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Sarah Kent

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Sarah was the visual arts editor art of Time Out, the ICA’s Director of Exhibitions, has served on Turner Prize and other juries, and has written catalogues for the Hayward, ICA, Saatchi Gallery, White Cube and Haunch of Venison and books such as Shark-Infested Waters: The Saatchi Collection of British Art in the 90s.

Articles By Sarah Kent

Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers, National Gallery review - passions translated into paint

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Peter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, Whitechapel Gallery review - photomontages sizzling with rage

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Dominique White: Deadweight, Whitechapel Gallery review - sculptures that seem freighted with history

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The Echo review - a beautiful but confusing look at life in a Mexican village

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Heart of an Oak review - an adventure film starring a tree and its inhabitants

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In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s, Royal Academy review - famous avant-garde Russian artists who weren't Russian after all

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Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican review - fun for the kids, yet I was moved to tears

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Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free, Whitechapel Gallery review - a sweet and sour response to horrific circumstances

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Wilding review - a life enhancing experience

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Judy Chicago: Revelations, Serpentine Gallery review - art designed to change the world

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Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920, Tate Britain review - a triumph

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Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider, Tate Modern review - a missed opportunity

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Stephen review - a breathtakingly good first feature by a multi-media artist

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Fantastic Machine review - photography's story from one camera to 45 billion

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Yinka Shonibare: Suspended States, Serpentine Gallery review - pure delight

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The Last Year of Darkness review - a loving portrait of a Chengdu gay bar

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