The Art Newspaper -Art matters. It is more than a commodity to be bought and sold by the rich or a frippery for extravagant lifestyles (yes, Jeff Koons handbags for Louis Vuitton, I mean you). In her exhibition for the Venice Biennale, Viva Arte Viva, the Centre Pompidou’s curator Christine Macel has produced a manifesto of sorts for a much wider interpretation of art’s role: its ability to bring communities together, bridge divides, open minds and changes lives. So far, so good. – read more
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