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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

Marina Abramović, Royal Academy review - young performers stand in for the absent artist

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A Life on the Farm review - a fabulous eccentric gets neatly packaged

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Baato review - Nepalese mountain folk await big changes with excitement and anxiety

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Jean Cooke: Ungardening, Garden Museum review - a cramped show of airy and spacious paintings

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Manchester International Festival exhibitions review - a new arts centre puts Manchester firmly on the cultural map

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Hello, Bookstore review - a documentary with shelf life

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Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now, Barbican review - going from strength to strength on an epic journey

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Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis, Hayward Gallery review - hope is what we need, but inspiration is a rarity

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Life is More Important than Art, Whitechapel Gallery review - themes of arrival, belonging and departure unite fascinating mixed show

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Capturing the Moment, Tate Modern review - the glorious power of painting

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Sarah Sze: Metronome, Artangel at Peckham Rye station review - an installation of visual complexity and physical simplicity

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The Dam review - a remarkably haunting allegory

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Isaac Julien: What Freedom is to Me, Tate Britain review - a journey from making documentaries to making art

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Berg review - a glorious visual meditation on the mountains of Slovenia

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Little Richard: I am Everything review - a riveting account of 'the brightest star in the universe'

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Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life, Tate Modern review - the hidden depths of abstract art revealed

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