The Front Room and then living within

and then living within

This thought-provoking and highly relevant book reflects on the various forms and critical potential of memory art in a contemporary world which both obsesses about the past

Giving contemporary viewers an effective way to think about art

co-published with the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)

while also demonstrating how Nicholson's aesthetic was interwoven into every aspect of his daily life

The Front Room and then living withinThe Front Room: Diaspora Migrant Aesthetics in the Home, originally published in 2009, has become a beloved and much praised source, providing fascinating revelations into the post war British experience of immigrants, the decoration of their living spaces and their position in society in relation to decolonisation. The 'front room' (emanating from the Victorian parlour) provides an outlet to respond to the feelings of displacement, exile and