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Huge, diverse and yet monotonous, the Venice Biennale is very like the EU
‘Are you enjoying the Biennale?’ is a question one is often asked while patrolling the winding paths of the Giardini…
What’s the avant-garde up to? Recycling (itself) and baffling (me)
One overcast afternoon in late July I took a train to Norfolk. It seemed a good time and place to…
What is it about Bill Viola’s films that reduce grown-ups to tears?
What is it about Bill Viola's films that reduce grown-ups to tears? William Cook dries his eyes and talks to the video artist about Zen, loss and nearly drowning
Martin Gayford finds a few nice paintings amid the dead trees, old clothes and agitprop of the Venice Biennale
Martin Gayford finds a few nice paintings amid the dead trees, old clothes and agitprop of the Venice Biennale
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