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the monumental Gift Wrap of 1963. Caro's largest exhibit, is perhaps best known. Harold Cohen's are more, as it
in the front gallery of the British Pavilion, is the TATE'S were, impressionistic in technique than before, placing
scarlet Early One Morning of 1962 (still one of the most the emphasis on an exquisitely flecked and dappled all-
controversial pieces of sculpture in the TATE'S collection, over ground of colour more than on the grouping of
although one which the artist himself has always con- incidental motifs across a canvas. Bernard Cohen's selec-
sidered among his best). For the most part, though, tion of paintings does not so much indicate a recent
Venice is not, contrary to usual practice, being used as an development of style as consist of individual extensions
occasion for mounting limited retrospectives, but for of his technical and imaginative range. Together these
showing very recent work even ahead of its exhibition in five artists represent as serious, mature and considered a
London. Denny's new paintings have almost entirely body of new and original work as could be found any-
broken with the 'Palladian doorway' image for which he where at the moment.
