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>From the Art Basel Daily edition:


Banking on China

Influential forces in the Western art world are hovering around the Chinese
art scene but the reality is that it is far from matur- By Georgina Adam and
Cristina Ruiz 

BEIJING. A delegation of Chinese artists, collectors, curators, architects
and businessmen left Basel for the Venice Biennale yesterday; they spent two
days touring the fair as well as seeing the satellite shows... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11821> 


>From Features:
Economics alone do not explain painting’s revival

The medium always renews itself, especially when collectors feel prosperous-
By Julian Stallabrass 
Each time Lucian Freud unveils a new rendition of some celebrity, the
gallery resounds to the clatter of critical weapons hitting the floor.
Forget about all those, in any case tedious, critiques of painterly
expression, authenticity, genius and gender relations, and wallow in the
pleasure of the paint surfaces, and the spectacle... 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11820> 


>From Museums:
Getty given Stark Collection sculptures
The acquisition of 20th-century art marks a new venture for the museum- By
Jason Edward Kaufman 

NEW YORK. The Getty Museum has accepted a gift of 28 modern outdoor
sculptures by artists such as Giacometti, Calder, Miró, Moore, Noguchi,
Hepworth and Joel Shapiro that will be installed 
go to article <http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=11819>