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As Oscar Wilde once said: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” It’s been a few months that I have been trying to meet with Tewfic El-Sawy. When he’s in London, I am in Bombay, when he’s in New York I am in Brussels, when he’s in Brussels I am in Brazil.

“Prices of all assets have fallen — stocks, gold, oil, real estate — and it would be unrealistic to expect works of art to be immune to the market’s pressures,” said Marc Porter, president of Christie’s in America. Sunday morning, I went to check the art and the mood at Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses.The best place to sip a Mimosa while observing dealers, collectors, and hear the public buzz.

This holiday season Louis Vuitton’s flagship store is getting ‘wrapped up’ in vinyl display of Murakami’s iconic Monogram Multicolore print. Check out the “Bag Bar” after the jump…

Wode is a new fragrance from British design team Boudicca that’s been under production for nearly a decade and was officially launched at the Frieze Art Fair. Besides a spray paint-like container, the subtle vintage notes include juniper berry, hemlock, raw opium, amber and tuberose absolute. Watch the interview.

One of the most stylish fashion exhibitions has arrived in New York’s Central Park. Chanel Mobile Art, the multi-dimensional traveling exhibition conceived by Chanel’s artistic director, Karl Lagerfeld, is a futuristic pavilion created by Zaha Hadid featuring the works of 20 artists who have been inspired by the iconic bag. Check the opening photos!

Bidders defied grim market sentiment this month, with the majority of lots attracting enthusiastic bidding at Damien Hirst’s “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever” sale at Sotheby’s, London. The highly publicized sale, which took place over two days, realized $207,169,510 above the high estimate.

It’s such a great feeling to come back from hectic Florence and have a nice walk around the peaceful garden here at the Villa. Throughout the centuries it has been the tradition for Italian nobility to be patrons to great artists. Villa Mangiacane stays true to this sponsoring on-site artist from Zimbabue and abroad, and numerous art exhibitions openings.

Giotto found the kindling, Fra Angelico, Brunelleschi and Donatello built the fire. Massaccio and Verrocchio struck the match, then Leonardo, Michelangelo, Botticelli and Raphael threw gasoline-the result was the greatest blaze of art the world has ever seen.This city is literally one huge, glorious, easily walkable treasure chest. Here are the favorite, big, small, famed and lesser so. I have prepared all kind of tips in case you decide to go. Have yourself your very own Renaissance…

Among the many interesting historical sites in Naples that I recommend visiting is the Archeological Museum. Here is a short list of my favorite collections with a special emphasis of the recently inaugurated “Gabinetto Segreto” (Secret Cabinet).Ancient Roman culture had no sense of a shameful nature for all sexuality, and viewed sexually explicit material very differently to most present-day cultures. And if you wish to take that special trip and go back in time…this is the right place to be in.