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Barry Barker is a BritishUnited Kingdom

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 Contemporary Art Curator and Gallerist. He worked with Nigel GreenwoodNigel Greenwood Summary

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 and was exhibitions officer at the Institute of Contemporary ArtsInstitute of Contemporary Arts

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 London and the John Hansard GalleryJohn hansard gallery

The John Hansard Gallery, based at the University of Southamptons Highfield campus, is one of Britains leading public galler...
 before becoming Director of the ArnolfiniArnolfini

The Arnolfini is an art gallery in Bristol, England....
 in BristolBristol

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 1986-1991 overseeing a refurbishment of the gallery. Following this Barker was briefly with the South Bank CentreSouth Bank Centre

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 before becoming a Director of the Lisson GalleryLisson Gallery

The Lisson Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Bell Street, London, founded by Nicholas Logsdail in 1967....
. Barker's main areas of interest have been conceptual artFacts About Conceptual art

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 and minimalMinimal

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 and he had an influential role in many artists careers of the last thirty years, especially Anish KapoorAnish Kapoor

Anish Kapoor is a sculptor.Born in Bombay, India, Kapoor attended the prestigious Doon School, located in Dehra Dun, India....
. In 1986 he was co-curator of "Falls the Shadow" with Jon ThompsonJon Thompson

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 at the Hayward GalleryHayward Gallery

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