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Art can help your marriage

In a secular sermon, popular philosopher Alain de Botton has challenged galleries to become more emotionally aware.
30 Mar 2014
Deborah Stone
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Marc Antoine du Ry, The Derision of Christ, National Gallery of Victoria

The philosopher was launching the Art as Therapy exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. NGV is the first of three international galleries to implement a program based on the Art as Therapy philosophy developed by de Botton and fellow philosopher John Armstrong.

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Deborah Stone
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Deborah Stone is a Melbourne journalist and communications professional. She is a former Editor of ArtsHub and a former Fairfax feature writer.

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