Tonight I went to a screening of Almost Out by Jayne Parker at the National Portrait Gallery. I have to admit that I’m not that keen on “performance” art but from the various synopses of the film describing it as being about the relationship of the artist and her mother, I thought I would give it…

I’ve been debating with myself about using this picture of David Bailey, which I took as part of my job for the organisation I’m employed by. The picture was taken using their equipment and ethically belongs to them. If you bear with me I will explain why I decided to use it here. The National…