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Mark Sheerin

Articles By Mark Sheerin

Laura Aldridge / Andrew Sim, Jupiter Artland, Edinburgh review - lightness and joy

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Eye to Eye: Homage to Ernst Scheidegger, MASI Lugano review - era-defining artist portraits

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Jane Harris: Ellipse, Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA, Bordeaux review - ovals to the fore

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Carey Young: Appearance, Modern Art Oxford review - in the eyes of the law

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Earth Spells: Witches of the Anthropocene, RAMM, Exeter review - this local exhibition deserves a national audience

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In the Air, Wellcome Collection review - art in an emergency

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'Of course art doesn't change the world': Situationist artist Jacqueline de Jong on violence, eroticism and the importance of humour

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Karla Black, Fruitmarket, Edinburgh review - airy free-for-all

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Fetes and Kermesses in the Time of the Brueghels, Musée de Flandre review - all the fun of the fair

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10 Questions for Musician Soumik Datta

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diep~haven 2018 review - a missed connection?

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David Shrigley/Brett Goodroad, Brighton Festival review - showcases puncturing the medium's pretence

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Selma Parlour: Upright Animal, Pi Artworks review - incandescent colours

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theartsdesk in Antwerp: Richard Deacon says nothing

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Visual art at Brighton Festival - disturbing, playful, but ultimately rudderless

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Artist Tyler Mallison: 'I don’t think about materials as being merely visible objects or things'

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