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- Brian Sewell was born on July 15, 1931 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Performance (1991), The Last Minute (2001) and Taboo (2002). He died on September 19, 2015 in London, England, UK.
- Well-known British art crtic famous for his caustic remarks delivered in a plummy-voiced tone, he has written for the Evening Standard since 1984.
- He began his career as a dealer at Christie's auction house in the 1950s, and had many artist friends, including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Salvador Dalí.
- Son of Peter Warlock.
- "By the very nature of the audience in London, it is exposed to very much more art and culture and is therefore more sophisticated." (On appreciation of art in London audiences, in contrast to the North of England)
- Forgive me, but I think Newcastle is pretty hideous and not getting any better.
- [speaking about his sexuality - he preferred to be called "queer" rather than "gay"] I never came out, but I have slowly emerged.
- I don't know what art is, but I do know what it isn't.
- [observation on contemporary art, 2005] We've reached the point where Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen might well be an artist. All he needs is an empty room and some chalk. We pee on things, we pee into things, we pee over things..and call it art.
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