Tag: Art and design
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Inside the surreal world of Guy Bourdin
Curator Alistair O’Neill and Guardian fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley discussed the life and work of Guy Bourdin at a Guardian membership event at Somerset House this week. Here’s a cheat sheet
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The 10 best art patrons
As a new show at the National Gallery explores the influence of Paul Durand-Ruel, the dealer who ‘made’ the impressionists, Rachel Cooke highlights other great patrons and collectors
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Art galleries: the last refuge of the cultural window-shopper
While bookstores and record shops close their doors, squeezed out by the online competition, the gallery still offers something the internet can’t: real-life art
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The 10 most expensive paintings ever sold
A Gauguin painting has sold for a reported $300m, making it the most expensive painting ever sold. See how it compares with other pricey paintings that have sold for vast sums
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Architects David Marks and Julia Barfield: how we made the London Eye
David Marks: ‘Our house and our livelihoods were on the line. Then – in front of the world’s media – it didn’t lift up’
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Happy Valentines Day, suckers: how Damien Hirst’s cashing in on Cupid
The artist’s latest show, featuring banal images of love hearts and butterflies, looks like an attempt to squeeze money out of innocent punters