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...shift in economic policy, with the Kremlin reasserting state control over key areas of the economy like energy, and gradually backtracking on promises of free market reforms. By the end of last year, even members of Putin's own team - his economic adviser Andrei Illarionov and Trade Minister German Gref - were complaining that reforms had stalled and the President had failed to use the bonanza in oil revenues to shift the economy away from its near total dependence on oil and gas and toward a more diversified set of exports. In December, Illarionov warned that Russia had once again returned...
...factors such as weak Christmas sales meant profits for the year could be as much as $140 million lower than analysts expected. French retail giant Carrefour has been slashing prices to regain market share after a brutal 2004, during which sales at its flagship hypermarkets dropped by 2.6%. And German chain KarstadtQuelle, which already plans to sell 77 of its 181 department stores, posted 9.5% lower sales in the fourth quarter. From all the gloomy news, you might think Europe has stopped shopping. But that's not the problem; these may not be the best of economic times, but they...
...CAMERAWORK Rump calls Berlin the German "capital of photography," and Baier cites Camerawork for its "fully fledged innovative shows." The gallery is named after the legendary magazine published from 1903 to 1917 by photo pioneer Alfred Stieglitz-the period when photography was established as an art form. Camerawork displays photographs by greats like Man Ray and Leni Riefenstahl, and features works by promising photographers such as Robert Polidori and Mona Kuhn. tel: (49-30) 31 00 773; www.camerawork.de...
...GALERIE MICHAEL SCHULTZ Located in residential Charlottenburg, the gallery specializes in painting and sculpture by young German and international artists. The venue has "one of the best programs in town of both established artists and rising stars," says Rump, and "offers an interesting and varied view on the contemporary art scene." tel: (49-30) 32 41 591; www.galerie-schultz.de...
...KIOSKSHOP BERLIN Rump calls German artist H.N. Semjon's "Product Sculptures" a "completely crazy but very sensual exhibition." This permanent, privately funded installation shows everyday articles like milk cartons and newspapers preserved inside a thin layer of transparent beeswax. As the objects can be purchased, the venue is both gallery and shop. Says Rump of Semjon: "He wants to slow down in a [fast] modern society and replace the simple usage of objects with artistic purity." tel: (49-30) 78 41 291; www.kioskshopberlin.de