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Joelle Taylor, a middle-aged woman who wears a three piece suit and her grey hair styled in a quiff stands among the artworks, encased in vitrines, of the 2023 Koestler Arts exhibition IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, which she curated
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Originally posted Thu 2 Nov 2023

Koestler Arts presents 'IN CASE OF EMERGENCY', their 16th annual UK exhibition at the Southbank Centre

  • Visual Arts

Opening on 2 November, the show curated by award-winning poet Joelle Taylor, features nearly 200 artworks by artists in prison and other secure establishments from across the UK. The exhibition, in partnership with the Southbank Centre, draws attention to themes of separation and connection through a series of glass cases and vitrines, inviting the public to metaphorically ‘break the glass’ and overcome barriers to creativity.

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