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Six of the best: Art
theartsdesk recommends the half-dozen top exhibitions
Monday, 17 June 2013
William Scott, Still Life with Garlic, 1949-50© Fermanagh County Museum
A Crisis of Brilliance, Dulwich Picture Gallery A rich anthology of experimental British art in the years leading up to and during the First World War. Until 22 September
Master Drawings, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford An unusually intriguing survey of what drawing has meant in the history of Western art. Until August 18
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion, British Library A thought-provoking exhibition looking at ways in which the state seeks to wield its influence. Until 17 September
Anthony Caro: Park Avenue Series, Gagosian Gallery A sculptor still fully in command of the visual language he has made his own. Until 27 July
Death in the Making: Photographs of War by Robert Capa, Atlas Gallery Little quiet on the Western Front as the co-founder of Magnum shoots classic images of conflict. Until 6 July
William Scott, Hepworth Wakefield (see picture) A British modernist whose quiet paintings reward careful observation. Until 29 September
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