contemporary art
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Brave new world
For decades the Belice Valley was a byword for bureaucratic bungling in the face of disaster. Now, 50 years after a devastating earthquake struck the region, the bold aesthetic legacy is finally getting attention.
Making a scene
Palermo’s patched-up palazzos make the city the perfect backdrop to the stirring artwork on display at Manifesta, the roving biennale.
New waves
With its bustling gallery scene and artist-friendly lifestyle, Cape Town is the epicentre of new South African art.
Drawing attention
A group of Austrian philanthropists are working to shine a spotlight on their country’s artists.
Clean sweep
Works worth millions of dollars are often fragile. When it comes to keeping them spotless, a duster-waving cleaner is what you need.
Upping the tempo
With its scene buoyed by the Dhaka Art Summit, artists and architects are banging the drum for Bangladeshi art.
Master of reinvention
We visit the Beijing studio of Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi, who usually prefers to let his work do the talking. Fortunately, he was willing to have a conversation with Monocle about his career.
Start it up
From family to crowdfunding, five small-business owners explain how they funded their ideas without having to ask the bank.
Tracking changes
Occupying former railway warehouses, Luma Arles is a gallery going full steam ahead with big ambitions and big ideas.
New masters
Austrian auction house Dorotheum is looking to the future but with a deferential nod to the past – and it’s proving to be a winning bid.
