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Tuesday, 5 May 2026

Artlyst: The Art Diary May 2026

My May Art Diary for Artlyst begins by highlighting two of the Pavilions at the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. These look to the past for contemporary inspiration, combined with reflection on contemporary issues. The latest exhibition by Richard Kenton Webb at Benjamin Rhodes Arts has a similar inspiration. Exhibitions of work by Hilma af Klint and Helaine Blumenfeld highlight the spirituality of abstract art. Contemporary issues are further explored through exhibitions by Barnaby Barford, Michael Petry, Michael Armitage, and Godfried Donkor, while exhibitions by Paula Rego and Olivia Plender examine the experiences of women. Finally, an exhibition and book explore responses to AIDS/HIV. Finally, ‘Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism’ at the Towner Eastbourne focuses on the Artists International Alliance.

For more on Richard Kenton Webb click here, here and here. For more on Helaine Blumenfeld click here, here, here, and here. For more on Michael Petry click here. For more on Michael Armitage click here.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2018

After the Fire

The fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 shocked the nation. A personal tragedy that claimed over 70 lives and affected many more, it exposed inequalities and tensions but also a strong sense of community and resilience and, in particular, a wide range of faith groups that are embedded in the community, and that responded practically, pastorally and professionally in a time of serious need and confusion.

In advance of the one year anniversary of the fire, the parish of St Clement and St James and the religion and society think tank, Theos, will host an evening to reflect on the faith groups’ response.

The evening marks the launch of two publications: After the Fire by Alan Everett, Vicar of St Clement and St James, and After Grenfell: the Faith Groups’ Response by Amy Plender, from Theos. After the Fire is a moving and penetrating account of Alan’s experience at the heart of the mass disaster, while After Grenfell draws on over 30 interviews with faith groups across the community to understand how they were able to respond in the way they did.

In the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the local parish church became a focal point of the relief effort, and a gathering place for a traumatised community. In the months that followed, it worked closely with other community and faith groups to provide a compassionate network of support.

In this bold and prophetic challenge, Alan Everett shows that the church's response was possible only because it had opened its doors long ago, building relationships with the most marginalised in the community. Its effectiveness was born out of a patient, faithful, unheroic ministry that is all too easily underestimated.

Through gripping reportage and searching theological reflection, After the Fire demonstrates how parish ministry can be a living symbol of God's love, and a vital sign of hope.

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