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Mar 2020
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Arty Anglais Podcast Lessons - Should St...

LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH ART - ARTY ANGLAIS
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Today’s English lesson episode is about how Street Art can end up in a Gallery. I’m specifically going to talk a little about a video I watched about the Urban Nation Gallery in Berlin.You can find the video I’m talking about in today’s episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGzwWzeL0m4I’ve spoken about this gallery before on the podcast. But first, l ... Show More
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