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Brian Sewell

English art critic (1931-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Died at 84

Brian Alfred Christopher Bushell Sewell was an English art critic. He wrote for the Evening Standard and had an acerbic view of conceptual art and the Turner Prize. The Guardian described him as "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic", while the Standard called him the "nation’s best art critic".

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United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
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Journalist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2015 · aged 84

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