4 OCTOBER 1997, page 52

Arts

The intrinsic power of art Cosmo Landesman argues that artists should not be surprised by violent reactions to their work T he art is in your face and it's shock- ing' is how......

Exhibitions

Theatre of Masks (Barbican Art Gallery, till 14 December) A bit of a mess Martin Gayford A n exhibition, ideally, should be the strongest possible display of an artist's work.......