Abstract Expressions; EXHIBITIONS

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Exhibitions of sculpture are notoriously hard to pull off. But a show of British abstract work succeeds where others failed

AT THIS time last year, Flowers East in Lon-don put on an excellent survey of contemporary British abstract painting. Now we have a sequel, a show devoted to non-representational sculpture. This exhibition is not quite as telling, mainly because of the difficulties of borrowing and installing three-dimensional work. But "British Abstract Art Part 2: Sculpture" isn't disappointing. It tantalises, as did its predecessor, making one realise how much new art simply goes unseen.

Only rarely, for instance, do we have the sight of a recent sculpture …