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Exhibitions 1

Seurat and The Bathers (National Gallery, till 28 September) Dots with dash Martin Gayford F actory chimneys smoke in the distance beside the suburban river. A train puffs over......

Exhibitions 2

Maggi Hambling: A Matter of Life and Death (Yorkshire Sculpture Park, till 10 August) Keep on questioning Andrew Lambirth O ne of the most tedious aspects of contemporary art......