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The man who paints the news

British artist John Keane speaks to Dan Damon about his passion for painting news stories. From Guantanamo to Vladimir Putin, John reveals the art to depicting power and politics. So what colour is oppression and how best to portray Rupert Murdoch? An exhibition of his old and new work, 'John Keane: Speaking Power to Truth', will be on display at the Flowers Gallery in London from 20 May to 20 June 2015. A retrospective of his work 'The Wisdom of Hindsight' will be on display at the Kingsland Road gallery from 21 May 2015.

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