Forget saving it for the nation - great art must be freed from the vaults
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Source: guardian.co.uk
August 27, 2008
It's better for a Monet or a Matisse to be shown in Los Angeles or Dubai than to lie in a basement in Moscow or London
Strangefire
2 months ago
328 comments
good article
brokencolor
2 months ago
5288 comments
This article brought back memories of an exhibit I saw in LA from Russia (Hermitage). I travelled 100's of miles to see it. I saw work I could not have seen if Russia had not allowed the work to travel. There were rooms of Mattise, Cezzane, Gauguin, etc. I'm glad I had the chance to see the work.