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Category: Visual Arts

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I love these four abstract paintings, and you should, too

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The Mystery of Antinous: Roman Beauty at its Finest

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The Tate Bod-ern (or Exhibition 004: Reviewed)

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‘Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion and Design’ at The Ashmolean Museum: an Alternate View

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Kaye Donachie’s Song for the Last Act Exhibition: A Retrospective

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