Julian Barnes: ‘Art doesn’t just capture the thrill of life ... sometimes it is that thrill’

When Julian Barnes was growing up, going to a gallery felt like an obligation. Then he discovered modernism, with its slicings, whirls and brainy grids. Later still, realism seemed equally fascinating and truthful. He recalls a life looking at art.
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