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SPLASHING OUT

ities value spectacular art projects and new museums for their ability to draw visitors and attention. For those reasons, in South Korea, the fate of the late Samsung Group chairman ’s art collection was closely watched. On July 7, South Korea announced a budget exceeding KRW 100 billion (USD 88 million) for the construction of a new

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