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MURAKAMI IN VERSAILLES
What is “beauty”? Takashi Murakami’s exhibit has created a heated discussion. Takashi Murakami first heard about Versailles from a comic about the French Revolution, “The Rose of Versailles” by Riyoko Ikeda whi...
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PARIS RIVE GAUCHE / RIVE DROITE
For contemporary art lovers who are not collectors, the usual spots for enjoying artwork are limited to museums, galleries, and art fairs. But from September 9th till the 25th, Paris's inaccessible art scene opened it...
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LYON BIENNALE 2009
A biennale that was once thought to be impossible carried it through. Commemorating its 10th anniversary, the original plan for Biennale de Lyon was to have it led by the doyen curator, Catherine David, until she s...
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FIAC 2009
The most expensive contemporary art fair. The recent art fairs are always talked about quantifying its degree of success, and FIAC (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) for this year is one of those art fairs w...
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BORN IN THE STREETS – GRAFFITI
In March 2008, one of the pioneering graffiti art collector, Alain Dominique Gallizia made an exhibition "TAG" from his own collections in Grand Palais. It attracted over 80,000 people in 5 weeks, and introduced them ...
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LA FORCE DE L’ART 02
Better than last one? The failed La Force de l’Art 02. As a triennial art event first started in 2006, proposed by Dominique de Villepin, the Prime Minister of France at that time, aiming "to put on stage contempor...
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ART BASEL 2008
It is known that in the weeks of Art Basel, it usually has nice early summer weather. However, this year's the world best contemporary art fair "Art Basel 2008" was taken place on a chilly day with intermittent rain s...
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LYON BIENNALE 2007
2007 saw the 9th Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art launched in 1991 by Thierry Raspail, the director of Lyon Modern Museum. It was almost the only worldwide exhibition in France. Followed by two exhibitions, “It Happe...
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FRANçOIS PINAULT FOUNDATION COLLECTION “PASSAGE OF TIME”
The Exhibition of the Francois Pinault Collection was held in France where it seemed that everyone have a slight disdain for the man. Francois Pinault is a billionaire French businessman and owns the PPR Group, which...
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MAC/VAL
The first contemporary museum located in the suburbs of Paris, MAC/VAL (Musee d’Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne) is now commemorating its 2nd anniversary. In Japan you may imagine a quiet residential area when...
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52ND VENICE BIENNALE
Inviting Robert Storr as a director, the first American art critic, the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 was held with the title “Think with the Senses. Feel with the Mind. Art in the present tense.” Sigmar Polke © L...
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FIAC 2007
For contemporary Paris art scene, autumn is not about eating, reading, or arts, but it's about buy and sell arts. Because autumn is the season of FIAC! FIAC used to be held under tents along quai Branly for 12 year...
