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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh. I love it!

Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 1d

Portrait of Anna Boch holding a splendid neo-Impressionist palette, by Théo van Rysselberghe (1892), and an atmpospheric work by Anna Boch herself, titled Evening (1891).
At the National Gallery's exhibition Radical Harmony.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 2d

The COLOUR exhibition at the Royal Pavilion finishes soon, but I have one more #ColourConversation up my sleeve:
Join me on 11 October, 11am for a talk on colour in the Royal Pavilion.
There will be Prussian Blue, Chrome Yellow, Chinese Vermilion and more!
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/johndi...

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 8d

Gaga ooh-la-la.
Mayhem at the 02 in London tonight. #LadyGaga

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 8d

Went to the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social London to sign a few books.
Did not expect THIS.
Signed copies of The Artist's Palette @thamesandhudson.bsky.social and both versions of The Book of Colour Concepts (TASCHEN) now available at the Academy. 🎨 🎨 🎨

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · 28d

Stepping in for another speaker next week at the Regency Society, to talk about Georgian colour theorist Miss Gartside (and my holiday in Shropshire):

Regency Society @regencysociety.bsky.social · 28d

Change of speaker: Wed 17 Sept, Hove Club, Fourth Ave, Hove, 7pm. Alexandra Loske (curator, Royal Pavilion) will tell the story of Mary Gartside, her cultural circles and inspirations. This exclusive lecture for the Society coincides with the COLOUR exhibition at the Pavilion curated by Alexandra.

Smiling young woman holds a glass pot of bright blue paint

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Aug 8

Oh yes. It features in my first book on colour, Colour: A Visual History (Tate), and in many of lectures.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 29

While searching for the 1819 grave of colour theorist Mary Gartside in Shropshire, I am unwittingly channelling Kate Bush in 1978.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 27

Watching swallows at Stokesay Castle, Shropshire.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 14

Up close with the luminous abstract paintings of Mali Morris.
At the @royalacademyarts.bsky.social Summer Exhibition 2025.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 7

And finally, here is Julian Bell's work. (Extra points if you can spot me in one of his paintings).

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 7

And here are examples of Peter Messer's work. He also lent his collection of pigments to the Royal Pavilion for the COLOUR exhibition.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 7

I don't know why Jo Lamb's images did not upload, but here they are:

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 7

On Saturday 12 July I will be squeezing colour out of 3 artists as if they were paint tubes:
Peter Messer, Jo Lamb and Julian Bell will be talking about pigments, palettes and paint in the next Colour Conversation at Brighton Museums. Dragon's Blood will fly!
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/colour...

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 6

It's been quite a week. V&A lecture, heatwave, and book launch of The Royal Pavilion (@yalebooks.bsky.social).
Buried myself in this humongous bunch of flowers this weekend, feeling grateful (and exhausted).
Thank you all for coming!

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 3

We had Pimms at the Goethe Institute afterwards. He lives in Brighton and often drops in. 😁

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just really enjoying my job, even on the hottest of days. Introduced my book on the Royal Pavilion ( @yalebooks.bsky.social ) to an audience at the V&A, London.. A beautiful occasion. Thank you all for coming.
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Yale University Press London share.google/6q72QwVk3KLs...

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jul 1

Dear Jo, if you can get to it, just ask for me, and I will put you on the guest list. I have a couple of spares. Would be so lovely to see you.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jun 29

This coming Tuesday, 1 July, I will be introducing the Royal Pavilion and my new book about it (with Yale University Press) at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Please join me if you can.
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Talk at V&A South Kensington www.vam.ac.uk/event/gdpMdq...

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Talk at V&A South Kensington · V&A

Join Dr Alexandra Loske for a captivating exploration of one of Britain’s most fantastical and sensuous architectural creations: the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

www.vam.ac.uk

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jun 26

Aww, thank you so much, Jo. 😍

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jun 23

The day before tomorrow: my new book on the Royal Pavilion has arrived in Brighton Museums' shop, and I have been signing a few copies. Publication date 24 June 2025.
@yalebooks.bsky.social
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

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Centre for Life History & Life Writing Research, Sussex Uni @clhlwr.bsky.social · Jun 22

Sharon Black wins 39th Frogmore Poetry Prize
Glasgow-born poet Sharon Black now lives in a remote valley of the Cévennes in France. Sharon was previously awarded the Frogmore Prize in 2011 and joins a select group of poets who have won the Prize more than once
www.frogmorepress.co.uk/uncategorize...

Sharon Black wins 39th Frogmore Poetry Prize – The Frogmore Press

www.frogmorepress.co.uk

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · Jun 11

China in my hand. Hangzhou. It is very wet, but the umbrellas are pretty.

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Dr Alexandra Loske @colourwoman.bsky.social · May 16

A murmuration of palettes by Cornelia Parker, at Frith Street Gallery, London. With the lovely Zeynep Sagir.

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