17 MAY 2008, page 41
Exhibition Suspicion
Martin Gayford questions the point of art shows. Should they educate or give pleasure — or both? T owards the end of June, 1814, Maria Bicknell, the wife-to-be of the painter......
‘seeing By Doing’
William Feaver explains how his book ‘Pitmen Painters’ inspired a new play at the National ‘I t means knaaing what to de.’ This is Jimmy Floyd speaking, his Ashington accent......