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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

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Tate Britain review - enigmatic figures full of life

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Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch, Royal Academy review - juxtapositions that confuse rather than clarify

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Zanele Muholi, Tate Modern review - photography as protest

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One Man and His Shoes review - beautifully crafted, fast-paced documentary

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Sin, National Gallery review - great subject, modest show

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Bruce Nauman, Tate Modern review - the human condition writ large in neon

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Hendrix and the Spook review - a search for clarity in murky waters

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Léon Spilliaert, Royal Academy review - a maudlin exploration of solitude

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Among the Trees, Hayward Gallery review - a mixture of euphoria and dismay

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Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age, National Gallery review – beautifully observed vignettes

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Push review – lifting the lid on the housing crisis

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Masculinities: Liberation through Photography, Barbican review – a must-see exhibition

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Steve McQueen, Tate Modern review – films that stick in the mind

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Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium, Whitechapel review - ten distinctive voices

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Darren Waterston: Filthy Lucre, V&A review - a timely look at the value of art

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Imran Perretta, Chisenhale Gallery review - a deeply affecting film

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