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Home to one of the greatest art collections in the UK, The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Gallery is located in the magnificent historical setting of Somerset House.

The Gallery is particularly known for its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and temporary exhibitions.

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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Art is a research-led, independent College of the University of London, with one of the world’s most prestigious programmes of art history, curating, and conservation.

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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ offers a range of study options from BA History of Art and Graduate Diploma, to seven MA programmes and a PhD programme.

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Abstract Erotic: Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, Alice Adams

20 Jun – 14 Sep

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Experience extraordinary sculptures by Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse and Alice Adams, three pioneering artists of the 20th century who, in 1960s New York, produced startling new bodies of work turning modern sculpture on its head.ÌýÌý

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