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French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sèvres from the Royal Collection
Friday, May 08, 2009 10:13 AM

23 May - 31 Jul 2009 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM; 01 Aug - 27 Sep 2009 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM; 28 Sep - 11 Oct 2009 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM The Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, London. SW1A 1AA 020 7766 7301 The Sèvres factory in France represents the height of 18th-century porcelain production. It was loved by royalty, aristocrats, connoisseurs and... Read More...

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Filed under: the queens gallery, france, aristocrats, english palaces, regent, marie antoinette, napoleon, royalty, queen of england, connoisseurs, french porcelain, sevres royal collection, prince of wales, buckingham palace, king, king george iv, mistress madame du barry, the table of grand commanders, versailles, state visits, 18th century porcelain, collectors, louis xvi

Annette Messager: The Messengers
Friday, February 27, 2009 5:42 PM

4 March 2009 to 25 May 2009 The Hayward, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XZ. 020 7960 4242 See the first UK retrospective of Annette Messager, one of France's leading artists, at The Hayward. Annette Messager takes everyday materials, such as soft toys, fabrics and photographs, and transforms them into extraordinary artworks. The exhibition presents four decades of... Read More...

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Filed under: photographs, artist, the hayward, france, the secret room of the collector, soft toys, pinocchio, artworks, casino, fabrics, the messengers, venice biennale, the golden lion award, large scale installations, annette messager, trickster, practical women, collection album

Czech EU Art Installation
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:25 AM

EU Members are angry at an art installation that is to be displayed at the European Council building. The Czech Republic, thought they had commissioned work from 27 European artists, but it turned out to have been completed by Czech artist David Cerny and just two associates. Entropa portrays Bulgaria as a toilet, Romania as a Dracula theme-park and France as... Read More...

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Filed under: romania, eu members, UK mosaic, eu, netherlands, germany, czech, euopean council building, snap out plastic parts, art installation, david cerny, bulgaria, france, entropa