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Inside Torrini Fotogiornalismo, the Florentine shop capturing the great, the good and the delightfully everyday
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The annual Salone del Mobile is a vast display of slick superfluousness but at its heart is a deep regard for tradition and craftsmanship
Writer of book about Mussolini claims PM is trying to rewrite history and failing to adequately condemn fascism
This week’s responses to the Israel-Hamas war remind us that art is rarely apolitical
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Aesthetics meets postcolonial politics as curator Adriano Pedrosa foregrounds art from Indigenous creators and the ‘Global South’
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The west African country is hoping to turn its cultural sector into a national attraction
Her striking narratives mix African mythologies, the natural world and science fiction
Its huge central exhibition, country pavilions and associated shows attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, but change is coming
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The 96-year-old is opening an ambitious show in Venice with some of his largest paintings to date
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‘Foreigners Everywhere’ aims to refresh art history by highlighting artists who tell stories about global movement
Artist Șerban Savu and curator Ciprian Mureşan are orchestrating a local studio to produce a large scene
He never set out to become a photographer but has ended up making some of the medium’s defining images
A rare glimpse inside the porcelain manufacturer making up to 8,000 pieces every day
‘Superbonus’ scheme balloons to €219bn compared with €140bn estimated last year
The prime minister says the current system leads to unstable governments. Opponents say her plan would weaken parliament and the president
Further reforms are vital for sustained progress in the eurozone’s core and periphery
From a hilltop castle with olive groves and vineyards to a 17th-century house with a Romanesque church attached
Multinational raids lead to 22 arrests co-ordinated by European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Purchase of Via Monte Napoleone 8 from Blackstone comes as luxury groups compete for desirable locations
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