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LYNNE WALSH faces the ‘brilliant or bonkers’ conundrum of a simultaneous exhibition of work by Jeff Koons and Cy Twombly
POLES APART: (L to R) Cy Twombly’s Five Greek Poets and a Philosopher: ‘Sappho’ and Jeff Koons’ Diamond (Red)
[Bastian Gallery]
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PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
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Primal Gestures: Jeff Koons & Cy Twombly
Bastian Gallery
THE concept behind the juxtaposition of these two artists is either brilliant or bonkers.
The small but beautifully formed Bastian Gallery in London’s Mayfair is renowned for clever use of its space, and this show certainly supports that reputation.
Whether Jeff Koons, contrarian and devoted acolyte of capitalism, has anything in common with the work of the thoughtful and intuitive Cy Twombly is a moot point.
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