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At Tate Britain until 25th October this excellent exhibition of Dame Barbara Hepworth’s smaller sculptures is definitely worth a visit. It has been described by various critics as ‘ravishing’, ‘exhilarating’ and ‘exemplary’ and it is, in my humble view, worthy of … Continue reading
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Regular readers of this web-site will know that I have been trying to find a snappy and evocative new title for my next book – an adventure story ( see Entitlement – the search for a title ). Formerly called ‘On … Continue reading
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‘Haymaking is general about Clapham…wheat looks well and turns colour’ recorded Gilbert White, the naturalist, as he passed through Clapham in 1788. Already the wild and marshy rural area which is now Clapham Common had been drained and, to an … Continue reading
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The current free exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is ‘Face of Britain’, or, to be more accurate, ‘Simon Schama’s Face of Britain’. I did not see the five part BBC series which accompanied it nor have I read the … Continue reading
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Hair and shoes. I am told that all writers have ‘tics’. These, apparently, are mine. As tics go, they’re disappointing. They suggest shallowness, vanity and a focus on the superficial. Where’s the profundity in shoes and hair? What deep meaning in a pair of … Continue reading
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