Antony Gormley changed how I think about art

[ad_1] Standing in the sweeping grounds of Norfolk’s Houghton Hall on a blustery day in early April, Antony Gormley is explaining something. Unlike most famous people, the British artist is taller than you expect – although I should have known exactly how tall he was, given the number of his self-modelled cast-iron statues I’ve seen…

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I’ve rarely underlined so many lines in a book

[ad_1] Jo Hamya’s first novel Three Rooms (2021) was a buzzy debut about work, housing, and women’s ambition that tackled contemporary hot-potato topics including race, class, privilege and inequality. Her second, The Hypocrite, examines an excruciating father-daughter tussle playing out on stage and confirms her as a fine chronicler of modern anxieties. I have rarely…

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put The Apprentice into administration

[ad_1] I thought there was no limit to my interest in watching people in ill-fitting suits argue about half-baked ad campaigns – there is, and it’s 18 series April 18, 2024 3:40 pm(Updated 4:10 pm) Tonight’s final will see pie company owner Phil and gym bunny Rachel compete for Lord Sugar’s prize (Photo: Freemantle Media/BBC/PA…

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