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The savvy Mr Perry

Wednesday, 4th June 2008

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De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea

For Mr Perry, Nash, Pasmore, Piper and Rosoman ‘know how to make a virtue of grey as only a Briton can. I find, in these pictures, an attractive humility and elegance, qualities that might be described today as not being media friendly, but which I wish to celebrate.’ I salute Mr Perry for using his own celebrity to bring to a wider audience some of the remarkable talents of 20th- century British art, and in doing so his provocative exhibition title must be deemed a highly successful strategy. The show is at Bexhill until 6 July, then tours to the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston (19 July to 14 September), DLI Museum and Art Gallery, Durham (15 November 2008 to 4 January 2009), Southampton City Art Gallery (17 January to 15 March), Aberystwyth Arts Centre (21 March to 10 May), Scarborough Art Gallery (16 May to 5 July), Longside Gallery, Wakefield (18 July to 25 October), Victoria Art Gallery, Bath (7 November 2009 to 3 January 2010). Plenty of choice, so no excuse to miss it.

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