The galleries will be situated within walls of painted, waxed concrete (one of Mr Ando's favourite materials) and enveloped in glass, through which visitors can view the site's landscaped grounds and reflecting pond.

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Murals of leafy parks, local history and custard creams are being painted on two 1970s concrete subways in Carlisle.

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The garden is a jungle of hundreds of life-sized concrete figures, painted or decorated with coloured glass and wirework.

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The cell is a small, windowless room painted a nondescript beige, with a gun-metal gray floor and concrete sleeping platform.

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Bonnard never painted from life, only from memory, which explains why his painting feels at once concrete and abstract.

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She would escape the bare concrete steps, layered with dust, that led up into rooms without windows, the walls painted lurid, glossy colors, as if to make up for the dreariness, the television covered with an embroidered cloth.

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