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Gallery 65: Beyond the Balcony

This week we installed the final artwork in Gallery 65 of the Ashomolean –   it was a week of excitement – as the installation began to take shape and we saw that it would work as we had thought, tension … Continue reading

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brook & black review

Back in September 2015 we started reading and thinking about Fanny Claus, Manet, Baudelaire and the motif of the balcony. We wondered about making links with Manet’s painting in the Quai d’Orsay ……about visiting Boulogne where Manet manet first may … Continue reading

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More about the project

Hi, I’m Sarah Mossop and I’d like to introduce myself because I’ll be posting comments about the project from time to time. I’m working with the Ashmolean team as a freelance advisor on the project and have been involved from … Continue reading

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Welcome from brook & black

We’re brook & black, artists on the second phase of the HLF funded project to celebrate Manet’s “Portrait of Fanny Claus”.  We’ve been appointed to engage the public imagination in enjoying and responding to the newly acquired work.  We’ll be … Continue reading

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