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Who on earth invented the Art Gallery?
Wealthy people pop stuff on walls and then we walk by admiring them. Who the heck came up with that idea?

Stefen
Feb 172 min read


Thank you, Francis.
Take a Kiwi, and a Limey, and just add Bacon.

Stefen
Feb 132 min read


"More matter, with less art"*
Discovery isn’t just about seeing more paintings, it’s about learning to look with fresh eyes

Stefen
Feb 92 min read


A rather cheeky painting.
How a French backside made my day.

Stefen
Jan 303 min read


A word about video installations.
I feel impelled to raise a curatorial point of order about video installations.

Stefen
Jan 302 min read


How to look at a painting.
Any painting is as much a revelation about you as it is about the art. Tap into it.

Stefen
Jan 304 min read


Getting the most from an exhibition.
Exhibitions can be punishing affairs, but they don’t have to be.

Stefen
Jan 292 min read


Avoiding captionitis.
Visiting a recent exhibition, I found myself wondering about the role wall text plays in our viewing experience...

Stefen
Jan 191 min read
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