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From: peter lyonel Category: Art Date: 15 May 2008 Time: 10:24 AM Review: http://www.dlwp.com/WhatsOn/ExhibitionDetail.aspx?EventId=4749 Paul Nash, L.S. Lowry, Henry Moore, Elinor Bellinghm-Smith, Victor Pasmore, Tony Ray-Jones, Martin Parr, Antony Caro, Lyn Chadwick, Eduardo Paolozzi, Elisabther Frink, Meg Rutherford, Frank Auerbach, Barbara Hepworth and William Turnbull. There's a lot of grayson perry in this show he curated, nothing wrong with that, not really hands off curating, his fingerprints are all over the show,and his art. I like the premise, and some of the work is good, and grubby and gray and overworked like most post-war preyba english art. The black and white photos freshen it up, and the gallery attendant drew my attention to a picture of morecambe and wise, which I pretended to be interested in. Perry with his nostalgia draws attention to how good things are now, and offers a pat on the back to himself and his cohorts, although he probably genuinely believes that the oldies were goodies, I am sure he wouldn't want to go back in the time machine. If he did he could step out into Bexhill and enjoy tea and a reasonable breakfast at the italian restaurant behind the delawarr, and the gray brigade could regale him with past times.