Category: Art
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The renewal of the 2016 Biennale des Antiquaires at Grand Palais, Paris
123 exhibitors from 14 countries and a very special programming for the 2016 Biennale des Antiquaires. Always greeted by a spectacular scenography and an amazing lineup of exhibitors, the Biennale des Antiquaires event in Paris has been a must-attend event for more half a century and the quintessence of French “art de vivre. In september…
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Out with the old, in with the new as antiques fairs bid to survive
Dealers are having to offer contemporary pieces to stay afloat in a shrinking market
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Edinburgh art festival 2016 review – where Lothian meets utopian
Christian Boltanski, Damián Ortega and Alice Neel impress in this year’s strongly international show, while Inverleith House celebrates in style
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V&A acquires world’s largest collection of paper peepshows
Treasure trove of more than 360 tunnel books gifted to museum by collectors Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner
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American art museums cautiously embrace Pokémon Go
Institutions including MoMA in New York are seizing the opportunity to get gamers through the doors, though some museumgoers are unimpressed
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New sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The 2016 World Heritage Committee, meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July has inscribed 21 new sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. They include 12 cultural sites, six natural and three mixed sites. The World Heritage List now numbers 1052 sites in 165 countries. The state of conservation of 155 sites was…