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An epidemic of selfie sadness in London’s museums
Wouldn’t we all be better off without glum selfie fanatics rampaging through our museums?
‘The Most Democratic Form of Art’ comes to IKEA
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Rakewell cringes through Alan Yentob’s most recent Imagine profile, of David Chipperfield
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Tate Britain and the Poetry of Postcard Sales
Tate’s new advertising campaign turns away from images in favour of doggerel about postcard sales and selfies
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Victoria Beckham and the ‘Artist to the Stars’
Victoria Beckham champions street art. Just like every other celebrity under the sun…
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Mistaking art for rubbish is a grand tradition. But so is mistaking rubbish for art…
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