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Fine Art The man with one of the most difficult jobs in art curatorship, Stephen Deuchar, director of Tate Britain has had to weather some criticism. During it's recent renovation, the original Tate themed its hang around various vague subjects. The idea was sound -- surely we would be able to see the similarities in how artists approached some ideas even though they were born hundreds of years apart. But seeing Stanley Spencer next to Turner was too much for some people. Deucher, interview by the BBC, wonders what the fuss was about: "(We) made imaginative use of the limited space available. It was rated highly by the public, though some of the critics were certainly very hostile. I think the debate it helped to begin about how pictures should be displayed was a very healthy and engaging one. Now everyone has a view! Hopefully our new displays will create similar interest and perhaps controversy too. "