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>From News:

Prague's two rival biennales


A bitter dispute between the organisers of the 2003 exhibition has led to
two competing shows this summer- By Emma Beatty 


LONDON. Following an acrimonious split between the organisers of the Prague
Biennial in 2003, there are two rival biennales in the city this summer,
hastily organised in the last 10 months before opening. The
"PragueBiennale2" (until 15 September) is in a former industrial building on
the outskirts of the city and the... 
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>From Museums: 

Corcoran shelves Gehry extension; director and two trustees resign


David C. Levy believes the new building would have revitalised the
institution and brought back visitors- By Jason Edward Kaufman 


WASHINGTON, DC. David C. Levy, the president and director of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art and College of Art and Design, has resigned after the board
of trustees voted, against his wishes, to abandon a long-planned expansion
designed by Canadian architect Frank Gehry... 
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>From Features: 

The most extravagant installation in history


Richard Serra's e15 million A matter of time will be in place at the
Guggenheim Bilbao for the next 25 years - By Jason Edward Kaufman 


The Guggenheim Bilbao has been hailed as Frank Gehry's architectural
masterpiece, but it has always had one big problem: what to do with the
sprawling "Fish" gallery on the ground floor off the lobby? The
uninterrupted 423- by 80-foot expanse beneath an 80-foot ceiling is so
cavernous that it makes even large-scale works of art look like dollhouse...

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>From Art Market: 

Court action after Renoir archive fails to sell at auction


Collector sues family trust which had withdrawn the artist's belongings from
sale - By Georgina Adam 


ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND. The attempted sale of an important archive from the
family of Pierre Auguste Renoir is now the subject of a lawsuit. An American
buyer, Charles Slane, is sueing the Paul Renoir and Marie-Paul Renoir Trust,
claiming... 
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