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Thursday, 24 September, 2009
Swiss By Design: Sales and subversion
Jennifer Davies asks, when does documentary journalism become video art? And, as we adjust to an ageing population, why is contemporary art still so obsessed with youth? She also visits the annual Christie’s Swiss Art auction and previews the best upcoming cultural events from around the country this week.
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This self-portrait oil painting from Ferdinand Hodler (1912) was the runaway success at the annual Christie’s Swiss Art auction, fetching CHF 1 million. (Photo courtesy of Christie’s, Zurich)">
This self-portrait oil painting from Ferdinand Hodler (1912) was the runaway success at the annual Christie’s Swiss Art auction, fetching CHF 1 million. (Photo courtesy of Christie’s, Zurich)
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