Photographers take pictures of the statue by the U.S. artist Charles Ray during a ceremony for the opening of the "Punta della Dogana art gallery" in Venice June 3, 2009. Venice's latest contemporary art gallery will open to the public on Saturday after nearly two years of building work and anticipation. The Punta della Dogana on the tip of Venice's Grand Canal will house major works from the vast catalogue of Francois Pinault, a French luxury goods billionaire who has one of the world's largest collections of contemporary art. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Photographers take pictures of the statue by the U.S. artist Charles Ray during a ceremony for the opening of the "Punta della Dogana art gallery" in Venice June 3, 2009. Venice's latest contemporary art gallery will open to the public on Saturday after nearly two years of building work and anticipation. The Punta della Dogana on the tip of Venice's Grand Canal will house major works from the vast catalogue of Francois Pinault, a French luxury goods billionaire who has one of the world's largest collections of contemporary art.

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