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Thursday, August 25, 2005

Art: A Picture Of Britain at Tate Britain

A Picture Of Britain is a companion to David Dimblebys chummy BBC One series. It is split into six geographical sections, each taking a particular theme. The South East is Britain at war, the Midlands is the industrial revolution, the South West is spirituality and so on. This conceit makes the exhibition seem narrow in it's view of region whilst seeming too thinly spread trying to cover the whole country. Despite the presence of some fine paintings by masters such as Turner and Constable and some compelling work by more modern artists the exhibition ultimately suffers from this loose collation.

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