Tag: news
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Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
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V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga
It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant
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Anti-smog bikes: could pedal power clean China’s polluted air?
The bikes designed by Dutch artist Daan Roosegarde would suck in polluted air, using positive ionisation to purify it, before releasing it back into the atmosphere
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Millionaire tells millennials: if you want a house, stop buying avocado toast
Australian real estate mogul Tim Gurner advised young people to solve their housing woes by putting their ‘$22 a pop’ toast toward a deposit instead
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Louis Vuitton stages flamboyant cruise show in Japanese mountains
Fashion house holds show at Miho Museum, continuing trend of powerhouse brands staging events in far-flung settings
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Ponchos, denim and lots of fringing: Dior does prairie chic for top clients
Fashion label’s new design chief draws inspiration of the open plain for exclusive cruise show in Santa Monica mountains