In this extremely pertinent and thought-provoking essay, Davis looks at what he calls the paradox of disability in the visual arts. Continue reading “Lennard Davis, The Disability Paradox: Ghettoisation of the Visual”
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Marc Quinn
Looking at Quinn’s wider body of work on his personal website, it seems that the statue of Lapper was part of a larger project that explored disability and our accepted ideas of Continue reading “Marc Quinn”
Alison Lapper
I decided to explore Alison Lapper, the subject of Quinn’s statue that raised the most controversy. I found a series of images online where Lapper is posing in a similar way to how the statue shows her. Continue reading “Alison Lapper”
