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Kick the kitsch, Michael Bracewell in the Independent

Kick the kitsch
Michael Bracewell

Michael Bracewell asks why do artists try to harness the power of pop, he discusses File under Sacred Music and the exhibition Air Guitar.

This article originally appeared in The Independent Sunday 23rd March 2003

 

 

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