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• Police called to Hay-on-Wye gallery over painting of naked woman in window

  20-09-2024 17:52
  
  Curator Val Harris refuses to move work by Poppy Baynham after residents complainWith its literary festival and numerous bookshops, Hay-on-Wye may attract the biggest talents in the arts but, seemingly, not all artistic talent is appreciated by some residents.The owner of the Chair gallery in the town has been warned by police that she could be committing a public order offence after exhibiting a painting of a naked woman in the front window of her high street shop. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘A tremendous opportunity’: Utah’s unique skiable outdoor art museum

  20-09-2024 17:12
  
  Powder Mountain is to house an ambitious outdoor artwork collection, a land art institution in an unusual locationThe largest ski resort in the United States is set to transform itself into one of the biggest land art investments in years – or possibly ever. In the works since 2019, Utah’s Powder Mountain, located about a 90-minute drive from Salt Lake City, is re-envisioning itself as a year-round destination for those who love art as much as they enjoy donning a pair of skis, hikin
  
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• Silk Road treasures, Turner hopefuls and the wisdom of Jeremy Deller – the week in art

  20-09-2024 13:00
  
  Mind-blowing artefacts that travelled the ancient trade route, Michael Craig-Martin’s conceptual tree and a sliced-up engine – all in your weekly dispatchSilk Roads
  This epic survey of cultural connections between Asia and Europe more than a millennium ago should be mind-blowing.• British Museum, London, from 26 September until 23 February Continue reading...
  
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