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052 Contemporary art of the Middle East

The British Museum Membercast

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Idris Khan and the 21 Stones

I think one of the things is that when I put these contemporary works into the Alba Horry Gallery and the reaction I get to them now. Well, so I find really lovely about some of this artist, it is really religious, but you do not notice it. And there are other pitches of art which just speak to you on an emotional level and you have no idea really about the politics behind it. You just get that impact just from looking at them.

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