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MARIA MCKINNEY: SIRE.
Sire. by Maria McKinney is an innovative exploration of the themes of selective breeding and genetics in contemporary cattle farming, directly informed by The MERL’s collections of livestock portraiture and straw craft. The exhibition consists of nine largescale photographic portraits, taken at an Irish stud farm, that depict bulls wearing eccentric, multi-coloured sculptures mounted on […]
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A display celebrating the many different illustrated editions of Oscar Wilde’s famous poem. This exhibition, previously on display at the Berkshire Record Office, has been organised by the Department of English, University of Reading in collaboration with Michael Seeney. Related talk Collecting Oscar Wilde: Public and Private Good 30th May, 6.30-8pm Free. Booking advisable. […]
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COLLECTING OSCAR WILDE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GOOD
To coincide with the Staircase Hall display of illustrated editions of Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’, the collector Michael Seeney will talk about building a collection on Oscar Wilde. Some of Michael’s books will be on display as part of the exhibition, but his collection also extends to anything related to Wilde, from […]
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