A positive picture: How banks are presenting their art treasures in a better light

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Scheeres, Marijn – 20716_780 A sculpture by the UK’s Antony Gormley at ING in Brussels

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ING 1400px A sculpture by the UK’s Antony Gormley at ING in Brussels

 

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Any visitor to Deutsche Bank’s UK head office will know the lobby’s flamboyant contemporary art – the giant Damien Hirst dots painting and a steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Its New York office greets visitors with a massive, swirling triptych by another contemporary art superstar, Gerhard Richter.

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