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Arts bosses renew call for donors to gain tax breaks
By Eugene Boyko at 8 September, 2008, 4:55 pm
Arts chiefs have renewed their calls for tax reforms to enable masterpieces to be saved for the nation in response to the threatened sale of two Titian paintings on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland. Canada, Australia, France, Spain and the US each allow owners to receive rebates on income tax. This encourages them [...]
Read More >>Shock and awe of larger than life artworks
By Eugene Boyko at 8 September, 2008, 4:44 pm
Colossal angels, artificial suns and now a giant mechanical spider. A new wave of spectacular artworks is reawakening our sense of wonder, says Arts Editor Sarah Crompton
On Wednesday, a spider appeared on the side of a tower block in Liverpool. It didn’t move, it just sat there in all its glory: a huge mechanical construct [...]
