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Art and wealth have gone hand in hand since time began. In the last decade, we have observed an upset in the distribution of wealth and in the birth of a very high number of so called “new riches”; this doesn’t mean to say that there were no consequences within the artistic sphere.

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Between the 27th may and 2nd June 2008, the fifth edition of the Moscow Fine Art Fair (MWFAF) will arrive in the celebrated Manège, the biggest cultural space in Moscow and among the most elegant neoclassical buildings in the city, just a short way from the Piazza Rossa. For the 2008 edition, the Moscow World Fine Art Fair proposes some very interesting new works.

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The Belgian artist, Luc Tuymans is one of the most influential contemporary painters today. He is somewhat distinctive in that he continued to paint during a time when many believed the medium had lost its relevance. Nevertheless, he himself lost his faith in this medium of expression in the eighties and for two years decided to dedicate himself to film-making.