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    The state of arts funding in Scotland

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    Bianca Hlywa, ‘Mute Track’ at St Chad’s, London

    February 17, 2025 Read More
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    We Move As A Murmuration at Timespan, Helmsdale

    September 4, 2024 Read More
  • Archive Conversations Crystal Bennes & Tom Jeffreys

    Conversations on Art and Science, part 1

    From the archives: Crystal and Tom discuss the key ideas, challenges, and possibilities of art-science collaboration. Part 1: The Question of Instrumentalisation…

    November 26, 2022
  • Reviews Tom Jeffreys

    Art Encounters biennial, Timişoara

    From the archives: Tom digs out an unpublished review of the Timişoara biennial from 2019.…

    February 6, 2019
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    57th Venice Biennale

    To Venice! The waters are rising, the palazzos are sinking, the art is expensive, and the mood is, err, buoyant. Kind of. …

    May 12, 2017
  • Archive Tom Jeffreys

    In conversation with Jussi Kivi

    From the archives: Tom chats to one of Finland's most subtly influential contemporary artists.…

    July 1, 2016
  • Archive Conversations Crystal Bennes & Tom Jeffreys Reviews

    56th Venice Biennale

    Art, art, art, Aperol, ice cream, and extremely sore feet: yes, we’re back for the 56th instalment of the Venice Biennale. And this time, it’s political.…

    May 8, 2015
  • Archive Conversations Crystal Bennes & Tom Jeffreys Reviews

    55th Venice Biennale, Part 3

    From the archives: Crystal and Tom discuss day 3 at the 55th Venice Biennale.…

    June 3, 2013
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    55th Venice Biennale, Part 2

    From the archives: Crystal and Tom discuss day 2 at the 55th Venice Biennale.…

    June 2, 2013
  • Archive Conversations Crystal Bennes & Tom Jeffreys Reviews

    55th Venice Biennale, Part 1

    From the archives: Crystal and Tom discuss day 1 at the 55th Venice Biennale.…

    June 1, 2013
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The Penitent Review is Dr. Crystal Bennes and Tom Jeffreys. Together, and sometimes separately, they converse on art, artists and, occasionally, the art world.

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The state of arts funding in Scotland

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