Fired up but exhausted after 3 days of 3 different conferences 🫠Co-convening/presenting/keynoting, feat. topics from the Brazilian 'electric daisy' to 'race & neurasthenia' to the usefulness of thinking about ideals of 'harmony'. Grateful for all the wonderful conversations over the last few days!

listening to a great keynote paper on harmony in late 19th c. French visual culture by @rcoombes.bsky.social at @asmcf.bsky.social and SSFH study day - lots of esotericism and occulture in the mix! @francemodern.bsky.social

Thank you for having me!

Popped to Reims to see the église Saint-Niçaise - Art Deco catholicism at its whackiest

From Paul Poiret at the musée des Arts Décoratifs, to Matisse's daughter wearing Poiret at the Musée d'Art Moderne...there are some sumptuous exhibitions in Paris atm!

Opening in less than 2 weeks at the Heong Gallery @downingcollege.bsky.social: an exhibition of work by Gillian Ayres, inc. work never seen publicly before. It's been great fun working on this with curator Martin Gayford and Gillian's son! #GillianAyres #Cambridge #abstractart #painting #artgallery

Pleased to have been elected as an Associate Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org - looking forward to being a part of the community!

Wonderful few days spent in Fra Angelico land (Fiesole) - inc. a trip to the Convent of San Domenico only to find his fresco recently removed for restoration 🥴

Delighted to have my research on the exploits of 20th-century Catholic musicians and artists in Saint-Germain-en-Laye published in @frenchhistory.bsky.social : t.co/V1o8WCwuMX

New Year in Germany (Bonn) is taken v seriously #Wilkommen2025

Finally arrived on bluesky! Giz a follow 😊😊 Mark Gertler 'Merry-Go-Round', 1916