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Cannes film festival goes for retro cool with Fellini poster

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Official poster for 2014 festival resurrects vintage glamour thanks to Marcello Mastroianni, the Italian star of Fellini’s 8½

• News: Grace of Monaco to open Cannes 2014
• News: Jane Campion heading Cannes 2014 jury

From luxurious ornamentation to austere simplicity: the “Gorgeous” extremes of beauty

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“Gorgeous” presents masterpieces from the Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA in provocative ways and stimulating new contexts to encourage viewers to ask the question “What is gorgeous?” The idea of ‘gorgeous,’ and whether it is valuable, has always been debated. Visitors of the new “Gorgeous” exhibition @ Asian Art Museum will encounter a selection of … Read more

Joel Shapiro, Ai Weiwei, and Jeppe Hein’s large-format work @ ART COLOGNE 2014

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        48th ART COLOGNE (10 to 13 April) welcomed art lovers with spectacular large-format sculptures and installations. Outside of the entrance hall, three monumental bronze sculptures of the American artist Joel Shapiro catched the eye of the visitor. Shapiro, born 1941 in New York City, is considered one of the most important … Read more

Jean-Paul Gaultier’s major retrospective opened in London

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“The Fashion world of Jean-Paul Gaultier, From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk”.   The charismatic French couturier Jean-Paul Gaultier opened a major retrospective at the London’s Barbican Museum. “The Fashion world of Jean-Paul Gaultier, From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk” explores Jean-Paul Gaultier‘s avant-garde fashion creations and cutting-edge designs which shaped the look of fashion … Read more

WWI centenary marked by Britain’s Imperial War Museum

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‘From Street to Trench: A World War that Shaped a Region’: Britain’s Imperial War Museum’s first major exhibition marking the centenary of World War One.   The centenary of World War One is marked by the Britain’s Imperial War Museum with a first major exhibition offering personal insights into the conflict. Entitled ‘From Street to Trench: … Read more

Monster in the Spotlight at Fuorisalone.it. The Ducati design narrated with the Monster 1200

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IED DESIGN WEEK 2014: Monster in the Spotlight.   Within a multi-sensorial experience at Salone del Mobile 2014, The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) and Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati presenMonster 1200.t an installation of shadow art, a form of sculpture that is not formed traditionally by moulding materials, but is the result of shadows generated to … Read more