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Dr Karen Di Franco
@archivist23.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer, MA Curating & Collections | Programme Curator, Chelsea Space | Chelsea College of Arts, UAL 🍩 Archives, Reproduction (artists' publishing), Feminisms, Writing 📐 Personal account 📎

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All of those, especially CLAWS LOSS TREPIZOND NAPKINS SHAME
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I started watching ‘Forecasting Love and Weather which takes the formula of juxtaposing themes (working in a weather agency and cute romance) to even more inexplicable heights.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Now watching Nevertheless, which is set in an art school, so is entertaining by default.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Goose of Hermogenes by Ithell Colquhoun; The Unicorn 🦄 Iris Murdoch. On the creepy/sensual axis
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Yep — a Pandora’s box of racism and misogyny
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Thanks Ian. The commission shaped the response (to an extent) — it was at times very uncomfortable, and depressing tbh.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New K drama update: My Demon 😈 combines Catholicism, family feuds and romance between two impossibly beautiful leads — one of whom is a demon.
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The ‘object’ is the magazine ‘Modern Painters’ founded by Fuller in 1988. A tricky commission for many reasons — but worth it — particularly in relation to current conversations about arts criticism. Link here: britishartstudies.ac.uk/issues/28/mo...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Loved the little nugget that The Canterbury Tales was a favourite of Jarman. Nice touch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The same day I get the keys for my garage.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
ooh yes a female — could be! There was definitely some upset in the local bird community as a result.
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Bad photo but if you have any ideas 💡 let me know
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM