Art
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Making a scene
Palermo’s patched-up palazzos make the city the perfect backdrop to the stirring artwork on display at Manifesta, the roving biennale.
Culture Briefing
Carsten Höller’s dream works, a Danish art fair to watch and Madrid reclaims its airwaves.
Observation: Creative bloc
The artsy types at Eurolab think the EU’s tired branding has too easily ceded the field to nationalists and populists. We hear about their new vision.
Raising the dead
Years of silence have almost erased Spain’s civil war and General Franco’s atrocities from the collective consciousness but now the country is ready to speak out.
New waves
With its bustling gallery scene and artist-friendly lifestyle, Cape Town is the epicentre of new South African art.
High value
At every opportunity the chairman of Christie’s UK makes a bid for relaxation at his country retreat.
Clean sweep
Works worth millions of dollars are often fragile. When it comes to keeping them spotless, a duster-waving cleaner is what you need.
Nation statement
Artist Matthew Day Jackson’s work is influenced by everything from terrorism to the space race. His new still-life work focuses on empires, tackling consumerism and guns in the modern-day US.
Putting on a show
There’s still lots of money to be made in the Hong Kong art market. And the big players are coming to town.
Cape of good hope
Rich in fine food and galleries galore, South Africa’s sunny, stunning coastal city is proving a worthy pull.
