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Front Row: Olly Alexander, Midsommar, Britain's First Female Artists, Leon Kossoff obituary

05/07/2019

Olly Alexander, Midsommar, Britain's First Female Artists, Leon Kossoff obituary

BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Olly Alexander, Midsommar, Britain's First Female Artists, Leon Kossoff obituary

Olly Alexander on gay pop songs and his Glastonbury speech

In the week of Pride, Olly Alexander on lyrics that openly reference gay relationships. Midsommar reviewed. Britain's early women artists. Leon Kossoff remembered.

In the week of Pride and following his Glastonbury speech about LGBTQ rights, Olly Alexander of Years & Years talks about writing lyrics that are overtly about gay relationships.

Ari Aster's horror film Midsommar starring Florence Pugh has allegedly given its own stars nightmares.  Isabel Stevens reviews.  

17th century artists Joan Carlile, Mary Beale and Anne Killigrew were the first professional female painters in Britain. Art historian Bendor Grosvenor discusses the work of these trailblazing women showcased in “Bright Souls”: The Forgotten Story of Britain’s First Female Artists at the Lyon & Turnbull Gallery in London.

William Feaver marks the life and work of renowned artist Leon Kossoff, known for his lyrical and energetic paintings of London life.  His death has been announced at the age of 92.

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