The Louvre Museum is considering installing the artwork in a separate underground room to improve the painting’s “disappointing” viewing experience.
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Louvre Museum Launches … a Fitness Program?
Visitors can stretch, sweat, and drop-split in the presence of priceless artifacts as Paris gears up for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Will Richard Serra’s Forgotten Paris Sculpture Finally See the Light of Day?
When I broke the story about the whereabouts of “Clara-Clara,” I hoped that it would spur action by the City of Paris, which owns the work. It appears that it has.
The Richard Serra Sculpture That Was Just Too Much for Paris
How did the artist’s massive “Clara-Clara” (1983) end up in the backyard of a former water treatment facility on the city’s outskirts?
Mark Rothko’s Emotional Self-Portraits
An exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris shows a lesser-known side of the American artist.
Picasso Museum Is Showing Françoise Gilot’s Work, Finally
The prolific painter who died last June at the age of 101 forged a path of success despite Picasso’s attempts to destroy her career.
The Dark Clouds Closing In on Mark Rothko
A retrospective exhibition in Paris holds so much beauty that visitors may miss how the artist, exhausted, painted himself into a corner.
Gormley and Rodin Go Head to Head
In Antony Gormley’s Critical Mass at the Musée Rodin, the dialogue between the artists becomes a devastating boxing match in which Rodin delivers a knockout every time.
Women Are the Post-Apocalyptic Future
Emma Talbot and Dana Schutz address societal, ecological meltdown, drawing attention to humanity’s absurdities while offering paths to eco-centric renewal.
Climate Protesters Soup the Mona Lisa in Paris
“What is more important? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food?” the activists yelled.
Union Strike Shuts Down Eiffel Tower on Centennial of Architect’s Death
Employees say the landmark’s management underestimates the costs of its maintenance.
Merde! Paris’s Louvre Museum Is About to Get Pricier
The museum is raising fees by almost 30% starting in January, citing rising energy costs among other reasons.