Building the impossible

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Ace architect Zaha Hadid's building cascade in vibrant rhythms and seems to be built from inside out, but like her personality are tough and sturdy. The architect with a diva like reputation is known to be curt with her clients and assistants but her philosophy towards work is very simple and she wants to explore ideas so that people can live better.

Women architects, Hadid, Zaha

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The sphinx of the Riviera

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Art patron Vicomtesse Marie-Laure de Noailles gained a strong reputation for being unconventional. She mixed with many artists, including sculptor Alberto Giacometti, from whom she commissioned an outdoor sculpture. This was his only large work in stone and took two years to complete.

Art patrons, Giacometti, Alberto, Noailles, Marie-Laure de

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Out of the picture

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Nicholas de Stael learns about his father, painter Gustave de Stael, when he organizes a showing of his father's work. Gustave de Stael committed suicide eleven months after his son was born.

France, Russia, Analysis, Painters, Painters (Artists), Death of, de Stael, Nicholas, de Stael, Gustave

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