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L'Aquila after the earthquake: the Italian authorities are rightly focusing on the immediate needs of the citizens of L'Aquila after April's earthquake but the long-term project of restoring the historic centre is essential to ensuring the city's future.
June 1, 2009... Nearly two months have passed since the earthquake that shook the Abruzzo region of Italy in the early hours of 6 April. The city of L'Aquila was devastated: nearly 300 people died and most of the historic centre was wrecked. It remains a disaster area: 30,000 people are living in tents on...

Ten to catch: Apollo's selection for June.(Calendar)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Throughout her career Georgia O' Keeffe cited the art of Arthur Dove (1880-1946) as an inspiration. 'Dove/O'Keeffe: Circles of Influence' is at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA (7 June-7 September). Left: Dove's Sunrise 1, 1936....

A discovery trail: master paintings week in London: Susan Moore previews the highlights and revelations on show in an enterprising new venture devised by two of London's most distinguished Old Master dealers.(London, England)
June 1, 2009... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Some initiatives make such obvious good sense that it is hard to imagine why no one has thought of them before. So it is with Master Paintings Week in London (4-10 July). Like Master Drawings London--with which it coincides (see pages 26-28)--this 'open-house' event...

London calling: the pick of London's fine art fairs this summer: for the art market, June is London's month. Isabel Andrews previews the capital's enticing array of fairs, from Old Master drawings to contemporary ceramics.(London, England)(Calendar)
June 1, 2009... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the Grosvenor House Art and Antiques fair (11-17 June), the oldest and most revered of London s fairs, offers a roll-call of the I world s most illustrious dealers, many of whom make their only appearance in the UK at this...

Collectors & collecting: an exhibition of Jean Bonna's outstanding collection of Old Master drawings opens at the National Gallery of Scotland this month. At home in Geneva, he talks to Louise Nicholson about his love for works of art on paper.(Geneva, Switzerland)(Interview)(Cover story)
June 1, 2009... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Jean Bonna bought his large 1860s home m central Geneva seven years ago expressly to house his formidable lifelong assembly of French literature first editions and his more recently gathered European Master drawings. The arrangement of them and their settings mirrors...