Sigmund Freud is the founder of psychoanalysis not many know that he was also a compulsive collector and one of his passions was Chinese culture, Freud's London house is set to showcase his art collection, here's a report.

An exhibition retraces Sigmund Freud's passion Chinese art

The first-ever exhibition of Van Gogh's self portraits has opened in London. It gives a window into the life of the last few years of the Dutch post impressionist.

First-ever exhibition of Van Gogh's self portraits opened in London

An American contemporary artist known as Kaws has opened a new exhibition in London which features artworks in augmented reality. App visitors can now enjoy an immersive experience while walking through the gallery.

London: US artist launches first exhibition which features artwork in Augmented Reality

American contemporary artist KAWS has opened a new exhibition at Serpentine in London, which features artworks in Augmented Reality. Thanks to an app, visitors can enjoy an immersive experience while walking through the gallery.

Merging virtual and physical art in new exhibition

The clothes, crockery and personal effects from the doomed ship, Titanic are now forming a part of an exhibition in London. It is taking a fresh look at the grand ship that sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage.

Exhibition on Titanic opens in London

Titanic exhibition opens in London | Art and Architecture

A science exhibition seems to be breaking stereotypes in Switzerland. It seems to be spreading the word that gender diversity and homosexuality are not immoral or unnatural, as per a media report. &nbsp;

The 'Queer — Diversity is in our nature' exhibition, which is being held till March 2023, at the Bern Museum in Switzerland's capital, is encouraging tolerance and openness. &nbsp;

This exhibition looks to show the diversity of gender and sexual orientation within humans and other animals, the report said on Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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The exhibition displays biological studies to confront contemporary debates on homosexuality to bridge nature with society. It also includes the finding that same-sex relationships have been witnessed in over 1,500 species. &nbsp;

Christian Kropf, biologist, University of Bern's Institute of Ecology and Evolution and scientific curator of the exhibition, said that same-sex relationships are an everyday occurrence in nature. They also generate social cohesion. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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"Many people think that homosexuality and being queer are marginal and perverse phenomena. They say they are unnatural. But this is nonsense!" Kropf said. &nbsp;

European rams and male bottlenose dolphins are best examples of species, who are capable of forming lasting same-sex relationships, Kropf added. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

A science exhibition seems to be breaking stereotypes in Switzerland. It seems to be spreading the word that gender diversity and homosexuality are not immoral or unnatural, as per a media report.

A science exhibition seems to be breaking stereotypes in Switzerland. It seems to be spreading the word that gender diversity and homosexuality are not immoral or unnatural, as per a media report. The 'Queer — Diversity is in our nature' exhibition, which is being held till March 2023, at the Bern Museum in Switzerland's capital, is encouraging tolerance and openness. This exhibition looks to show the diversity of gender and sexual orientation within humans and other animals, the report said on Friday. Also Read: Watch: Extremely rare deep-sea sighting of giant phantom jellyfish, with bizarre ribbon-like mouth arms The exhibition displays biological studies to confront contemporary debates on homosexuality to bridge nature with society. It also includes the finding that same-sex relationships have been witnessed in over 1,500 species. Christian Kropf, biologist, University of Bern's Institute of Ecology and Evolution and scientific curator of the exhibition, said that same-sex relationships are an everyday occurrence in nature. They also generate social cohesion. Also Read: Faster than Usain Bolt? Study reveals Theropod dinosaurs could run really fast "Many people think that homosexuality and being queer are marginal and perverse phenomena. They say they are unnatural. But this is nonsense!" Kropf said. European rams and male bottlenose dolphins are best examples of species, who are capable of forming lasting same-sex relationships, Kropf added. (With inputs from agencies)

Science exhibition fights humans’ 'unnatural' homophobia in Switzerland

The 'Hello Teddy!" exhibition in Moscow is a celebration of the classic cuddly toy. More than 500 exhibitors are showcasing their bears. The event is now in its 12th year and organisers say there is nothing like it anywhere else.

'Hello Teddy' welcomes you to world's largest teddy bear exhibition in Moscow

Dinosaurs and long-extinct sea creatures light up like giant Christmas lanterns in Paris during an exhibition. The exhibition, entitled "Evolution on the path of lights", is a trip back to prehistoric times. More than 100 light sculptures of larger-than-life animals and plants are displayed across the park.

Paris Christmas light displays Prehistoric creatures

A play on the fact this exhibit is being held in an unused casino in German capital Berlin, but also a reference to video games, which clearly influenced some artists in the show.

Art and technology exhibitions combine to create artists' funhouse in Berlin

At this exhibition organized by Extinction Rebellion, a group of environmental activists, artists are looking for new ways to communicate on the eco-climatic crisis, one month before the start of the COP26 Climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

Using art to communicate the climate crisis

In what can be termed as a ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement effect, two earliest portraits of men of African descent in the history of European art are being exhibited together. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Over 100 portraits by Renaissance artists are being showcased by the museum in Amsterdam from Tuesday. &nbsp;

The Remember Me exhibition is running until January 16. It features works made between 1470 and 1570. It also examines the reasons that lie behind portraiture, an art form that flourished in the 1500s.

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In it, Albrecht Dürer’s 1508 sketch, which was discovered in the German painter’s workshop at the time of his death, and Jan Jansz Mostaert’s portrait, which dates back to 1525, are being also displayed. &nbsp;

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On asking why it wasn’t done before, Friso Lammertse, curator of 17th century Dutch paintings at the Rijksmuseum, suggested, a relative lack of interest about the pieces seems to have been the reason of their exclusion from such exhibitions.

“Things have changed only really recently, with the Black Lives Matter movement,” Lammertse said. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

In what can be termed as a ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement effect, two earliest portraits of men of African descent in the history of European art are being exhibited together.

In what can be termed as a ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement effect, two earliest portraits of men of African descent in the history of European art are being exhibited together. This is the only known European solo portrait of a black African dating from the 15th/16th century. He was probably a soldier, as his gloves suggest he was accustomed to sword fighting. His name is possibly Christophle le More, a guard of Charles V, but this is not certain. ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/3QBDoyjidZ — Rijksmuseum (@rijksmuseum) September 28, 2021 × This has happened for the first time in the 500-year-old history, the Rijksmuseum’s curators have said. Watch: × Over 100 portraits by Renaissance artists are being showcased by the museum in Amsterdam from Tuesday. The Remember Me exhibition is running until January 16. It features works made between 1470 and 1570. It also examines the reasons that lie behind portraiture, an art form that flourished in the 1500s. Also Read: Wandering turtle on runway causes delay at Tokyo airport In it, Albrecht Dürer’s 1508 sketch, which was discovered in the German painter’s workshop at the time of his death, and Jan Jansz Mostaert’s portrait, which dates back to 1525, are being also displayed. Also Read: Smoking weed? Your phone can detect if you’re high on marijuana On asking why it wasn’t done before, Friso Lammertse, curator of 17th century Dutch paintings at the Rijksmuseum, suggested, a relative lack of interest about the pieces seems to have been the reason of their exclusion from such exhibitions. “Things have changed only really recently, with the Black Lives Matter movement,” Lammertse said. (With inputs from agencies)

Black Lives Matter effect: African men portraits by Europeans find space in exhibition for first time  

The first martial arts exhibition took place in Kabul since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August. The acting president for the Taliban's sports department, Bashir Rusumzai, attended the event and encouraged the young boys to make their country proud.

Exhibition of martial arts held in Kabul since Taliban takeover

This unusual combination of antiquity and modernity can be seen at the recently opened exhibition "A Look from the Future: Excavations of the Lucca Temple of the XXI Century." Classical style sculptures from Ancient Greece and Rome invite viewers to look at our everyday life through the eyes of the man of the future

Exhibition depicts how modern life might be viewed in 1000 years time

A new exhibition in Berlin is exploring how the favorite artists of the Nazi regime continued to work uninterrupted after the Second World War .The exhibition "Divinely Gifted" National Socialists favorite artists in the federal republic" shows how some artists that embraced the Hitler dictatorship continued to create, to teach and to make a living after 1945, without much regard to their past.

Exhibition explores what happened to Hitler's favourite artists after WWII

Auto enthusiasts in Russia are in for a treat. Some of the most coveted vintage cars are on display at an exhibition in St. Petersburg. From classy Rolls Royce, Bentleys to Audis there is something for everyone.

A vintage cars' exhibition in Russia's St. Petersburg

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday (April 12) a two-part exhibition celebrating American fashion, kicking off its first opening with the annual Met Gala on September 13, pending local COVID-19 restrictions.

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A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street scene fetched 14 million euros ($16.47 million) at auction on Thursday (March 25), only to be put back under the hammer and sell for a lower amount.

Van Gogh's 'Street scene in Montmartre' goes under hammer twice at auction

Back from the dead: German anatomist organises exhibition of corpses; attracts criticism

In St. Petersburg a new exhibition has opened to celebrates the 500th Death anniversary of the most influential artist of renaissance era Raphel's . More than 300 exhibits have been put on display.

Exhibit to celebrate Raphael's death

Despite challenging COVID-19 times, Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum will launch on Friday (November 20) Russian abstract painter Vasily Kandinsky's exhibition to a reduced public. The Kandinsky exhibition was set to be the museum's biggest crowd puller of 2020, but with restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic in Spain, will be much "quieter" than planned.

Guggenheim Museum to open Kandinsky exhibition despite COVID challenges

An art installation with 111 mannequins set up in Munich's central Marienplatz square called for more "mindfulness and appreciation" in people during the coronavirus crisis, its creator said on Wednesday (November 18).

Munich art installation with 111 mannequins calls for more "mindfulness"

Dozens of emerging painters' work is now being curated at an online exhibition gallery, MYART, sponsored by Art TV. The online gallery has received praise from Pakistan's artist community. Despite the millions of views that the exhibition received, only a few paintings have been sold.

Pakistan holds 'first' online-only art exhibition amid coronavirus lockdown

'Mushrooms: The Art, Design and Future of Fungi' at Somerset House invites the public to take a deeper look into the world of mushrooms and their many uses.

How mushrooms could be sustainability’s secret ingredient

The 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, was officially launched on Tuesday in Las Vegas, the United States.

Consumer Electronics Show 2020 kicks off in Las Vegas

Former Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi inaugurated a photo exhibition of the former prime minister late Indira Gandhi in Moscow earlier today.&nbsp;

At the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi expressed her happiness over visiting the Russian capital after thirteen years. "I have fond memories of my many visits here and to St. Petersburg and the gracious hospitality of President Putin in 2005," she added.

The exhibition was organised and inaugurated to commemorate the centenary anniversary of late Indira Gandhi. The event exhibited the expanse of her life and times as a remarkable political personality.

"This exhibition tells the story of a courageous, compelling and charismatic leader who left an indelible imprint not only on her own country, not only on the India-USSR relationship but on the world stage as well," said Sonia Gandhi. &nbsp;

"It is only appropriate that Moscow is the first place where this photo exhibition is on display outside India," she added

Indira Gandhi was India’s only woman prime minister, incidentally, many mothers in the Soviet Union named their daughters after her.&nbsp;

In her speech at the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi fondly traced her family's ties with Russia.&nbsp;

"The ties of my family with your country date back to 1927 when Indira Gandhi’s grandfather Motilal Nehru, father Jawaharlal Nehru and mother Kamala first visited Moscow. It was this journey that inspired Jawaharlal Nehru to write his very first book, ‘Soviet Russia: Some Random Sketches and Impressions’. Indira Gandhi herself made her first trip to Russia in 1953," Gandhi expressed.

She shared that her mother-in-law's (Indira Gandhi) letters to her father Jawahar Lal Nehru expressed how excited and deeply moved she was by Moscow and its people.

"From St. Petersburg, then Leningrad - she wrote, and I quote: Leningrad is truly a beautiful city… It is still the city of Peter the Great… The Hermitage Museum has a wonderful collection of European paintings—the collection of arts from China, Ancient Egypt and a small one consisting of mainly armour from India," Gandhi read out from one of Indira Gandhi's letters.

"The USSR—and especially Russia—held a special place, both in her head and her heart. After all, she had grown-up in the shadow of not only her father but of two other remarkable men: the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who derived inspiration from Leo Tolstoy, and India’s first Nobel Laureate, the poet Rabindranath Tagore, who often expressed his admiration for Alexander Pushkin," Gandhi further added.&nbsp;

At the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi went on to talk about the exuberance and the strength with which late Indira Gandhi lived her life and led the nation. Sonia Gandhi recalled Indira Gandhi's passion for Russian literature, her diplomacy skills and her ability to emerge as one of the most powerful leaders in the history of Indian polity.

"During the 16 years of her Prime Ministership, India and the Soviet Union shared a special partnership. There were a genuine warmth and a rare chemistry between Indira Gandhi and the Russian leaders. She was an influential and tireless global voice for peace and disarmament. Within India, she shared a rare rapport with the poor and disadvantaged sections of society. They saw in her the protector of their rights and the champion of their hopes and aspirations," Sonia Gandhi added.&nbsp;

Sonia Gandhi reflected on the "excellent relationship" enjoyed by India and Russia and credited the same to Indira Gandhi's legacy -- "a legacy that has been consolidated by President Putin and successive Indian prime ministers," Gandhi concluded.&nbsp;

In her speech at the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi fondly traced her family's ties with Russia

Former Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi inaugurated a photo exhibition of the former prime minister late Indira Gandhi in Moscow earlier today. At the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi expressed her happiness over visiting the Russian capital after thirteen years. "I have fond memories of my many visits here and to St. Petersburg and the gracious hospitality of President Putin in 2005," she added. The exhibition was organised and inaugurated to commemorate the centenary anniversary of late Indira Gandhi. The event exhibited the expanse of her life and times as a remarkable political personality. "This exhibition tells the story of a courageous, compelling and charismatic leader who left an indelible imprint not only on her own country, not only on the India-USSR relationship but on the world stage as well," said Sonia Gandhi. "It is only appropriate that Moscow is the first place where this photo exhibition is on display outside India," she added Indira Gandhi was India’s only woman prime minister, incidentally, many mothers in the Soviet Union named their daughters after her. In her speech at the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi fondly traced her family's ties with Russia. "The ties of my family with your country date back to 1927 when Indira Gandhi’s grandfather Motilal Nehru, father Jawaharlal Nehru and mother Kamala first visited Moscow. It was this journey that inspired Jawaharlal Nehru to write his very first book, ‘Soviet Russia: Some Random Sketches and Impressions’. Indira Gandhi herself made her first trip to Russia in 1953," Gandhi expressed. She shared that her mother-in-law's (Indira Gandhi) letters to her father Jawahar Lal Nehru expressed how excited and deeply moved she was by Moscow and its people. "From St. Petersburg, then Leningrad - she wrote, and I quote: Leningrad is truly a beautiful city… It is still the city of Peter the Great… The Hermitage Museum has a wonderful collection of European paintings—the collection of arts from China, Ancient Egypt and a small one consisting of mainly armour from India," Gandhi read out from one of Indira Gandhi's letters. "The USSR—and especially Russia—held a special place, both in her head and her heart. After all, she had grown-up in the shadow of not only her father but of two other remarkable men: the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who derived inspiration from Leo Tolstoy, and India’s first Nobel Laureate, the poet Rabindranath Tagore, who often expressed his admiration for Alexander Pushkin," Gandhi further added. At the exhibition, Sonia Gandhi went on to talk about the exuberance and the strength with which late Indira Gandhi lived her life and led the nation. Sonia Gandhi recalled Indira Gandhi's passion for Russian literature, her diplomacy skills and her ability to emerge as one of the most powerful leaders in the history of Indian polity. "During the 16 years of her Prime Ministership, India and the Soviet Union shared a special partnership. There were a genuine warmth and a rare chemistry between Indira Gandhi and the Russian leaders. She was an influential and tireless global voice for peace and disarmament. Within India, she shared a rare rapport with the poor and disadvantaged sections of society. They saw in her the protector of their rights and the champion of their hopes and aspirations," Sonia Gandhi added. Sonia Gandhi reflected on the "excellent relationship" enjoyed by India and Russia and credited the same to Indira Gandhi's legacy -- "a legacy that has been consolidated by President Putin and successive Indian prime ministers," Gandhi concluded.

Indira Gandhi exhibition in Moscow: She was deeply moved by city, its people, says Sonia

The Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) is taking part in India&#39;s Bharat International Tourism Bazaar (BITB), along with a&nbsp;number of resorts, travel agents and airlines of the Maldives.&nbsp;

&quot;India is one of the fastest growing and largest travel markets in the world, and MATATO intends to have a&nbsp;strong presence in India&rsquo;s leading travel shows with our members and industry partners,&quot; MATATO said in a statement.

Bharat International Tourism Bazaar (BITB) is the first edition of ITB India hosting in alliance with ITB Berlin.

The three-day fair from 4th October to 6th October in the&nbsp;Indian capital of New Delhi expects over 500 exhibitors to meet.

India is the fastest progressive market in the Maldives tourism industry, with an increase of 21.5 per cent compare to 2015, by the end of July 2016.

Maldives has been increasing promotion events in India with roadshows in several major cities and also adding more flights to India.&nbsp;

(WION)

The three-day exhibition from 4th October to 6th October in the?Indian capital of New Delhi expects over 500 exhibitors to meet

The Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) is taking part in India's Bharat International Tourism Bazaar (BITB), along with a number of resorts, travel agents and airlines of the Maldives. "India is one of the fastest growing and largest travel markets in the world, and MATATO intends to have a strong presence in India’s leading travel shows with our members and industry partners," MATATO said in a statement. Bharat International Tourism Bazaar (BITB) is the first edition of ITB India hosting in alliance with ITB Berlin. The three-day fair from 4th October to 6th October in the Indian capital of New Delhi expects over 500 exhibitors to meet. India is the fastest progressive market in the Maldives tourism industry, with an increase of 21.5 per cent compare to 2015, by the end of July 2016. Maldives has been increasing promotion events in India with roadshows in several major cities and also adding more flights to India. (WION)

Maldives takes part in India's largest tourism fair

Harry Potter fans can plunge into the magical world of wizards thanks to an exhibition dedicated to the film franchise opening in the Belgian capital. 
 
Visitors can experience first-hand what life at wizarding school Hogwarts is like by wandering through the Gryffindor&#39;s common room, strolling through the so-called Forbidden Forest or just by sitting in gamekeeper Hagrids&#39; huge chair in the rustic-style hut. 
 
The exhibition&#39;s press officer, Peter Monbailleu, said it was not necessary to be a fan of the books and films to enjoy the exhibition. 
 
&quot;It is made for the fans in the first place. If you are not a fan, you will definitely enjoy it. If you are a fan, you will love it. This is Harry Potter&#39;s fans dream come true,&quot; he said. 
 
Monballieu claimed the the exhibition turned out to be a big success with already one hundred thousand tickets sold online before the opening on 30 June. 
 
Monballieu explains the success of the franchise by the mix of adventure and universal values it carries. 
 
&quot;I think the whole Harry Potter saga is a story in which everybody has some characters that they can identify with. It is a universal story, it is about courage and it is about connection between people and it is about hanging in there. Keeping yourself together and adventure. It is one big adventure so everybody loves the story and an adventure,&quot; Monballieu said. 
 
Caroline Biassinne, who visited the venue with her sister Sophie, said she enjoyed the Brussels event. 
 
&quot;It was great, really cool. You could see many things, especially the props, lots of props. That was especially great. So now one can imagine how it was like shooting the films,&quot; she said. 
 
Xavier Pottillius visited the exhibition with a group of children. He said he enjoyed it despite not being a fan of the series. 
 
&quot;I find it a very nice exhibition, even though I&#39;m not a Harry Potter fan myself. I&#39;m here with a group of children and the children love this exhibition a lot,&quot; he said. 
 
The touring exhibition premiered in Chicago in 2009 and is in Brussels until mid-September. 
 
(Reuters)

The exhibition is dedicated to the film franchise. 'It's a dream come true for Harry Potter fans,' said the venue's press officer

Harry Potter fans can plunge into the magical world of wizards thanks to an exhibition dedicated to the film franchise opening in the Belgian capital. Visitors can experience first-hand what life at wizarding school Hogwarts is like by wandering through the Gryffindor's common room, strolling through the so-called Forbidden Forest or just by sitting in gamekeeper Hagrids' huge chair in the rustic-style hut. The exhibition's press officer, Peter Monbailleu, said it was not necessary to be a fan of the books and films to enjoy the exhibition. "It is made for the fans in the first place. If you are not a fan, you will definitely enjoy it. If you are a fan, you will love it. This is Harry Potter's fans dream come true," he said. Monballieu claimed the the exhibition turned out to be a big success with already one hundred thousand tickets sold online before the opening on 30 June. Monballieu explains the success of the franchise by the mix of adventure and universal values it carries. "I think the whole Harry Potter saga is a story in which everybody has some characters that they can identify with. It is a universal story, it is about courage and it is about connection between people and it is about hanging in there. Keeping yourself together and adventure. It is one big adventure so everybody loves the story and an adventure," Monballieu said. Caroline Biassinne, who visited the venue with her sister Sophie, said she enjoyed the Brussels event. "It was great, really cool. You could see many things, especially the props, lots of props. That was especially great. So now one can imagine how it was like shooting the films," she said. Xavier Pottillius visited the exhibition with a group of children. He said he enjoyed it despite not being a fan of the series. "I find it a very nice exhibition, even though I'm not a Harry Potter fan myself. I'm here with a group of children and the children love this exhibition a lot," he said. The touring exhibition premiered in Chicago in 2009 and is in Brussels until mid-September. (Reuters)

Harry Potter exhibition brings touch of magic to Brussels

Delving into the history of a family art business she once shunned, French celebrity journalist Anne&nbsp;Sinclair&nbsp;is returning to public life by reconnecting with her roots.

She was France&#39;s star television interviewer in the 1980s and 1990s. But her gilded life was upended five years ago when her husband, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested in New York on charges, since dropped, of sexual harassment of a hotel maid.

While U.S. prosecutors investigated the case that forced the Socialist politician to resign as managing director of the International Monetary Fund and abandon plans to run for president in France,&nbsp;Sinclair&nbsp;stood by her man in public - before divorcing him after their return to Paris.

She used some of their &quot;sad, enforced stay&quot; in New York to research a book on her grandfather, Paul Rosenberg, one of Europe&#39;s greatest 20th century art merchants, who was the exclusive dealer of Picasso, Braque and Matisse.

&quot;When I was growing up, my family told me a lot about him but I wanted to be on my own and make my career outside of the art family,&quot;&nbsp;Sinclair, 67, now editorial director of the French edition of the Huffington Post online newspaper, told Reuters in an interview.

More than 60 masterpieces that went through Rosenberg&#39;s galleries in Paris and New York - some looted by the Nazis and recovered after World War Two - will go on display for the first time together in the Belgian city of Liege in September.

The exhibition of works from public and private collections, including a couple of&nbsp;Sinclair&#39;s personal heirlooms, will tell the story of &quot;21 rue La Boetie&quot;, the address of Rosenberg&#39;s pre-war Paris gallery. It was raided by the Nazis in 1940 and handed to their French collaborators, who turned it into an anti-Semitic propaganda centre.

&quot;A gallery that was a temple of art became a temple of horror,&quot;&nbsp;Sinclair&nbsp;said.

The Pompidou Centre and the Picasso Museum in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Vienna&#39;s Albertinum, all former customers of Rosenberg, who died in 1959, and of his son Alexandre, who ran the gallery after his death until 1987, are lending works for the show.

Sinclair&nbsp;said her grandfather took big commercial risks to promote the work of his proteges Picasso, Braque, Matisse and Leger before their avant garde styles were widely acclaimed. He sold works by Impressionist masters to pay for their canvases, but only sold his first Picasso as late as 1925.

&quot;He had to sell a lot of other paintings to buy the modern art he believed in,&quot;&nbsp;Sinclair&nbsp;said. Rosenberg built friendships with his artists, documented in many letters preserved in family archives. Picasso became a neighbour and close friend.

When the Jewish merchant and his family fled Paris in 1940, during the phoney war before Germany invaded France, Matisse visited him in a rented house near Bordeaux for long conversations about beauty, nature and art as the drums of war beat ever closer.

After the family emigrated to the United States a few weeks later, French informers helped the German embassy locate and remove paintings Rosenberg had hidden at the house and in a bank vault in the nearby town of Libourne.

Sinclair&nbsp;said Rosenberg, a private man who eschewed the social life of his wealthy clients and had left-wing political sympathies, was painfully aware that he was a merchant with an eye for art, but not a creator himself.

Nowadays, Rosenberg might be categorised as belonging to the &quot;caviar left&quot;,&nbsp;Sinclair&nbsp;said, citing a label often applied by critics to herself and Strauss-Kahn because of their lifestyle.

&quot;That&#39;s typically French... If you are rich, you have to be on the right,&quot; she said. &quot;I was accused a lot of being from the &#39;caviar left&#39; because I&#39;m a bourgeoise. I earned my living by my work with comfort, and it&#39;s always an accusation.&quot; 
(Reuters)

Sinclair's grandfather, Paul Rosenberg, was one of the greatest art merchants in Europe and exclusive dealer of Picasso,Braque and Matisse

Delving into the history of a family art business she once shunned, French celebrity journalist Anne Sinclair is returning to public life by reconnecting with her roots. She was France's star television interviewer in the 1980s and 1990s. But her gilded life was upended five years ago when her husband, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested in New York on charges, since dropped, of sexual harassment of a hotel maid. While U.S. prosecutors investigated the case that forced the Socialist politician to resign as managing director of the International Monetary Fund and abandon plans to run for president in France, Sinclair stood by her man in public - before divorcing him after their return to Paris. She used some of their "sad, enforced stay" in New York to research a book on her grandfather, Paul Rosenberg, one of Europe's greatest 20th century art merchants, who was the exclusive dealer of Picasso, Braque and Matisse. "When I was growing up, my family told me a lot about him but I wanted to be on my own and make my career outside of the art family," Sinclair, 67, now editorial director of the French edition of the Huffington Post online newspaper, told Reuters in an interview. More than 60 masterpieces that went through Rosenberg's galleries in Paris and New York - some looted by the Nazis and recovered after World War Two - will go on display for the first time together in the Belgian city of Liege in September. The exhibition of works from public and private collections, including a couple of Sinclair's personal heirlooms, will tell the story of "21 rue La Boetie", the address of Rosenberg's pre-war Paris gallery. It was raided by the Nazis in 1940 and handed to their French collaborators, who turned it into an anti-Semitic propaganda centre. "A gallery that was a temple of art became a temple of horror," Sinclair said. The Pompidou Centre and the Picasso Museum in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Vienna's Albertinum, all former customers of Rosenberg, who died in 1959, and of his son Alexandre, who ran the gallery after his death until 1987, are lending works for the show. Sinclair said her grandfather took big commercial risks to promote the work of his proteges Picasso, Braque, Matisse and Leger before their avant garde styles were widely acclaimed. He sold works by Impressionist masters to pay for their canvases, but only sold his first Picasso as late as 1925. "He had to sell a lot of other paintings to buy the modern art he believed in," Sinclair said. Rosenberg built friendships with his artists, documented in many letters preserved in family archives. Picasso became a neighbour and close friend. When the Jewish merchant and his family fled Paris in 1940, during the phoney war before Germany invaded France, Matisse visited him in a rented house near Bordeaux for long conversations about beauty, nature and art as the drums of war beat ever closer. After the family emigrated to the United States a few weeks later, French informers helped the German embassy locate and remove paintings Rosenberg had hidden at the house and in a bank vault in the nearby town of Libourne. Sinclair said Rosenberg, a private man who eschewed the social life of his wealthy clients and had left-wing political sympathies, was painfully aware that he was a merchant with an eye for art, but not a creator himself. Nowadays, Rosenberg might be categorised as belonging to the "caviar left", Sinclair said, citing a label often applied by critics to herself and Strauss-Kahn because of their lifestyle. "That's typically French... If you are rich, you have to be on the right," she said. "I was accused a lot of being from the 'caviar left' because I'm a bourgeoise. I earned my living by my work with comfort, and it's always an accusation." (Reuters)

France's Sinclair mines family art history for comeback

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