Winter wonderlands: writers on their favourite artworks
Ali Smith, Julian Barnes, Ai Weiwei and others choose seasonal scenes.
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New Times,
New Thinking.
Ali Smith, Julian Barnes, Ai Weiwei and others choose seasonal scenes.
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