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Contents

Features

22 Rankin Beyond fashion photography 22 years of first class image-making

26 Grayson Perry Unpopular Culture Nostalgia for the Bad Times

30 Bob and Roberta Smith Breaking the Rules of Graphics Launching an 11-metre painting at EAF

34 Artists Anonymous Who Really is the Artist? Interplay between anonymity and the artist

38 Rage Cinematography stripped bare Sally Potter’s pared down approach to filmmaking

42 DIY Filmmaking Part Two: Screening Enthuse yourself with this guide

44 Woodstock 40th Anniversary Woodstock Remembered The ideals behind the Festival

46 Acoustic Ladyland Controlled Ferocity The free-wheeling attitude to jazz

48 Chika Unigwe The Luxury of Shame First African writer to publish in Dutch

56 Blood Wedding Immersive Theatre Now Federico García Lorca in the 21st Century

regulars 15 News 20 10 to see 50 New books: Let Them Come Through 55 Author Q&A: Neil Forsyth 59 Live on stage 63 Listings 65 Subscribe 66 In conversation with: Andy Balman

reviews 51 Books 47 Music

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Artists Anonymous

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Woodstock 40th Anniversary

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Chika Unigwe

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DIY Filmmaking

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Acoustic Ladyland

56 Blood Wedding

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Cover image: Miss Piggy, 140 cm x 100 cm, c-print. Part of the Artists Anonymous exhibition at Riflemaker Gallery , London. Courtesy the artist and Riflemaker. Used with kind permission.

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