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Article: VOXPOP: Which piece of art would you like to own and why?(Viewpoint essay)
- Article from:
- Design Week
- Article date:
- October 15, 2009
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Design pieces are going under the hammer in this month's Phillips de Pury London Design Sale. Which piece of art or design would you most like to own, and why?
I'm going through a bit of an orange phase at the moment after wallpapering half my lounge in vibrant Marcel Wanders wallpaper. The perfect painting to complement this would be Mme Kupka Amongst Verticals, by Frantisek Kupka, from 1910. I first saw this painting at the Museum of Modern Art in New York last year. I was immediately uplifted by the intelligent use of vibrant, abstract blocks of colour, but then out of the chaos smiles the beautiful, serene face of Madame Kupka. A perfect balance of vibrant ...
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