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Cubism, The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Paintings which changed the way in which we look at the world on show in Edinburgh
POTENT: (Left to right) Lyubov Popova: Painterly Architectonic, 1916; George Braque: Le Bougeoir (The Candlestick), 1911; Robert Delaunay: L’Equipe de Cardiff (The Cardiff Team), 1922-23
George Braque: Le Bougeoir (The Candlestick) © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2018
[Antonia Reeve]
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In view of the grooming gangs inquiry, SIMON PARSONS feels the relevance of this powerful examination of trauma suffered at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre
JOHN GREEN doubts the motivations of a US war photographer who never questions why, or for whom, she is producing images of imperialist conflict
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PAUL DONOVAN welcomes an inspiring account of living with deafness that has important lessons for the treatment of deaf people in today’s UK
THIS compact exhibition packs a potent aesthetic punch. All the principal Cubists are represented, with work that allows a full appreciation of the movement that shook and shaped 20th-century art in all its diverse strands.
With the world in rapid flux, Cubism burst onto the scene around the turn of the 20th century. It challenged established but tired post-Renaissance canons with canvases that communicated simultaneous viewing of the subject from different perspectives.
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