West came to them with five George Condo paintings he had commissioned as the base images for the cover.

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Painter George Condo was responsible for the marvelously simple and delicately colored setting and costumes, while recordings by dancemaker and musician Meredith Monk provided the score, dominated by her guttural and mostly wordless vocalizing.

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Its walls are taken up with the Face to Face exhibition (running until 31 August), which presents a modern take on portraiture, featuring the powerful works of 11 artists from around the world, such George Condo and Nan Goldin, in a range of formats, including painting and photography.

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The city anchors a region of about five million that also is undergoing some changes that those fearing a condo-bust may not grasp, said George Carras, president of RealNet Canada.

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