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Art in Monaco

8/22/2014

 
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When people think of Monaco, they usually think of it as a playground for the rich, but perhaps they should think of it as a place of quality fine art. There are countless galleries to visit in and around Monaco. I would recommend grabbing a guide book but my absolute favourite is Monaco fine arts gallery. They represent painters such as Laure Fissore and Nalbi Bugashev, photographer Nick Danziger and sculptor Valery Koshlyakov, to name just a few and who all produce wonderful contemporary work. Monaco also has many other galleries worth visiting.

Maretti Arte Monaco, specializing in Italian contemporary art by well-known artists, as well as up-and-coming talent. Marlborough Fine Art is a leading contemporary art dealer with several locations worldwide. Gallerie Berrino, located just off Palace Square, this unique gallery displays oil paintings by Mario Berrino. Kamil Galerie du Forum is a wonderful place to find large sculptures and paintings by famous artists such as Richard Mass or Sabala.Galerie d'Art Pictual is renowned for selling and sponsoring works of art by world-famous artists. Mordant, Rousso and Merot are among the talents whose works you'll find. Galerie d'Art Monégasque caters to enthusiasts of contemporary art. Boldly colored works by such popular artists as Raoul Dufy, Allen Jones, Jonathan Janson and Pierre Soulages.
Building in Monaco
Relocating to Monaco
People relocate for several reasons: career opportunities, expat jobs, study, retirement, better life, family, second-home ownership and permanent emigration. Whatever the reason, life in a foreign country can be challenging. Before relocating, you have to acquire pertinent information on the relevant country. This information could prove invaluable as you experience a new life.

About Monaco
Monaco is a gorgeous little country on the French Riviera home to over 100 nationalities and has the highest number of millionaire per capita and in 2008 around 2000 millionaires bought houses in Monaco.

The small country boasts of beautiful, expensive ports to expensive hotels, Monaco has transformed into an ideal business place. The small country has nice weather and the cuisine is mostly French. There are monthly events like balls, concerts, and international marathons and the famous Grand Prix. Millionaires thus earning the name “the rich man’s playground” usually attend the events hosted here. Monaco has no airports but there is a helipad and most travel is by train and yacht or helicopter. 

Visas are necessary to obtain if you are planning to stay for more than 90 days. A work permit is a requirement if you are planning on getting employed. Pets must be micro chipped or tattooed and vaccinated against rabies. A blood test must be performed to verify the validity of the test.

Buying a Property in Monaco
Monaco’s real estate market is growing by leaps and bounds, outpacing much of the rest of the world. Due to limited development opportunities and small size, it has the most expensive real estate market. With an area smaller than 2 square km it is economically stable.

Monaco’s real estate prices rose steadily before the global recession. When the global recession occurred, Monaco was not badly affected and this is attributed to the country’s resilience in part to its independence from the European Union unlike Italy and Greece.

It is a well-known tax haven for wealthy individuals throughout the world making several international businesses have their business headquarters in the principality.

Monaco also offers low taxation as well as a complete lack of income taxes for individuals attracting many wealthy foreign investors. No capital gains or inheritance taxes are charged on real estate. Life in Monaco is high cost as in comparison to France’s most prosperous metropolitan areas.

•  Monaco is well known for high-end casinos, although the locals are not allowed to gamble.
•  Investment homes ranges from homes suitable for single people to large families.
• Those hoping to invest in property in Monaco are required to have proof of financial stability be getting a deposit certificate from any bank in Monaco.
• An interesting fact is that local flights are not needed as walking the width of the whole country takes only one hour.

Can balloon art be political? One Israeli artist thinks so.

8/7/2014

 
Artist Zivi Kivi is using balloons to stand up and take a stand against Hamas and the tactics they use to get their point across. Here is what he had to say. 
balloon sculpture
Artist Zivi Kivi
"My name is Zivi Kivi, a Certified Balloon Artist from Israel. Normally, I use my art as entertainment for kids and families, but lately we are under missile fire from Gaza and a war is forced on this country. Over 80% of the population in Israel are forced to live in fear from Hamas rockets that terrorize us and the tunnels that cross between Gaza and Israel have become attack tunnels. The fight back is not only taking a toll on us, but as well on Palestinians, with human casualties for us all. If that wasn't bad enough, Hamas is using civilians as human shields, including helpless babies.

I have decide to take a stand and use balloons as a medium to pass on a political message about Hamas. My message is simple, "It is wrong to use human shields, and especially the defenceless babies". Doing so makes them terrorists, and the world needs to know.

The advantage for using this medium (balloons) for portraying terrorists is very clear. You can look at the balloon sculpture of the terrorist holding a baby and a gun, and feel relatively safe. Even when the balloon pops or explodes, you can feel safe. Not so with the real soldiers.

Please read my original blog post, and view pictures and read about the concept of "the balloon test". Basically, balloons are supposed to be fun a
nd happy. But when the represented form is of a terrorist the results is opposite.
http://www.blog.zivikivi.co.il/balloonsartist/balloon-test-another-approach-consider-sides-conflict-hamas-israel-balloon-art-reflects-reality/
Someday, I hope to use balloons only to make people happy, and that the peace will come back very soon."

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