Tag: Art and design
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Art Basel: a dose of reality with exhibits on snooping and migration
Samson Young and Chiharu Shiota among artists whose works bring global political turmoil to art market’s top event
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Revealed: the unseen flip-sides of the world’s most famous paintings
From the Mona Lisa to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has exposed – literally – the nuts and bolts of centuries-old masterpiecesFlipside of art: match the famous paintings to their frames – quiz
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Empires and splendour: David Roche’s private collection of antiques opens to public
From Fabergé to a pistol owned by Napoleon, the $70m collection of European antiques in David Roche’s residence is a sight to behold
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Museum of London design shortlist: from luxury boutique to history chic
Smithfield market will be the museum’s new home, but which architectural vision should shape its future: the eye-catching one, the ghostly one, the corporate one … or the one that rings alarm bells?
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The Louvre’s closure proves art cannot survive climate change
The flooding in Paris is a stark warning of the danger posed by climate change to everything human civilisation has achieved – no matter how priceless