Martin Gayford

Artistic taste is inversely proportional to political nous

It’s possibly why Tate Britain’s Artist & Empire exhibition is so thin — and why the Queen’s Gallery display of Dutch masters is so rich

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  • Artist & Empire

    Tate Britain, until 10 April 2016

  • Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer

    The Queen’s Gallery, until 14 February 2016

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