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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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A brief history of tattoos

The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.

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Notes upon arrival

In an effort to feel at home back in the country of her birth, poet Bhanu Kapil recognises the small revelations of nature in a chilly UK spring as a way to reconnect.

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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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  • A man (Wan Wakae) with massive pendent tumours on the left side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.
  • A man (Leang Ashing), in profile, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.
  • A man (Choo Yihleang), facing front, with a massive spherical tumour on the right side of his neck. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1838.
  • A man (Woo Kinshing), facing front, with a massive tumour on the left side of his trunk. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.
  • A woman, facing to right, with a large tumour covering her left eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.
  • A man (Po Ashing) with a tumour on his left arm. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1836.
  • A man (Chang Achum?), facing front, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.
  • A woman (Lo Wanshun) with a tumour on her left cheek. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1836.
  • A man with a pendent tumour below his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1830/1850.
  • A woman (Yang She), facing front, with a massive pendent tumour hanging down from her neck. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.
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