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Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

The Art Newspaper

The Wiltshire gallery attracts 150 to 200 visitors a day and large-scale sculpture shows are the biggest draw, alongside regular talks and symposiums, says its founder Johnny Messum. It also occupies a former farm, the focal point being a cathedral-like, 13th-century monastic tithe barn. Education is a key component.

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Three works by artist and sexual abuser Eric Gill withdrawn from UK exhibition after consultation with survivors group

The Art Newspaper

Two of the works—a wood engraving and a drawing—depict Gill’s daughter Petra, naked in a bath, while the other is a drawing of a nude Elizabeth. The decision to not show the works, which are part of the museum’s collection, came after staff consulted a group of abuse survivors. Their voices have been missing,” says Fuller.