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Julian Spalding

Art critic and author of The Art of Wonder and The Best Art You’ve Never Seen; former director of Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums

Author of The Art of Wonder and The Poetic Museum, Spalding is the former director of Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums. His new book, The Best Art You’ve Never Seen, was published last October.

Author of The Art of Wonder and The Poetic Museum, Spalding is the former director of Glasgow Art Galleries and Museums. His new book, The Best Art You’ve Never Seen, was published last October.

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