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Art and Culture

Respect, Monsieur Lautrec!
Alana Collection: the Italian exception
Multiplying Mona Lisas
Bacon's reading: the dangers of the too-exclusive
Tony Cragg at Boboli
Heritage
Vaux-le-Vicomte: halfway between the public and private sectors
Fifty years after welcoming its first visitors, the château is facing a new development: the professionalisation of its governance. A real undertaking,…
Heritage
The Benkemoun Villa: an architectural rebirth
This iconic 1970s house, recently restored by the journalist couple Brigitte Benkemoun and Thierry Demaizière, will be reborn this summer during the…
Exhibitions
Balenciaga and Spanish painting
The famous designer proved a worthy successor to the great Spanish masters, in a summer exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum.
Exhibitions
Berthe Morisot: from obscurity to light
Forgotten in the early 20 th century, this key figure in Impressionism was rediscovered during the 1970s. The Musée d’Orsay is now doing her justice.…
Exhibitions
Félix Fénéon's wild instincts
On 11 and 13 June 1947, Drouot auctioned one of the first major non-western art collections: Félix Fénéon's, with its 457 pieces. It was historic in…
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Paris Photo 2019: an expanding world
Venice Biennale: a lacklustre year
Literature, guest of honour at the fifth Aristophil sale
Alana Collection: the Italian exception
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Analyses
Multiplying Mona Lisas
Mona Lisa's fame can be gauged not just by the hordes of tourists…
Heritage
Vaux-le-Vicomte: halfway between the public and private…
Fifty years after welcoming its first visitors, the château is facing…
Exhibitions
Respect, Monsieur Lautrec!
Dazzling, ferocious, affable: the eye of Toulouse-Lautrec reveals…
Analyses
MoCo: a new art ecosystem in the South of France
In Montpellier, a new entity aims to reshuffle the cards of contemporary art on a national and global scale, starting with the renovation of a private…
Heritage
Versailles and women
Disregarded in the 20 th century, queens and kings’ mistresses nonetheless left their mark within the château. Thanks to recent research, the Palace…
Exhibitions
Dora Maar, the hidden woman
Photographer, painter, activist: Dora Maar was much more than The Weeping Woman Picasso painted in 1937. The Centre Pompidou retrospective, Paris,…
Analyses
Lacquer: a constantly developing expertise
Discovered nearly three thousand years ago, “Chinese varnish” developed throughout South-East Asia. Today, the unique properties of this material are…