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THE ART WORLD IS OFTEN ACCUSED OF BEING ALOOF AND TOO OUT OF TOUCH FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH. THE GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS AIMS TO CHANGE THAT ... BUT IT WON'T BE EASY

BY BARRY DIDCOCK

AHEAD of presenting the Turner Prize to Damien Hirst in 1995, musician Brian Eno made a speech in which he berated the art world for its failure to address the big issues of the day.