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BOOKS AND CATALOGUES


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Classicisms in the Black Atlantic
Anthology edited by Moyer, Lecznar & Morse. Includes the essay ‘
Africana Andromeda: Contemporary Painting and the Classical Black Figure’ by Kimathi Donkor. (Plus, cover image by Kimathi Donkor). Published by the Oxford University Press (Oxford and New York, 2020) ISBN 978-0-19-881412-2

The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure
Exhibition catalogue published by the National Portrait Gallery. ISBN: 9781855145580

Soulscapes
By Lisa Anderson. Exhibition catalogue published by the Dulwich Picture Gallery. ISBN: 9781855145580

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historicaly in the Present Guidebook
Curatorial Statement by Hoor Al Qasimi. Published by the Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE, 2023)

In the Black Fantastic
Edited by Ekow Eshun. Published by Hayward Gallery Publishing and Thames & Hudson (London, 2022)

The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections
Foreword by Florian Steininger. Published by the Kunst Halle Krems. (Austria, 2022)

Queen: From the Collection of CCH Pounder
Published by The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit, 2020) 978-1-7923-2976

A Brief History of Black British Art
By Rianna Jade Parker. Published by Tate Publishing (London, 2021) 978-1849767569

A Companion to Curation
Africa, Art and Knowing Nothing: Some Thoughts on Curating at the British Museum by Chris Spring. Edited by Brad Buckley and John Conomos. Published by Wiley Blackwell. (2019) ISBN: 978-1-119-20685-9

Black Artists in British Art: A History from 1950 to the Present
By Eddie Chambers; published by I.B. Tauris, (London and New York, 2014) ISBN 978-1-7807-6271-5

Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965-2015 By Celeste-Maria Bernier; published by University of California Press (Oakland California, 2019) ISBN 978-0520286535

Toussaint Louverture: A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions By Charles Forsdick & Christian Høgsbjerg; published by Pluto Press (London, 2017) ISBN 9780745335148

The Haitian Revolution in the Literary Imagination
By Philip K Kaisary; published by University of Virginia Press, (London and Charlottesville, 2014) ISBN 978-0-8139-3546-1

African Futures
By Lien Heidenreich-Seleme and Sean O’Toole (editors); published by Kerber, (Bielefeld, 2016) ISBN 978-3-7356-0186-5

Offline: Between Transits and Journeys
By Andreia Páscoa and Mónica de Miranda (editors); published by XEREM Associação Cultural, (Lisbon, 2014) ISBN 978-989-97183-1-9

Class Wargames: Ludic subversion against spectacular capitalism
By Richard Barbrook; (Plus, cover image by Kimathi Donkor) Released by Minor Compositions; distributed by Autonomedia (New York, Oct 2014) ISBN 978-1-57027-293-6

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Kimathi Donkor: Queens of the Undead
By David Dibosa, Tessa Jackson, Carol Tulloch & Grant Watson; published by Iniva, (London, 2012) ISBN 978-1-899846-54-6

Art History for Filmmakers: The Art of Visual Storytelling
By Gillian McIver published by Bloomsbury Academic (London & New York, 2016) ISBN 978-1472580658

Fine Arts 2011-2012
By Jacopo Benci (editor); published by the British School at Rome, (Rome, 2012) ISBN 978-0-904152-64-7

29th Bienal Documentation
By Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias; published by the Fundação de Bienal São Paulo, (São Paulo, 2011) ISBN 978-85-85298-37-1

29th Bienal Catalogue
By Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias (editors); published by the Fundação de Bienal São Paulo, (São Paulo, 2010) ISBN 978-85-85298-33-3


MEDIA ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS


2023 ↗︎ UAL, The 15th Sharjah Biennial: An Interview with Dr Kimathi Donkor by Euan McLaren

2023 ↗︎ The Art Newspaper, Sharjah Biennial 15 delivers important postcolonial narrative—but loses its experimental edge by Nadine Khalil

2023 ↗︎ Third Text, Performing History: Jelili Atiku’s performances, Lubaina Himid’s and Kimathi Donkor’s 'Toussaint Louverture', Steve McQueen’s 'Carib’s Leap' and Yinka Shonibare’s 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' by Akin Oladimeji

2023 ↗︎ Artsy, At the 15th Sharjah Biennial, Artists Grapple with Meeting the Politics of This Moment by Harley Wong

2023 ↗︎ Black Blossoms: The Journal, Kimathi Donkor, Mastering a Painting Practice that Comes Directly From the Heart Interview with Bolanle Tajudeen

2022 ↗︎ Frieze, How Venice’s National Pavilions Complicate the Notion of Citizenship by Jennifer Higgie

2022 ↗︎ DKUK, Audio interview with Daniel Kelly for ‘Idyls’ at DKUK


2021 ↗︎ Practitioners' Voices in Classical Reception Studies, Kimathi Donkor interview about ‘The Rescue of Andromeda’ with Emma Bridges for the Open University

2021 ↗︎ The Guardian, Black artists take Britain’s pulse – and pose as Grace Jones: Untitled at Kettle’s Yard review by Kadish Morris

2021 ↗︎ Ocula Magazine, ICA's War Inna Babylon is the Race Report the UK Needs by Stephanie Bailey

2021 ↗︎ Hyperallergic, Charting Black Resistance in the UK Since the 1940s by Aurella Yussuf

2021 ↗︎ Akadi Magazine, Kimathi Donkor - an exploration of African art

2021 ↗︎ Brixton Blog, Kimathi Donkor – new show in Brixton’s Tate Library by Leslie Manasseh

2021 ↗︎ The New European, Why Black Art Matters

2021 ↗︎ Evening Standard, War Inna Babylon at the ICA review: this portrait of black resistance to racism is urgent and devastating by Ben Luke

2020 ↗︎ Artnet News, How Have Artists Shaped Previous Protest Movements? 7 Historians on How the Past Can Help Us Understand the Present

2019 ↗︎ A-N, Kimathi Donkor wins Art Projects Artist Award at London Art Fair

2019 ↗︎ Art Daily Kimathi Donkor wins De’Longhi Art Projects Artist Award 2019

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2018 ↗︎ Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Tracing Trans-Atlantic Slavery in Kimathi Donkor’s UK Diaspora Feature by Celeste-Marie Bernier

2018 ↗︎ Studio International, Tania Kovats and Kimathi Donkor discuss drawing practice and education Feature by MK Palomar

2017 ↗︎ Omenka, Review: Diaspora Pavillion Closing by Oyin Olaniyan

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2017 ↗︎ Artnet News, 6 Must-See Artists at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair review by Brian Boucher

2017 ↗︎ Culture Matters, Beyond the boundaries: A review of the Diaspora Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale by Phil Brett

2017 ↗︎ Africanah.Org, The Diaspora Pavilion in Venice by Robert Roos

2017 ↗︎ A-N, A Q&A with… Kimathi Donkor, Diaspora Pavilion artist at Venice Biennale 2017 by Fisun Güner

2017 ↗︎ This Is: Contemporary Art Magazine, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of Our Time

2017 ↗︎ C&, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of Our Time



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2016 ↗︎ Omenka Magazine, In conversation with Kimathi Donkor


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2015 ↗︎ Art Africa, In conversation with Kimathi Donkor


2015 ↗︎ Destiny Connect, Setting Up New Relationships review by Mary Corrigall

2015 ↗︎ The Times of South Africa, Princess Politics—Women on top: Subverting subordination review by Mary Corrigall

2015 ↗︎ Mail & Guardian, Gallery Momo: No titles enable your own take

2015 ↗︎ Lacuna, An interview with Kimathi Donkor by Philip Kaisary


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2013 ↗︎ Visual Culture in Britain, Reading the Riot Act by Eddie Chambers

2013 ↗︎ FAD, Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist review and interview by Yvette Greslé

2013 ↗︎ Absolutely, Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist interview

2013 The Voice,
Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist interview

2013 The Guardian,
Jonathan Jones blog



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2013 ↗︎ Arise TV, Arts and Culture Show interview with Hannah Pool


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2012 ↗︎ Frieze Magazine, Queens of the Undead review by Lara Pawson (Archived)

2012 ↗︎ Art Forum, Queens of the Undead review by Asitha Nagesh

2012 ↗︎ ArtInfo, Queens of the Undead review by Coline Milliard

2012 ↗︎ Buala, Queens of the Undead review

2012 ↗︎ The Guardian newspaper, The Black Ghosts Haunting Downtown Abbey Op-Ed by Lara Pawson



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2012 ↗︎ Studio International, Retelling history through art – an interview with Kimathi Donkor by Caroline Menezes

2012, Africa 21,
Queens of the Undead review

2012 ↗︎ Hackney Citizen, Queens of the Undead review

2012, Resonance FM,
African Essence

2012 ↗︎ The Voice, Resurrecting the Past Feature by Hazelanne Williams

2012 ↗︎ www.MsAfropolitan.com, Queens of the Undead Review by Minna Salami

2012, Guardian Series (North London),
Queens of the Undead review

2012, Destination Hackney,
Queens of the Undead review

2012, Iniva,
Queens of the Undead interview

2012,
Class Wargames, Online interview

2011, www.theoctopusjournal.org,
Imaging and Re-Imagining the Neo-Liberal: Brixton and its Discontents

2010, www.estadao.com.br,
Início do conteúdo O americano que provoca na bienal

2010, Les Echos,
On a retrouvé les tableaux de Michel Houellebecq

2010, Agencia Brasil,
Sao Paulo Biennial review

2010, The Art Newspaper,
Sao Paulo Biennial preview

2010, Murmurart.com,
Askew in the Garden of Desire review

2010, Colour Code,
Visual Memories of Slavery...,

2008, Kola E-Zine, Haiti article

2008, Colourful Radio Nina Jones show,
Hawkins & Co Interview

2008, Liverpool Metro,
Hawkins & Co Review

2008 ↗︎ Nerve, Hawkins & Co Review

2007, Nubiart Sound Radio,
Hawkins & Co Review

2007, Freedom Songs, ‘
Toussaint at Bedourette’ reproduction

2007↗︎ Culture 24, Hawkins & Co Review by Sara Allen

2007, Colourful Radio,
Afternoon Delight interview

2006, Untold London,
Telltale Review

2005, Art Knowledge News,
Police try to censor Brixton riots exhibition

2005 ↗︎ Art Daily Police try to censor Brixton riots exhibition

2005, ArtsHub,
Art Thought & Memory

2005, Time Out,
Brixton gallery raided by the Met

2005, BBC London Radio, Dotun Adebayo Show
Interview

2005 ↗︎ BBC Nottingham, Caribbean Passion Review by Kamali Melbourne

2005, Black Heritage Today,
Justice in a Brush stroke

2004, New Nation,
Our History on Canvas

2004, London Evening Standard, Metro
Pick of the Week

1985, City Limits,
Creation for Liberation Review (exhibiting as ‘Huw Gething’)

1985, Spare Rib,
Creation for Liberation Review (exhibiting as ‘Huw Gething’)


BOOKS AND CATALOGUES


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Classicisms in the Black Atlantic
Anthology edited by Moyer, Lecznar & Morse. Includes the essay ‘
Africana Andromeda: Contemporary Painting and the Classical Black Figure’ by Kimathi Donkor. (Plus, cover image by Kimathi Donkor). Published by the Oxford University Press (Oxford and New York, 2020) ISBN 978-0-19-881412-2

The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure
Exhibition catalogue published by the National Portrait Gallery. ISBN: 9781855145580

Soulscapes
By Lisa Anderson. Exhibition catalogue published by the Dulwich Picture Gallery. ISBN: 9781855145580

Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historicaly in the Present Guidebook
Curatorial Statement by Hoor Al Qasimi. Published by the Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE, 2023)

In the Black Fantastic
Edited by Ekow Eshun. Published by Hayward Gallery Publishing and Thames & Hudson (London, 2022)

The New African Portraiture. Shariat Collections
Foreword by Florian Steininger. Published by the Kunst Halle Krems. (Austria, 2022)

Queen: From the Collection of CCH Pounder
Published by The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit, 2020) 978-1-7923-2976

A Brief History of Black British Art
By Rianna Jade Parker. Published by Tate Publishing (London, 2021) 978-1849767569

A Companion to Curation
Africa, Art and Knowing Nothing: Some Thoughts on Curating at the British Museum by Chris Spring. Edited by Brad Buckley and John Conomos. Published by Wiley Blackwell. (2019) ISBN: 978-1-119-20685-9

Black Artists in British Art: A History from 1950 to the Present
By Eddie Chambers; published by I.B. Tauris, (London and New York, 2014) ISBN 978-1-7807-6271-5

Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965-2015 By Celeste-Maria Bernier; published by University of California Press (Oakland California, 2019) ISBN 978-0520286535

Toussaint Louverture: A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions By Charles Forsdick & Christian Høgsbjerg; published by Pluto Press (London, 2017) ISBN 9780745335148

The Haitian Revolution in the Literary Imagination
By Philip K Kaisary; published by University of Virginia Press, (London and Charlottesville, 2014) ISBN 978-0-8139-3546-1

African Futures
By Lien Heidenreich-Seleme and Sean O’Toole (editors); published by Kerber, (Bielefeld, 2016) ISBN 978-3-7356-0186-5

Offline: Between Transits and Journeys
By Andreia Páscoa and Mónica de Miranda (editors); published by XEREM Associação Cultural, (Lisbon, 2014) ISBN 978-989-97183-1-9

Class Wargames: Ludic subversion against spectacular capitalism
By Richard Barbrook; (Plus, cover image by Kimathi Donkor) Released by Minor Compositions; distributed by Autonomedia (New York, Oct 2014) ISBN 978-1-57027-293-6

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Kimathi Donkor: Queens of the Undead
By David Dibosa, Tessa Jackson, Carol Tulloch & Grant Watson; published by Iniva, (London, 2012) ISBN 978-1-899846-54-6

Art History for Filmmakers: The Art of Visual Storytelling
By Gillian McIver published by Bloomsbury Academic (London & New York, 2016) ISBN 978-1472580658

Fine Arts 2011-2012
By Jacopo Benci (editor); published by the British School at Rome, (Rome, 2012) ISBN 978-0-904152-64-7

29th Bienal Documentation
By Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias; published by the Fundação de Bienal São Paulo, (São Paulo, 2011) ISBN 978-85-85298-37-1

29th Bienal Catalogue
By Moacir dos Anjos and Agnaldo Farias (editors); published by the Fundação de Bienal São Paulo, (São Paulo, 2010) ISBN 978-85-85298-33-3


MEDIA ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS


2023 ↗︎ UAL, The 15th Sharjah Biennial: An Interview with Dr Kimathi Donkor by Euan McLaren

2023 ↗︎ The Art Newspaper, Sharjah Biennial 15 delivers important postcolonial narrative—but loses its experimental edge by Nadine Khalil

2023 ↗︎ Third Text, Performing History: Jelili Atiku’s performances, Lubaina Himid’s and Kimathi Donkor’s 'Toussaint Louverture', Steve McQueen’s 'Carib’s Leap' and Yinka Shonibare’s 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' by Akin Oladimeji

2023 ↗︎ Artsy, At the 15th Sharjah Biennial, Artists Grapple with Meeting the Politics of This Moment by Harley Wong

2023 ↗︎ Black Blossoms: The Journal, Kimathi Donkor, Mastering a Painting Practice that Comes Directly From the Heart Interview with Bolanle Tajudeen

2022 ↗︎ Frieze, How Venice’s National Pavilions Complicate the Notion of Citizenship by Jennifer Higgie

2022 ↗︎ DKUK, Audio interview with Daniel Kelly for ‘Idyls’ at DKUK


2021 ↗︎ Practitioners' Voices in Classical Reception Studies, Kimathi Donkor interview about ‘The Rescue of Andromeda’ with Emma Bridges for the Open University

2021 ↗︎ The Guardian, Black artists take Britain’s pulse – and pose as Grace Jones: Untitled at Kettle’s Yard review by Kadish Morris

2021 ↗︎ Ocula Magazine, ICA's War Inna Babylon is the Race Report the UK Needs by Stephanie Bailey

2021 ↗︎ Hyperallergic, Charting Black Resistance in the UK Since the 1940s by Aurella Yussuf

2021 ↗︎ Akadi Magazine, Kimathi Donkor - an exploration of African art

2021 ↗︎ Brixton Blog, Kimathi Donkor – new show in Brixton’s Tate Library by Leslie Manasseh

2021 ↗︎ The New European, Why Black Art Matters

2021 ↗︎ Evening Standard, War Inna Babylon at the ICA review: this portrait of black resistance to racism is urgent and devastating by Ben Luke

2020 ↗︎ Artnet News, How Have Artists Shaped Previous Protest Movements? 7 Historians on How the Past Can Help Us Understand the Present

2019 ↗︎ A-N, Kimathi Donkor wins Art Projects Artist Award at London Art Fair

2019 ↗︎ Art Daily Kimathi Donkor wins De’Longhi Art Projects Artist Award 2019

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2018 ↗︎ Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Tracing Trans-Atlantic Slavery in Kimathi Donkor’s UK Diaspora Feature by Celeste-Marie Bernier

2018 ↗︎ Studio International, Tania Kovats and Kimathi Donkor discuss drawing practice and education Feature by MK Palomar

2017 ↗︎ Omenka, Review: Diaspora Pavillion Closing by Oyin Olaniyan

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2017 ↗︎ Artnet News, 6 Must-See Artists at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair review by Brian Boucher

2017 ↗︎ Culture Matters, Beyond the boundaries: A review of the Diaspora Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale by Phil Brett

2017 ↗︎ Africanah.Org, The Diaspora Pavilion in Venice by Robert Roos

2017 ↗︎ A-N, A Q&A with… Kimathi Donkor, Diaspora Pavilion artist at Venice Biennale 2017 by Fisun Güner

2017 ↗︎ This Is: Contemporary Art Magazine, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of Our Time

2017 ↗︎ C&, Untitled: Art on the Conditions of Our Time



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2016 ↗︎ Omenka Magazine, In conversation with Kimathi Donkor


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2015 ↗︎ Art Africa, In conversation with Kimathi Donkor


2015 ↗︎ Destiny Connect, Setting Up New Relationships review by Mary Corrigall

2015 ↗︎ The Times of South Africa, Princess Politics—Women on top: Subverting subordination review by Mary Corrigall

2015 ↗︎ Mail & Guardian, Gallery Momo: No titles enable your own take

2015 ↗︎ Lacuna, An interview with Kimathi Donkor by Philip Kaisary


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2013 ↗︎ Visual Culture in Britain, Reading the Riot Act by Eddie Chambers

2013 ↗︎ FAD, Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist review and interview by Yvette Greslé

2013 ↗︎ Absolutely, Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist interview

2013 The Voice,
Daddy, I Want to Be a Black Artist interview

2013 The Guardian,
Jonathan Jones blog



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2013 ↗︎ Arise TV, Arts and Culture Show interview with Hannah Pool


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2012 ↗︎ Frieze Magazine, Queens of the Undead review by Lara Pawson (Archived)

2012 ↗︎ Art Forum, Queens of the Undead review by Asitha Nagesh

2012 ↗︎ ArtInfo, Queens of the Undead review by Coline Milliard

2012 ↗︎ Buala, Queens of the Undead review

2012 ↗︎ The Guardian newspaper, The Black Ghosts Haunting Downtown Abbey Op-Ed by Lara Pawson



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2012 ↗︎ Studio International, Retelling history through art – an interview with Kimathi Donkor by Caroline Menezes

2012, Africa 21,
Queens of the Undead review

2012 ↗︎ Hackney Citizen, Queens of the Undead review

2012, Resonance FM,
African Essence

2012 ↗︎ The Voice, Resurrecting the Past Feature by Hazelanne Williams

2012 ↗︎ www.MsAfropolitan.com, Queens of the Undead Review by Minna Salami

2012, Guardian Series (North London),
Queens of the Undead review

2012, Destination Hackney,
Queens of the Undead review

2012, Iniva,
Queens of the Undead interview

2012,
Class Wargames, Online interview

2011, www.theoctopusjournal.org,
Imaging and Re-Imagining the Neo-Liberal: Brixton and its Discontents

2010, www.estadao.com.br,
Início do conteúdo O americano que provoca na bienal

2010, Les Echos,
On a retrouvé les tableaux de Michel Houellebecq

2010, Agencia Brasil,
Sao Paulo Biennial review

2010, The Art Newspaper,
Sao Paulo Biennial preview

2010, Murmurart.com,
Askew in the Garden of Desire review

2010, Colour Code,
Visual Memories of Slavery...,

2008, Kola E-Zine, Haiti article

2008, Colourful Radio Nina Jones show,
Hawkins & Co Interview

2008, Liverpool Metro,
Hawkins & Co Review

2008 ↗︎ Nerve, Hawkins & Co Review

2007, Nubiart Sound Radio,
Hawkins & Co Review

2007, Freedom Songs, ‘
Toussaint at Bedourette’ reproduction

2007↗︎ Culture 24, Hawkins & Co Review by Sara Allen

2007, Colourful Radio,
Afternoon Delight interview

2006, Untold London,
Telltale Review

2005, Art Knowledge News,
Police try to censor Brixton riots exhibition

2005 ↗︎ Art Daily Police try to censor Brixton riots exhibition

2005, ArtsHub,
Art Thought & Memory

2005, Time Out,
Brixton gallery raided by the Met

2005, BBC London Radio, Dotun Adebayo Show
Interview

2005 ↗︎ BBC Nottingham, Caribbean Passion Review by Kamali Melbourne

2005, Black Heritage Today,
Justice in a Brush stroke

2004, New Nation,
Our History on Canvas

2004, London Evening Standard, Metro
Pick of the Week

1985, City Limits,
Creation for Liberation Review (exhibiting as ‘Huw Gething’)

1985, Spare Rib,
Creation for Liberation Review (exhibiting as ‘Huw Gething’)