to claim both spirituality and secularity. It's new, it's not religious, but it's not shopping--well, it is for Saatchi, but you get my meaning. The new art boom in Arab countries is said to be clear evidence of a new secularisation that may help to loosen the grip not just of the shoppers but also of the theocrats and the jihadists. It's a lot to ask of art, but on the other hand, the art may just be a symptom of wider social change. from Bryan Appleyard: The Sunday Times: Islam stripped bare
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