As the planet and the debates on cultural appropriation heat up, the Centre Pompidou-Metz celebrates the eternal return to favour of folk arts and traditions.
Paul Sérusier (1864-1927), La Guirlande de roses (The Rose Garland), 1898 oil on canvas, 194 x 175 cm.
Genève, Association des amis du Musée du Petit Palais. © akg-images
Coined in 1846, the word is the sum of two terms: folk "people" and lore "knowledge". Whether because of snobbery or a misunderstanding, the term, associated with ancient history and the exact opposite of the avant-garde, was unceremoniously tossed out of the scientific vocabulary. It was preferable to talk about folk tradition or art. The word became so entangled with ethnology and the intangible cultural heritage that at the end of the day nobody…
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