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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

Driving Mum review - a dark comedy that has you laughing out loud

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Sargent and Fashion, Tate Britain review - portraiture as a performance

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Zineb Sedira: Dreams Have No Titles, Whitechapel Gallery review - a disorientating mix of fact and fiction

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Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, Tate Modern review - a fitting celebration of the early years

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When Forms Come Alive, Hayward Gallery review - how to reduce good art to family fun

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The Settlers review - a western populated only by anti-heroes

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Entangled Pasts 1768-now, Royal Academy review - an institution exploring its racist past

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Barbara Kruger, Serpentine Gallery review - clever, funny and chilling installations

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The Disappearance of Shere Hite review - the rise and fall of a woman who dared to explore female sexuality

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Queendom review - an LGBTQ+ performance artist takes to the streets of Moscow in protest

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Women in Revolt!, Tate Britain review - a super important if overwhelming show

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A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography, Tate Modern review - pulling out the stops to address issues around cultural identity

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Beyond Utopia review - harrowing escape stories vividly captured with live footage

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El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon, Tate Modern review - glorious creations

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RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, Barbican review - women fighting to protect the environment

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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine, Hayward Gallery review - a Japanese photographer uses droll humour to ask big questions

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