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James Clegg

@jcwritercurator

Writer and curator based in Edinburgh. Curator at Talbot Rice Gallery @talbotrice75 #pineseye

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TODAY 6pm! Come hear the wonderful Marwa Arsanios talking about her practice. MacLaren Stuart Room, Law School, Old College (near Talbot Rice Gallery) The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh College of Art #commons #Feminism #liberation #edinburgh #artisttalk

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"It's hard to leave this exhibition about debt without feeling that these conditions have been in place for centuries." by Conrad Landin in Apollo Magazine Read the full article here πŸ‘‰ ow.ly/2aNr50NEx69 #TheAccursedShare #TalbotRice

"It's hard to leave this exhibition about debt without feeling that these conditions have been in place for centuries."  by <a href="/conradlandin/">Conrad Landin</a>  in <a href="/Apollo_magazine/">Apollo Magazine</a> 

Read the full article here  πŸ‘‰  ow.ly/2aNr50NEx69

#TheAccursedShare #TalbotRice
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'One for sorrow, two for joy...' can you guess the end of this old nursery rhyme? #TalbotRice is participating in #TheWildEscape with an exciting new activity on #EarthDay for families visiting on 22 April! 🌱Art Fund Check out more events here: ow.ly/VL8C50NH0sX

'One for sorrow, two for joy...' can you guess the end of this old nursery rhyme?
#TalbotRice is participating in #TheWildEscape with an exciting new activity on #EarthDay for families visiting on 22 April! 🌱<a href="/artfund/">Art Fund</a> 
Check out more events here:
ow.ly/VL8C50NH0sX
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'The Magpie's Challenge' at #TalbotRice this Earth Day - Saturday, 22 April! 🌱 Combining the spirit of #TheAccursedShare and #TheWildEscape for UK wildlife, visit the gallery to participate in the activity inspired by #HannavonGoeler's 'Migration series'.

'The Magpie's Challenge' at #TalbotRice this Earth Day - Saturday, 22 April! 🌱
Combining the spirit of #TheAccursedShare and #TheWildEscape for UK wildlife, visit the gallery to participate in the activity inspired by #HannavonGoeler's 'Migration series'.
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Two more days until The Magpie's Challenge! 🌱 If you would like to participate, just let one of our Volunteers know! Families who complete the challenge will receive a special prize! πŸ¦‹ Read more about the nationwide #TheWildEscape project: thewildescape.org.uk

Two more days until The Magpie's Challenge! 🌱
If you would like to participate,  just let one of our Volunteers know! Families who complete the challenge will receive a special prize! πŸ¦‹ Read more about the nationwide #TheWildEscape project: thewildescape.org.uk
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Delighted to be considered a 'changemaker' for the work we've been doing Talbot Rice Gallery with communities. Thanks to colleagues who nominated us and a huge thanks to Crisis Scotland, @GlasgowBarons, the schools and all the wonderful people we work with to achieve this. πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈ

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6pm tonight, we will be joined online by Marwa Arsanios - who will give a talk about her brilliant film series Who is Afraid of Idealogy? Free tickets and link available through Talbot Rice Gallery website. Don't be afraid... and amazing things can happen. #commons #landrights

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I am grateful to James Clegg for taking me to a tour this afternoon Talbot Rice Gallery where for the first time a Congolese artist #SammyBaloji born in Lubumbashi and alumni of the university of Lubumbashi exhibit is work of Copper from the #Katanga region which is symbolic of

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Congratulations to all Edinburgh College of Art graduates on such a spectacular Degree Show! πŸ’― Don’t miss your chance to see it - open until 11 June. #ecagradshow2023

Congratulations to all <a href="/eca_edinburgh/">Edinburgh College of Art</a> graduates on such a spectacular Degree Show! πŸ’― 

Don’t miss your chance to see it - open until 11 June. 

#ecagradshow2023
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Dark Earth... the name scientists are giving to a kind of super soil that comes from the remains of Indigenous settlements: "created by millions of Amerindian people between 450 BC and 950 AD." sciencefocus.com/news/dark-eart… #anthropocene #indigenous #care

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Still on #debt - here's a recent article about climate debt: "The oversized carbon footprint of wealthier nations has been an ongoing roadblock in the race to cut emissions and curb the worst impacts of climate change." #theaccursedshare #ClimateCrisis grist.org/international/…

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OPENING RECEPTION Talbot Rice Gallery would like to invite you to the opening reception of #JesseJones 'The Tower' and #LawrenceAbuHamdan '45th Parallel' with an intervention by Hephzibah Israel. πŸ’« Book your free ticket πŸ‘‡ - we look forward to seeing you! shorturl.at/fhF35

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The work we do with community partners and students is so important, and part of my job I've enjoyed the most. But, I'm delighted that we are recuiting someone who will be dedicated to this part of Talbot Rice Gallery mission. Could you be that person? Edinburgh Local Edinburgh College of Art

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I'm thinking about the relationship between #immigration and Foucault's heterotopias: "The ship is the heterotopia par excellence. In civiliations without boats, dreams dry up, espionage takes the place of adventure, and the police take the place of pirates." #foucault #migrants

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🚨 When we fight, we win! I've put together a thread giving a quick run down of some of the #climate movement's hard won victories from 2023 to inspire us for the year ahead! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ 🧡 1/x... #ClimateActionNow #EndFossilFuels

🚨 When we fight, we win! 

I've put together a thread giving a quick run down of some of the #climate movement's hard won victories from 2023 to inspire us for the year ahead! πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰

🧡 1/x...

#ClimateActionNow 
#EndFossilFuels
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There is little information about Edith Cobb online, except accounts by her friend, Anthropologist #MargaretMead. Her book "#Ecology of Imagination in Childhood" pioneers an idea of children's #Imagination placing them in a radical relationship to #nature. Here's to #edithcobb

There is little information about Edith Cobb online,  except accounts by her friend, Anthropologist #MargaretMead. Her book "#Ecology of Imagination in Childhood" pioneers an idea of children's #Imagination placing them in a radical relationship to #nature. Here's to #edithcobb
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🚨 JUST RELEASED: In the last three years the world’s 5 richest men became twice as rich: in the same time 5 billion become poorer. 🀯 As the rich & powerful politicians & business leaders meet in Davos for the World Economic Forum #WEF24, the richest 1% are being allowed to get

🚨 JUST RELEASED: In the last three years the world’s 5 richest men became twice as rich: in the same time 5 billion become poorer. 🀯

As the rich &amp; powerful politicians &amp; business leaders meet in Davos for the World Economic Forum #WEF24, the richest 1% are being allowed to get
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Lines of people, the lines in the trees. Thinking of heritage, long-termism and care for future generations. Brilliant talk Edinburgh College of Art by Katie Paterson and Anne Beate Hovind. Future Library 🌳 🌲 🌲 Paterson's work also in #therecent Talbot Rice Gallery

Lines of people, the lines in the trees. Thinking of heritage,  long-termism and care for future generations.  Brilliant talk <a href="/eca_edinburgh/">Edinburgh College of Art</a> by Katie Paterson and Anne Beate Hovind. <a href="/FuturelibraryNO/">Future Library</a> 
🌳 🌲 🌲 
Paterson's work also in #therecent <a href="/talbotrice75/">Talbot Rice Gallery</a>
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1 day to go πŸ₯³ Our brand new exhibitions Candice Lin | Talbot Rice Residents open tomorrow! Today has been an exciting day of artist and curator tours, photography / filming and press visits. See you at our Opening Reception tomorrow πŸ₯‚ β†’ Book now at eventbrite.com/e/opening-rece…

1 day to go πŸ₯³

Our brand new exhibitions Candice Lin | Talbot Rice Residents open tomorrow!

Today has been an exciting day of artist and curator tours, photography / filming and press visits.

See you at our Opening Reception tomorrow πŸ₯‚

β†’ Book now at eventbrite.com/e/opening-rece…