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Writers, artists and curators from the UK and beyond debate current topics from the contemporary art world for you to respond to. See what issues are being hotly discussed and add your thoughts and comments to the conversation.


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Rant 91: The Horse’s Mouth



Some artists have a lot to say about their work and galleries are fond of sharing these insights with the public. Lawrence Bradby worries that we are getting too much information and suggests they stop telling us what their work is supposed to be about and just let people engage on their own terms.

uploaded: 1/5/2013
last comment: 22/5/2013


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last comment: 26/3/2013 by no name

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