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Degas in Vegas
Danto, Arthur C. | March 1, 1999 issue

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The article discusses the artistic culture of Las Vegas. The bold idea of a gallery of fine art as an attraction presents the possibility of changing the whole concept of Las Vegas. Attendance at museums in the past few years has exceeded attendance at professional sporting events throughout the U.S.A. To have installed a collection of real masters is already to have taken a step toward the transformation of Las Vegas from a theme park to something that addresses the "higher sensibilities" of people "who would not easily be fooled by advertising or hype."

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ART museums; CULTURE; ADVERTISING; ATTENDANCE; LAS Vegas (Nev.); NEVADA; UNITED States
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