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International Edition
May 24, 2012 Last Updated: 5:46:PM EDT

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Published: May 24, 2012
Is Fashion Art? Karl Lagerfeld Puts the Debate Back Into the Spotlight by Dismissing the Notion
by Ann Binlot | Contemporary Arts, Style & Society, Fashion
As fashion and art collide with the multitude of artist-designer collaborations and museum exhibitions, the line between the two fields is becoming more blurred.
Minimalism Nowhere in Evidence as the Kitchen Honors Steve Reich and Joan Jonas...
Matta and Botero Soar While Rivera Stalls at This Week's Record-Setting...
A Giacometti Lamppost and Gerard Depardieu's Miro Shined at Christie'...

Africa/Middle East

The Birth of a Biennial? Carthage Contemporary's Inaugural Exhibition in...
by
Coline Milliard, ARTINFO UK
More than a year after the fall of former president Ben Ali, contemporary art is gathering momentum in Tunisia. Several...
Africa/Middle East, Contemporary Arts, Museums
Iraqis Enlist the French to Help Restore Le Corbusier's Forgotten Saddam-...
by
Kelly Chan
Preserving modernist architecture has been an uphill battle, to say the least. The threat of demolition now hangs over...
Africa/Middle East, Architecture, Iraq, Kelly Chan, Le Corbusier, Middle East, Modernism, Architecture, Architecture & Design
Crusading Journalist Takes on South Africa's Culture Ministry Over Venice...
by
Benjamin Sutton
New questions (and very few answers) are emerging from a dispute between journalist Matthew Blackman and South Africa's...
Africa/Middle East, Contemporary Arts, Venice Biennale 2011
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Asia/Pacific

Want Fetching Art? Australian Entrepreneur Launches Artfido.com
by
Nicholas Forrest
The brainchild of Juan Garcia, a Melbourne based entrepreneur and passionate art collector, artFido is an extremely...
Art and Technology, art australia, Art Market, Art-Tech Industry, artfido, Asia/Pacific, Contemporary Arts, online auction, Collecting, Market News, Visual Arts
Sale of the Week, May 27-June 2: Christie's Week-Long Hong Kong Auctions...
by
Shane Ferro
SALE: Christie's Hong Kong Auction Week LOCATION: Christie's Hong Kong DATE: May 26-30 ABOUT: Watch out for sky-high...
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Asia/Pacific, Auction Previews, Christie's, Hong Kong, Shane Ferro, Zhang Xiogang, Auctions, Market News
Bonhams Australia Present Six Auctions of Amazing Art and Antiques from May 27...
by
Nicholas Forrest
Bonhams Australia will hold an intensive series of six auctions over a three day period in Sydney between the 27th of...
aboriginal art, art australia, Asia/Pacific, australian antiques, australian art, bonhams australia, Contemporary Arts, diamonds, fine jewels, Ancient Art & Antiques, Market News, Visual Arts
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Central/South America

Richard Meier in Rio: Modernism Meets Tropicalia in the Architect's South...
by
Janelle Zara
After spending last year traipsing below the border to break ground on his first few projects in Mexico, Richard Meier...
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Bernhard Karpf, Brazil, Central/South America, Rio de Janeiro, Architecture, Architecture & Design
Down Argentine Way: Hoberman Finds the Avant Garde in Buenos Aires
by
J. Hoberman
BUENOS AIRES — I’m in downtown Buenos Aires for a few days as the guest of BAFICI (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional...
BAFICI, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Central/South America, Diego Levy, Edgardo Cozarinski, Film, Film festival, Jack Smith, Jonathan Perel, Leandro Katz, Miguel Gomes, Pablo Levy, Pilar López de Alaya, Performing Arts
Tomb of the Last Inca Emperor Discovered in the Andes
by
Kate Deimling, ARTINFO France
Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, ruled over a vast terrain that stretched along the Pacific Ocean from Ecuador to...
Central/South America, Ancient Art & Antiques
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Europe

Gagosian Gallery Destroys its Own Walls to Make Room For Henry Moore's...
by
ARTINFO UK
Preparing for the Henry Moore show, which opens at Gagosian next week, a team of builders has had to demolish a wall of...
Europe, Galleries
Barbara Walters, Ellsworth Kelly, and Other Stars Turned Out for MoMA's...
by
Ann Binlot
NEW YORK — The Museum of Modern Art rolled out the red carpet along 54th Street last night to welcome the generous...
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ART Parties/Scene, Europe, Society
"I Don't Like the Term Installation": Daniel Buren on His Grand...
by
Juliette Soulez, ARTINFO France
PARIS — Daniel Buren's exhibition "Excentrique(s), travail in situ" for Monumenta, has been very well received by the...
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Contemporary Arts, Europe, Grand Palais, kamel mennour, Marian Goodman, Monumenta, Yvon Lambert, AI Interview
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North America

All Noisy on the Western Front: Tom Cruise and Natalie Portman's Itchy...
by
Graham Fuller
It’s been a good week for the Western. A few moments from Quentin Tarantino’s "Django Unchained" were screened in...
Django Unchained, Film, Graham Fuller, Lynne Ramsey, Natalie Portman, North America, Quentin Tarantino, Rio Bravo, The Magnificent Seven, The Wild Bunch, Tom Cruise, True Grit, Performing Arts
Kanye Unveils "Immersive" Video Art at Cannes, Critic Compares Hirst...
by
ARTINFO
– Kanye's "Cruel" Arab-Themed Art Installation: Rapper and self-proclaimed voice of his generation Kanye West will be...
North America, The Daily Checklist
Garage Sale at 11 West 53rd Street! MoMA Curator Sabine Breitwieser on...
by
Julia Halperin
NEW YORK — Want to add some excitement to your annual spring cleaning? Don’t forget that you can donate old clothes,...
Julia Halperin, Martha Rosler, Museum of Modern Art, Museums, North America, Voices, Museums
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