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Artist Stuart Brisley: shutting up shot on the old politics (by Richard Gott, The Guardian)
Artist Stuart Brisley: shuttin shop on the old politicsBrisley's perversly serious performances show up the absurdity of what's happening at Westminster Maybe only a performance artist can come up with an immediate reaction to the current political situation, and maybe only Stuart Brisley, emeritus professor at the Slade and enfant terrible of the art world since the 1960s, is sufficiently versed in the portrayal of the collapse of structures to reflect mordantly on the particular magic of the
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Next Door (the missing subject)
Next Door (the missing text) First Day 12.5.2010 Next door is an abandoned retail outfit. It seems to contain the detritus of at least three businesses, a sign making company, electrical retailer and a bookshop. There are also some records of applications made by children to a charity of some kind. It exhibits all the evidence of abandonment. It is owned by the local council and has been shuttered down for some considerable period. There are signs of flooding which came from the toilet and