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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

Léon Spilliaert, Royal Academy review - a maudlin exploration of solitude

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 Read more...

Among the Trees, Hayward Gallery review - a mixture of euphoria and dismay

Saturday, 07 March 2020 Read more...

Nicolaes Maes: Dutch Master of the Golden Age, National Gallery review – beautifully observed vignettes

Thursday, 05 March 2020 Read more...

Push review – lifting the lid on the housing crisis

Wednesday, 26 February 2020 Read more...

Masculinities: Liberation through Photography, Barbican review – a must-see exhibition

Monday, 24 February 2020 Read more...

Steve McQueen, Tate Modern review – films that stick in the mind

Friday, 14 February 2020 Read more...

Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium, Whitechapel review - ten distinctive voices

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 Read more...

Darren Waterston: Filthy Lucre, V&A review - a timely look at the value of art

Saturday, 08 February 2020 Read more...

Imran Perretta, Chisenhale Gallery review - a deeply affecting film

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 Read more...

Eco-Visionaries, Royal Academy review - wakey, wakey!

Saturday, 23 November 2019 Read more...

Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits, Royal Academy review - mesmerising intensity

Sunday, 27 October 2019 Read more...

Pre-Raphaelite Sisters, National Portrait Gallery review – a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes

Monday, 21 October 2019 Read more...

Great Women Artists review - the book we have been waiting for

Sunday, 13 October 2019 Read more...

Anna Maria Maiolino: Making Love Revolutionary, Whitechapel Gallery review – a gentle rebellion

Thursday, 10 October 2019 Read more...

Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, Barbican review - great theme, disappointing show

Tuesday, 08 October 2019 Read more...

Kara Walker: Fons Americanus, Tate Modern review – a darkly humorous gift

Thursday, 03 October 2019 Read more...

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