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Paris' sleeping beauties
Luxury houses come and go throughout the decades, often fading away with time, while their influences may live on forever. Such is the case for some of today's most loved luxury brands – forgotten
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Arts & Culture reporting from the Luxos archive.
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Vienna - The spirit of the West in the Hapsburg 'Kammer'
Visiting the new Kunstkammer or “chamber of art” in Vienna is rather like living in a tale by Hoffmann or Mérimée. (In the title photo above: Master of the Furies, Fury, c. 1610/20, Salzburg?,
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The original Ottoman jewellery
“Never, in all its history, had the city of Belgrade been witness to such magnificence. […] The crowd’s eyes are inexorably drawn to the matchless crown, borne on a velvet cushion behind the sultan,
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John Armleder, conceptual artist
The Swiss artist John M Armleder (b. 1949) is one of the most influential conceptual artists in Europe. Having grown up in the five-star hotel “Richmond” in Geneva, he now lives and works both in his home town, Geneva, a
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Dubai-based entrepreneur showcases collection of art by rediscovered Italian genius
A new name in Italian art history? Pordenone Montanari has attracted attention recently, possibly more for the romance of the story than for his art. Pordenone Montanari is 73 years old. He studied
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May 2010: Veuve Clicquot and Art HK, at various venues in Hong Kong
The colour of May will be a familiar yellow as Veuve Clicquot and ART HK 10 come together for a month of spectacular events. In order to celebrate the 3rd Hong Kong International Art Fair, Veuve