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"We'd like to visit art galleries"
A walk that shows riches & traps
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 - A gallery that presents the owner's taste (exhibit Harald Wolff, the artist who did drawings on this site)
At first glance this request seems easy to fill, for Paris boasts an estimated 250 galleries, some closing and others sprouting up, often in new neighborhoods.
But most are specialized: 17th, 18th, 19th centuries, 1920's, '30's, '50's. For today's...
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painting they concentrate on particular countries, trends, trends within trends, or, occasionally, they show the owner's taste regardless of trend.
So "art gallery" means many different things.
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because of their number and variety: Some are internationally known. We select exhibits in these or others, giving the reasons for our choice. An owner receives us. Or, if you'd like to explore a particular trend, tell us
As well, we:
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• Explain the criteria that allow a gallery to be considered sérieux (worthy of respect).
• Suggest of what to be aware in reading art magazines – or purchasing contemporary art.
• Evoke the importance, complexity and temptations of the merchant's profession.
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