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Ugly Beauty

Ugly Beauty

2010•1h 0m
Documentary

Documentary in which art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty is still to be found in modern art, despite several recent books claiming the contrary.

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Production

ZCZ Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Waldemar Januszczak

Waldemar Januszczak

Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst

Self

Jeff Koons

Jeff Koons

Self

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

Anish Kapoor

Self

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