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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

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, Barbican review - women fighting to protect the environment

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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine, Hayward Gallery review - a Japanese photographer uses droll humour to ask big questions

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Turner Prize 2023, Towner Eastbourne review - four contestants strike a sombre mood

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Philip Guston, Tate Modern review - a compelling look at an artist who derided the KKK

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Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas, Tate Britain review - overcrowding muffles the voice of the wildest of the YBAs

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The Nettle Dress review - a moving story exquisitely told

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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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