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At Rodolphe Janssen, Peter Sutherland tests the Law of Reversed Effect

  It’s arduous to share the room with a cultural personality such as Aldous Huxley, and it’s even more arduous...

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London is blossoming, but this time FIAC does it better

  To tell you the truth, we approached FIAC with the conviction to demonstrate the following theory: on equal range...

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The double face of Fiac (Off)icielle: locals vs. Los Angeles

  The atmosphere you perceive at FIAC (Off)icielle, the new Fiac’s section located at La cité de la mode et...

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Rembrandt’s late works at the National Gallery, the ultimate exhibition

    As National Gallery’s Director, Nicholas Penny, and Rijksmuseum’s director, Wim Pijbes, write in the foreword of the catalog...

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In response to Phillips’ bad day, a Focus on Frieze Focus, and a hop to Sunday

    The results of the Contemporary day sale at Phillips has proved that something may be changing in the...

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Frieze Masters 2014: a step forward into quality

  Frieze Masters‘ edition number 3 started last night with the VIP preview, and this morning with the opening for...

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David Altmejd’s retrospective in Paris: nightmares have never been so beautiful

    Remember, what you see is just a sculpture. All the gigantic ants, reptiles, broken mirrors, strange flowers, sharp...

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Did you know Marcel Duchamp was an excellent painter?

  The exhibition that the Centre Pompidou is devoting to Marcel Duchamp – Painting, Even – is the first one...

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Venice, first main show about the Marchesa Luisa Casati

by Stefano Pirovano

Palazzo Fortuny in Venice hosts the first major exhibition dedicated to the Marchesa Luisa Casati and her extraordinary life

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The 9 museums about to open that will reshape the world’s culture geography

  While US and Europe are attacking Isis in Syria and Putin is still dealing with Ukraine’s invasion, the cultural...

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At “Perugino master of Raphael” two paintings seeking for a conceptual reading

  Among the 50 artworks the exhibition “Perugino Master of Raphael” gathers together at the extraordinary Musée Jacquemart-André, in Paris...

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At the Biennale des Antiquaires 2014 welcome to the eclectic side

  The first thought that comes to your mind when you exit the outstanding and extremely packed Biennale des Antiquaires‘...

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Ilja Karilampi at The Suzanne Geiss Company: the beauty of art comes from the beauty of info

  With the prudence the reading of any artwork would require, in particular when the artwork is contemporary to you,...

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In preparation for the 27th Biennale des Antiquaires at the Grand Palais

  The main reason why an art collector or lover should visit the Biennale des Antiquaires – in Paris from...

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The helping hands of fashion and luxury is saving Italian monuments

  After a long period during which the Italian government has been paying almost entirely the bill of the preservation...

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Matthew Day Jackson at Hauser and Wirth Zurich: where has the mountain guide gone in the meantime?

  Among the shows that are not to be missed if you are around in Zurich, there is the Matthew...

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Pinturicchio in San Gimignano and the dark matter of which the Italian exhibitions are made of

  Every man or woman who loves fine arts should know that a large part, if not all, of the...

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Wyatt Kahn’s dancing puzzles go sentimental at the Zurich art weekend

  There was a lot of expectation for Wyatt Khan first solo show at Eva Presenhuber in Zurich and, as...

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A Medieval Specula Principum book at the basis of Slavs and Tatars’ solo exhibition since yesterday at Kunsthalle Zurich

Our report from the Zurich art weekend starts with a gallery of pics from the solo show by the collective...

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Roman series: the new venue of the Fondazione Prada will open in Milan under the influence of classic sculptures

Nothing has been officially confirmed yet, but rumours say that the opening exhibition of the new Fondazione Prada in Milan,...

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