Becalmed: The Art of Going Nowhere in the Work of Nicholas Folland

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The Palmer Sculpture Biennial
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Julianne Pierce

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The Derwent Project
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Ray Harris: Guileless and Monstrous
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Becalmed: the art of going nowhere in the work of Nicholas Folland

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