Armory Show-Modern: Quality up on last year
Much of the best work on offer has been teased out of private collections
By Brook S. Mason | From Armory daily edition, 5 Mar 10
Published online 5 Mar 10

Edvard Munch’s Coastline near Aasgaardstrand sold for $6m

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The Art Show: Flying the flag for US dealers
Heavyweight collectors and sales across the board were reported on opening night, but dealers were hesitant to proclaim the fair a triumph just yet
By Charlotte Burns and Ossian Ward | From Armory daily edition, 5 Mar 10
Published online 5 Mar 10

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Artist: Thomas Eggerer
Venue: Daniel Buchholz, Berlin
Exhibition Title: Fence Romance
Date: February 5 – April 17, 2010
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Thomas Eggerer’s new paintings feature figures in ambivalent spaces that are both expansive …

Artist: Ann Veronica Janssens
Venue: Alfonso Artiaco, Naples
Date: February 12 – March 23, 2010
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Link: Ann Veronica Janssens at Alfonso Artiaco
Tags: Alfonso Artiaco, Ann Veronica Janssens, Europe, Italy, Naples
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Artist: Oscar Tuazon
Venue: Kunsthalle Bern
Date: February 13 – April 25, 2010
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Images courtesy of Kunsthalle Bern. Photos by Dominique Uldry.

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Radical interventions in the exhibition-galleries of Kunsthalle Bern were manifest in recent exhibition …

Artists: Bernd and Hilla Becher
Venue: Konrad Fischer, Dusseldorf
Exhibition Title: Wassertürme, Kühltürme, Gasbehälter, Kohlebunker
Date: January 22 – March 13, 2010
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We are very pleased to present now in Düsseldorf …

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