Jo Thompson

Jo Thompson is a freelance writer based in London.

Art & PhotographyBarbican’s Masculinities

The Barbican’s new photography show celebrates unfixed ideas of masculinity

From Catherine Opie to Collier Schorr, Laurie Anderson, and many more, we survey the photographers featured in the new exhibition and their infinite depictions of masculinity

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Feb 20, 2020

Jo Thompson

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