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Oct 2020
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S2 Ep1: Lucy Skaer: Leaving the House

PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART
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Artist Lucy Skaer speaks in situ about leaving her family home as the sold signs go up outside. She charts the influence of the house on her and on the work she has made over the years from parts of the building, and looks more generally at how artists find their narrative in the world. 
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