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Wed, 2010-02-17 20:17
The 29th ARCO, which features more than 200 galleries and 3,000 artists from 25 countries, was due to be inaugurated officially by Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Letizia on Thursday.
"Buyers are still cautious, but the market is slowly beginning to move again," ARCO director Lourdes Fernandez said earlier.
The daily El Mundo described the fair as the most controversial ARCO so far, after gallery owners accused the fair company IFEMA of trying to influence the choice of participants.
Critics also slammed the fair as too big and overpriced, complaining that it had lost importance and come under political influences.
The fair will run until February 21.
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