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The art of scientific glassblowing

Exciting things happen when art, craft, engineering and science collide. Glassblower Gayle Price is proof of that.

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The relationship between science and art

Often seen as opposites, science and art both depend on observation and synthesis.

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The intimate and invasive art of ethical taxidermy

Does displaying dead animals bring us closer to nature, or drive us further apart?

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Performance art, frozen in time

For over a year, live performance art with an audience present has been largely impossible. But still images continue to allow artists in this sphere to inspire audiences at home.

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  • The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: German arts and crafts exhibition stands. Photograph, 1904.
  • The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: the Prague School for Arts and Crafts exhibit: an art nouveau interior with a decorative fireplace and wooden panelling. Photograph, 1904.
  • Portrait of John Ruskin
  • Portrait of John Ruskin from photograph taken in 1882
  • John Ruskin after painting by Millais
  • John Ruskin, D.G. Rossetti and W.B. Scott
  • A girl leans against cushions on a sofa while playing a zither which she holds on her lap. Etching by James Dobie, 1891, after William Thorne.
  • Emma Hamilton in an attitude towards a mimosa plant, causing it to demonstrate sensibility. Stipple engraving by R. Earlom, 1789, after G. Romney.
  • Emma Hamilton in an attitude towards a mimosa plant, causing it to demonstrate sensibility. Stipple engraving by R. Earlom, 1789, after G. Romney.
  • Wellcome Exhibition: Prehistoric man in health and disease.
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