Its fragments and filaments are lonely
tangling together characters and situations depicted in Peng’s 5-channel moving image ‘keep in touch’
She described how women remained marginalized by the patriarchal culture of Black Power
I found it lying helplessly on the wooden floor
and following a host of characters from Mary Seacole to the abolitionist Olaudah Equiano
Ben Luke: What is Art For? Feminism Its fragments and filaments areHENI Publishing, 2025, Hardback, 400 pages, 17. 7 x 24. 7 cm Drawing on over 25 years experience talking to artists, Ben Luke conceived and launched the A brush with podcast in 2020 to explore the influences, rituals and disciplines of artists working today through in depth audio interviews. Titled after the final question he asks every guest, What is art for? comprises 25 of these conversations, edited and illustrated to offer a tangible and visually