Review: Francis Bacon and the Masters at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Pictured above ‘Two Figures in a Room’ (detail) by Francis Bacon ‘Francis Bacon’s paintings, in spite of their unattractiveness, help…
ByPictured above ‘Two Figures in a Room’ (detail) by Francis Bacon ‘Francis Bacon’s paintings, in spite of their unattractiveness, help…
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ByFor the past few years, Britain has been cookery crazy. From baking to basting, searing to stewing, a gluttonous deluge…
ByInspired by Kew On A Plate, Emily Rookwood revisited Le Manoir, Raymond Blanc’s plate-perfect countryside retreat There have been few…
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ByDon’t sweat the setbacks when you embark on ‘the great bread-making adventure’, the French baker and food writer tells Spear’s.…
BySpear’s delves down, through the bookcase into the subtle and unpretentious bat-den that screams good times Fridges, mirrors, flowers arrangements…
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