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42 Private View Frances Fowle
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Scottish Women Artists Charlotte Rostek
16 Into the Wild John Morrison 22 Alberta Whittle: deep dive (pause) uncoiling memory Kathryn Lloyd 26 Gaada: Plugging the gap Neil Cooper 28 Linkshouse: A New Home from Home for Artists on Orkney Neil Cooper 30 Alan Davie: Beginning of a far-off World Siobhan McLaughlin 34
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EDITORIAL
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DIRECTOR’S NOTE
REVIEWS
Director James Knox
47 Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life Patricia Allmer
Editor Rachael Cloughton
50 Katie Paterson: Requiem Greg Thomas 51 Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer Neil Cooper 53 John Patrick Byrne: A Big Adventure Greg Thomas
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