...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 26, 20247 min read


Visiting Thessaloniki Museum of Modern Art
Dada photography by Man-Ray and Ukraininan Artist, Solomon Nikritin. I decided to visit the Museum of Modern Art whilst I was visiting...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 21, 20245 min read


Reading 'And Europe Will Be Stunned' - Yael Bartana
I wanted to research the work of contemporary artists who explore identity, nationalism, and propaganda, which led me to Isreli artist,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 24, 20245 min read


Propaganda Prints - Colin Moore
Reflections on Propaganda Prints – A History of art in the service of social and political change by Colin Moore published by A & C Black...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 14, 202410 min read


'Boys Weeklies' and the Undue Reverence of Privately-Educated, British, Political Elites
Some more reflections on the writings of George Orwell - 'Boys Weeklies' (Inside the Whale, March 11, 1940) critical essay included in...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 9, 20232 min read


All Art is Propaganda - George Orwell
I've recently been reading a collection of critical essays by George Orwell, compiled by George Packer, titled 'All Art is Propaganda'...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 26, 20235 min read
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