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Born in Berlin in 1928,Fred Licht made his name as an art historian and as the curator of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection - the man who brought contemporary art to Venice. As the son of Jewish parents,Licht had to flee Germany as a child. Now,at the age of 80,he has just written his first novel. We meet up with Fred Licht in Venice,where he shows us his favorite artworks - and tells the story of how the art revolution swept into this grand old Italian city.
Born in Berlin in 1928,Fred Licht made his name as an art historian and as the curator of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection - the man who brought contemporary art to Venice. As the son of Jewish parents,Licht had to flee Germany as a child. Now,at the age of 80,he has just written his first novel. We meet up with Fred Licht in Venice,where he shows us his favorite artworks - and tells the story of how the art revolution swept into this grand old Italian city.
