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Natasha O\'Hear and Anthony O\'Hear, The Conversation
Apocalypse now: Our incessant desire to picture the end of the world
We have reached a point where apocalyptic vocabulary litters writing – but the end of the world has always populated paintings, and betrays a lot about contemporary concerns.
Natasha O\'Hear and Anthony O\'Hear, The Conversation
· Aug 27, 2015 · 11:30 pm
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