Tag: women

Susie MacMurray: Masquerade

July 25, 2018

Between the extravagant chandeliers that hang from the ceiling of the St Alban’s Museum Assembly Room, and the dingy cells in the basement below, is a gallery space that currently houses Susie MacMurray’s Masquerade. Rich velvet and harsh wire forms sit side-by side in MacMurray’s exhibition, reflecting the history of contrast and conflict that resonates … More Susie MacMurray: Masquerade

Käthe Buchler: Women’s Work

April 10, 2018

For German photographer Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) World War One granted access to a new social landscape. The photographs exhibited in Beyond the Battlefields depict life away from the front line, and in particular, the women and children who maintained Germany’s economic and social foundations in the absence of their fathers, brothers, and husbands. Many of … More Käthe Buchler: Women’s Work