Recently the economic crisis has been widely felt, burdening on world markets a little everywhere and sometimes also affecting the art market, but predictions for the up-coming auction of modern and contemporary art in Dubai seem to show that the Arab countries are not at all worried about the crisis. Christie’s is about to open the fifth edition of its auction in Dubai, which will be held on 30th October at the Hotel Jumeirah Emirates Tower with 157 lots, produced by artists from the Arab Emirates and other places. There are great hopes for the event, which is expected to realise at least between 12 and 18 million dollars.

BOROS OPENS TO THE PUBLIC HIS CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION

translated by Giorgina Arcuri

Recently, in German cities, a new architectonic trend has started to spread, a trend that tries to modify existing buildings not in their space or aspect, but in their use. Indeed, Berlin has recently experienced a similar operation regarding a bunker. Built in 1942 for the German railway company, it was supposed to protect from air raids travellers arriving from Friedrichstrasse Station.