These radical artworks force you to look in new ways

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Artists, blocking their artworks from view, in the Fukushima exclusion zone Contagious images Sometimes artists take risks, endangering their health in order to create or sustain this reflective space. Bleeding for art open image in gallery To illustrate fleeting moments, Sohpie Calle captured her mothers final breath Artists sometimes spark fear through provocative attempts to open up a space for thinking and rethinking. open image in gallery An image from the Fukushima Texture Pack project by Franco and Eva Mattes A less consensual connection took place in the French writer and artist Sophie Calle’s Suite Venitienne, published in 1979. Get closer to the art Faces of Frida – An intimate portrayal of Frida Kahlo through her life along with her art and cultural legacy Experience Rembrandt’s Nightwatch – Find out what makes the Nightwatch such a unique painting My Body, My Archive – Congolese choreographer and dancer Faustin Linyekula re-invents a scheduled performance at the Tate Modern that had been cancelled following closure of the gallery ICA talks – An archive of discussion events and talks held at the ICA between 1982-1993 Jessica Holtaway is a lecturer in visual communication at Solent University.