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Article: Art is for the street-wise Got a million dollars (or just a couple of hours) to spare? Geraldine Norman gives an art lover's guide to Bond Street
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 14, 1995
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The British don't make proper use of Bond Street. What does the
name of the elegant Mayfair thoroughfare suggest to the average
British ear? Primarily clothes - expensive clothes - or Sotheby's
auctions, or maybe Asprey's knick-knacks.
But Bond Street also contains Europe's densest concentration of
important art galleries - and hardly anyone visits them. For an art
lover, a couple of hours idling down Bond Street is as rewarding as a
visit to the National Gallery or the historic British collection at
the Tate. There aren't as many masterpieces, of course, but that is
made up for by the constantly changing show. You can do the Bond
Street galleries three or four times a year and always see ...
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