News
Parisian Strikes Bring City's Art Scene to a Halt
As protesters take to the streets to oppose President Macron’s proposed retirement reforms, a number of art institutions have partially or fully closed.
France
In Brief
Court Rules That Picasso’s Electrician Stole 271 of the Artist’s Works
Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec's Picasso stockpile was estimated to be worth €70 million (~$77.5 million).
Art
An Artist Draws From the Erasure of Armenian Art and History
French artist Pascal Convert, known for his commitment to cultural heritage, utilized recovered khachkars to create drawings and prints about destroyed Armenian heritage.
News
"Anuses on Stems"? Parisians React to Jeff Koons's Gift to the City
Our reporter spoke with Parisians and tourists to hear their opinion of the artist's controversial gift to the city, a monumental "Bouquet of Tulips."
Art
Leonardo da Vinci, Lost at the Louvre
What exactly is the matter with this exhibition? We had expected to be excited from the start, but we are not.
Art
The Prismatic, Kitsch, and Glam World of Hassan Hajjaj
Frustrated by how Morocco was merely treated as a backdrop at shoots, Hajjaj eclipsed limiting stereotypes with expansive, complex personalities.
Film
The Filmmaking Collective That Let Women Talk Over Men
The documentary Delphine et Carole: Insoumuses looks at Les Insoumuses, the '70s group founded by director Carole Roussopoulos, iconic actress Delphine Seyrig, and Simone de Beauvoir.
Art
A Historic Conceptual Art Group Has Taken Over a French Château
For the last few years, the Château de Montsoreau has been home to one of the most significant museums of contemporary art outside of Paris.
In Brief
Palais de Tokyo Dismisses Donor for Call to "Shoot Down" Activist Greta Thunberg
Bernard Chenebault, president of Amis du Palais de Tokyo (Friends of Palais de Tokyo) in Paris, called Thunberg a “madwoman” who “we must shoot down” in a Facebook post on Sunday. He was dismissed from his position the following day.
Film
When Stranger Fictions Reveal More Prescient Truths
In eschewing claims to an unmediated reality, Synonyms reveals truths about French society often masked by reality itself, while Young Ahmed obscures crucial systemic injustices in Belgium under the guise of realism.
Art
A Collection of Curiosities
The exhibition Cabinets of Curiosities is essentially a collection of collections that has everything for the postmodern globalist in the age of data retrieval.
In Brief
Facebook Settles 8-Year Case With Teacher Who Posted Courbet’s “Origin of the World”
After an eight-year legal battle, the company has finally reached an agreement with Frédéric Durand-Baïssas. The social media giant will make an unspecified donation to a French street art association, Durand's lawyer said.