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2009: Anish Kapoor
Brighton Festival’s inaugural Guest Artistic Director Anish Kapoor turned Brighton into a city-wide art gallery.
See our more from our past guest directors
2024: Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Screenwriter and novelist
2023: Nabihah Iqbal
Musician, DJ and broadcaster
2022: Marwa Al-Sabouni
Syrian author and architect
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