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Blockbuster shows ‘limit chances for minority artists’

Mega-exhibitions and austerity lead to inequality of opportunity, says study

In recent years the V&A has attracted record crowds to its exhibitions about musicians such as Pink Floyd and David Bowie, while the Tate Modern has staged hugely popular Picasso and Modigliani shows.

But a report by the London School of Economics warns that the trend of putting on safer exhibitions by established artists to guarantee high visitor numbers and offset a decline in state funding could make it even harder for experimental and minority artists to break through.

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