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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

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

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

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

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Push review – lifting the lid on the housing crisis

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

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

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

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

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Imran Perretta, Chisenhale Gallery review - a deeply affecting film

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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