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The Origins of Art and Menstrual Art Today

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Camilla Power
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Camilla Power will introduce the paintings of artist Camille Desmarest. Drawing on cave art, rock art, ancient ochre crayons and hunter gatherer traditions, she will argue that the world's first art consisted of cosmetic designs on the human body.

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Autumn 2016: An Introduction to human origins

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