leAD  LONDON. In a major stroke of cultural diplomacy, the Chinese government gets its own long-term exhibition space in the heart of Rome under a new agreement; an Italian exhibition hall will likewise open in the National Museum of China in Beijing after Italian culture minister Sandro Bondi and his Chinese counterpart Cai Wu signed a cultural co-operation deal in Rome. Under the renewable agreement, the Chinese government will oversee a 600 sq. m space at the Palazzo di Venezia in Rome for the next five years. “The aim is to house a state museum of Chinese culture,” according to an Italian Culture Ministry statement. READ MORE
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For the first time, they reveal historical evidence that they say shows Lily Cassirer received full payment for allegedly Nazi-looted art at fair market value A century ago, an exhibition in London gave us the term post-impressionism. But who prompted Roger Fry to name it? Firm will sell shares in works held by participating galleries New art centre offers residency programme and international connections Vittorio Sgarbi marks 150 years of unity with giant show Collapse of the House of the Gladiators highlights failures at the historic site It is time the politicians learned to respect the experts in which Italy abounds—giving them the authority and resources they need all articles
video  Annika Ström unsettled the crowds at this year's Frieze Art Fair with her Ten Embarrassed Men, a performance piece which saw ten actors employed to wander the fair in a permanent state of embarrassment. Interview by Jean Wainwright.
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exhibitions  LIVERPOOL. Performer, composer and video art pioneer Nam June Paik is to have his first major exhibition in the UK. The show at Tate Liverpool spans the Korean-born artist’s entire career, from documentary material relating to his early Fluxus performances of the late 1950s and early 1960s, to video and TV installations created over the following few decades, as well as laser works that Paik continued to make into the 21st century before his death in 2006. Sook-Kyung Lee, the curator of the Liverpool leg of the exhibition (the show first opened at the Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, in September), intends to bring Paik’s revolutionary work to a British audience, with an emphasis on his earlier practice...
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offers Art Palm Beach has been captivating the interest of art enthusiast, collectors and connoisseurs for 13 years. The fair has become one of the most influential and innovative contemporary art fairs on Florida’s Gold Coast. January 21st-24th 2011, Art Palm Beach will again gather 75 of the world’s most prestigious galleries, representing approximately 1,200 of the most innovative artists from across the globe. 
The carefully selected presentation will feature all forms of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, photography, design, fine art glass, video and installations from modern art to new cutting-edge artists and will feature a comprehensive lecture and panel series; offering fair attendees the opportunity to be educated on art related issues from some of the world’s leading experts. Please join us at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in January for this premier contemporary art fair! For more information on fair programming and tickets please visit www.artpalmbeach.com | 
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