Sunday, March 25, 2007

Don't Mention Medea
By John Spurling

A London art critic gives a quick whistlestop tour of some Georgian art down the ages. Contemporary art appears to be thriving, but what about its creators?

More: Now that Georgia is independent again - it was annexed by Russia in 1801 and broke free from the Soviet Union in 1990 - it is keen to reassert its identity and encourage visitors. But there is a PR problem with its three best-known celebrities: in ancient times the murderous Medea and in modern times Stalin and his hatchetman Lavrenti Beria.

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