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What makes Gwen John one of the most compelling artists of her generation? 🐈

Now open at Modern Two, Gwen John: Strange Beauties brings together more than 200 paintings, drawings and archival works to reveal an artist whose quiet, deeply personal approach changed the course of modern art.

In this film, @museumwales curator Lucy Wood, @yalebritishart Rachel Stratton and National Galleries of Scotland curator Charlotte Topsfield share what continues to make Gwen John’s work so extraordinary - from the strength and tenderness of her portraits to the subtle yet technical beauty that rewards those who spend time looking closely.

Whether you’re discovering Gwen John for the first time or returning to a favourite artist, this is an exhibition that invites you to pause, reflect and see the world through her eyes.

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is now open daily at Modern Two. Book your visit via the link in our bio 🐈

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She’s arrived.

From this Saturday, Gwen John: Strange Beauties takes over the whole of Modern Two in the first major retrospective in Scotland dedicated to one of Britain’s most pioneering artists.

Marking 150 years since her birth, the exhibition brings together more than 200 paintings, rarely seen drawings and archival material, offering a fresh look at Gwen John’s quietly radical artistic vision.

Following acclaimed presentation at @museumwales , it’s now your chance to experience this extraordinary exhibition in Edinburgh.

In this film, Rachel Stratton from the @yalebritishart reflects on John’s extraordinary ability to capture both the strength and tenderness of her female sitters.

Slow down and spend time with Gwen’s intimate and meditative paintings, then make a day of it at Modern Two with a walk through the grounds, lunch in the café and a visit to the shop.

Gwen John: Strange Beauties is open daily at Modern Two from Saturday 1 August. Book your tickets via the link in our bio.

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Our book 💙 @rachstratts

Published by @yalebritishart @yalebooks in association with @museumwales

Dream publications team @donmcmahon1234 @miciahhussey @prettiestmetals and designer Laura Lindgren

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Thank you @Lucy.c.Wood & @RachStratts for the beautiful book, it’s so comprehensive, beautifully printed and hardback! Listen to my conversation with Lucy on this weeks @TalkArt and huge congratulations to the entire team on the publication of this EPIC book dedicated to GWEN JOHN ✨❤️‍🔥

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Adding the exhibition catalogue for Gwen John: Strange Beauties to my stack of books and [swipe] catalogues relating to GJ. It’s handsomely produced by Yale UP with 200+ colour illustrations, and edited by @rachstratts and @lucy.c.wood, with contributions by Cecily Langdale, @lauren_elkin_ and others.
I’ve also added some more pics from the exhibition, though obviously you’d be far better served by the catalogue.

#gwenjohnartist #gwenjohnexhibition #welshartist #womenartist #exhibitioncatalogue

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What a whirlwind. It has been a joy to finally open Gwen John: Strange Beauties and to have our book published yesterday with @yalebritishart @yalebooks after three years of work with my co-curator and co-editor @rachstratts and with contributions from @orin.zahra @rebeccafbirrell @gruetznerrobins @fimclees @helena.on.sea @lauren_elkin_ and Cecily Langdale

Had she been alive, I doubt Gwen John would have come to see it. Perhaps, however, she would have sent a letter, like this one, which she sent to the Museum in 1935 when we purchased the first of her ‘little paintings’.

In no particular order, here are some highlights, including wonderful reviews, speaking on BBC Radio 4 Front Row and Wales Art Show, and collaborating with the best. And there is more to come!

So many people made this exhibition possible, thank you all ✨

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Strange Beauties is here ✨ it is a joy to hold this book after almost three years of work with my wonderful co-editor and friend @rachstratts

This was a collaboration with the brilliant publications team at @yalebritishart Don McMahon, @miciahhussey editor @prettiestmetals designer Laura Lindgren, all our writers @rebeccafbirrell @lauren_elkin_ @fimclees @gruetznerrobins @helena.on.sea @orin.zahra and colleagues across @museumwales @yalebritishart

Thank you all for making a stunning book x

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Favorite museum to take children to? I’m thinking of museums not specifically designed for kids but you felt were inspiring/welcoming/fun/supportive/etc.

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4 weeks ago today we 12 fellows flew thousands of miles from Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, India, South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius and the US, gathered for the BAN curatorial forum. Specialising in diverse genres and across times, we attempted to re-examine the contemporary presentation of, or even the definition of 'British art’, especially through the lens of post-colonialism, decolonisation, indigenous rights, environmental justice, social inequality and more.

Mega thanks to @paulmelloncentr @bryonybotwrightrance @anthonybtino @sarahvictoriaturner and #MartinMyrone for orchestrating such a marvellous programme, but more importantly for crossing our paths together. In Chinese we say “海內存知己天涯若比鄰" which means genuine kindred spirits transcend physical distance and can endure regardless of how far apart we may be —
Like @janedavidsonladd said: ‘I am humbled to be among such a group. And I can't wait to see what we will all do next!’

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Final BAN Curatorial Forum post I promise (for now at least)! At the debrief I reflected on the origin of the word curator from the Latin verb curare, to care. Traditionally this has referred to objects, but one of the things that struck me on our visits (and has been reinforced as I have reflected through these posts) is the degree to which the institutions we visited increasingly care for ideas and people.

There is a widely used whakataukī (Māori proverb) in Aotearoa: He aha te mea nui? Māku e kii atu, he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata / What is the most important thing in the world? Well, let me tell you, it is people, it is people, it is people.

So my final pictures are the wonderful people that made up the Forum and made the Forum happen. I am humbled to be among such a group. 🙏🏻 I can’t wait to see what we will all do next!

📸: @anngolainbotswana in Bedford Square and outside @paulmelloncentr and sadly missing from the pics due to illness @victoriaahepburn and @aliceclanachan (present is Kenny, but I don’t have your instagram).

🙏🏻: final thanks to @bryonybotwrightrance @anthonybtino @sarahvictoriaturner Martin Myrone, Heather Sturdy, Jess Juckes, and the rest of the BAN team who really cared for us and arranged such a rich and enriching programme. And the institutions large and small who shared their work. A thousand thank yous.

#BANCuratorialForum2023
#britishartnetwork @paulmelloncentr

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