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...Locally established galleries such as Night, François Ghebaly and Hauser & Wirth are also expanding within the city....
...A delighted Jacinta greets them: “Ni hao.” The man frowns. “We don’t speak Mandarin,” he says. “We’re from Perth.”...
...More cautious was Christie’s Asian chairman François Curiel. “The truth is, no one really knows,” he said....
...I am)”, by Barbara Kruger – a feminist conceptual artist who is severely critical of consumer culture – hanging forlornly in the frescoed halls of the Palazzo Grassi, the private museum of Gucci tycoon François...
...It was acquired by the Italian state, pipping collector and Christie’s owner François Pinault, who wanted it for his new Venetian museum, La Dogana, which opens in June next year....
...(Last year’s ranking is indicated in brackets) 1 (78) Damien Hirst - artist 2 (1) Larry Gagosian - dealer/gallerist 3 (13) Francois Pinault - owner of Christie’s /collector 4 (3) Nicholas Serota - museum...
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