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Alison Lapper on Sarah Biffin, Ric Renton, Plastics at the V&A Dundee

Artist Alison Lapper on the work of pioneering Victorian artist Sarah Biffin and Ric Renton on his play One Off.

Artist Alison Lapper and co-curator Emma Rutherford discuss a new exhibition Without Hands: The Art of Sarah Biffin, which takes a fresh look at the work of the pioneering Victorian painter.

Actor and writer Ric Renton talks about his new play One Off at Theatre Live in Newcastle. Inspired by the time he spent in prison as a young man, it addresses a crisis in the prison system.

As a new exhibition about Plastic opens at the V&A Dundee, critic Anna Burnside takes a look at the 20th Century’s most intriguing and controversial materials.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Ellie Bury

Image Credit: Sarah Biffin (1784-1850) Self-portrait , 1821 Β© Philip Mould & Company

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  • Mon 31 Oct 2022 19:15

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