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Reviews

Books

Stephen Deuchar wanted to see more critical thinking in this analysis of the political power of arts and culture

Catalogue

Deborah Metherell and Andrew Wilson describe the difficulties in representing conceptual art accurately

Watts Studios, Watts Gallery Artists’ Village, Compton, Surrey

Caroline Ikin gets an intimate glimpse of the lives of Victorian artist George Frederic Watts and his wife Mary

On my booksheld

Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies

The Voice of Nursing: Celebrating 100 years of the RCN, the Royal College of Nursing, London

A proud showcase of an institution that has supported nursing for a century, says Emma Shepley

Best in show

Alice Sage picks a Small Clanger

Whatever the weather

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter

For King and Country

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

On my bookshelf

Museums, Health and Well-Being by Helen Chatterjee and Guy Noble

Web and mobile

We review the latest websites and apps

Catalogue

Rebecca England on the huge effort that went into reproducing the colours of Astrup’s works

Europe 1600-1815

Victoria and Albert Museum, London