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Intellectual for the Italian ministry of culture
The new Italian government, cobbled together out of Left and Right after months of wrangling, has begun well, at least in its choice of minister of culture.
Massimo Bray, 54, from Lecce in southern Italy, was an academic publisher until standing…
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What the victory of the Left means for French culture
France’s new socialist president, François Hollande, has appointed Aurélie Filippetti, his former cultural adviser, as his new minister of culture and communication. But despite the high profile of the position, the current economic and political…
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High hopes for France’s youthful new minister of culture
Aurélie Filippetti (right) has been appointed by France’s new president, François Hollande, as minister of culture and communication, replacing Frédéric Mitterrand. To keep the post she first needs to be re-elected as the Moselle region’s deputy in…
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Armory brings Nordic culture to New York
The contrast could hardly be more noticeable: the Nordic countries, with their tiny commercial art scene and huge state involvement in the cultural sector, are the focus at this year’s very commercial, very American Armory Show. Jacob Fabricius, the…
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Is Moscow’s culture tsar Putin’s secret election weapon?
Sergei Kapkov, a close associate of billionaire art collector and football entrepreneur Roman Abramovich and a member of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, quickly made his mark on Moscow when he was put in charge of the dilapidated Gorky Park…
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Abu Dhabi combines tourism and culture authorities
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of Abu Dhabi, one of the emirates leading the cultural push in the Gulf, is combining the country’s existing authorities for tourism, culture and heritage to create one super-agency. The new Abu…
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Josephine Meckseper’s mausoleums of culture
Emma Dexter describes Josephine Meckseper’s solo show at the Timothy Taylor gallery. Dexter explains how Meckseper’s use of a retail aesthetic references historical art at the same time highlighting aspects of commercialism and its impact on society….
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