This exuberant city revered for its food, culture and history is now forging a reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting hubs for contemporary art
All eyes are on Naples as British art dealer Thomas Dane opens his new gallery in a beautifully restored 19th-century palazzo, showing works by artists such as Steve McQueen, Bruce Connor and Catherine Opie. It’s a move that adds gravitas to the whispers that Naples is the burgeoning city of contemporary art in Europe. In fact, despite its much-beleaguered reputation as an unruly land where Camorra feuds rage and rubbish heaps swell, Naples has always been a city of art.
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