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Connection Gazette Drouot

Art and Culture

The Louvre and Cy Twombly: The Ceiling of Discord
"Œuvres Choisies": An Imaginary Menagerie and More
Wols Between Myth and Reality
Audemars-Piguet, Between Modernity and Tradition
The Sublime Dystopian Visions of Superstudio
Exhibitions
The Need for an Art of Living
Gathered and restored over ten long years, the collection currently on show – both online and in-person – at the Galerie Meubles et Lumières in Paris,…
Opinion
French State Seizes Historic Saint Denis Windows Right Before Auction
The forced withdrawal from a January 27 Pierre Bergé sale at Drouot of two stained glass windows from the abbey church of Saint Denis  illustrates…
Analyses
French Empress Eugénie: Patron and Collector
When Emperor Napoleon III announced his decision to marry Eugénie María de Montijo de Guzman, Comtesse de Teba in 1853, the imperial family, European…
Exhibitions
Claude Viallat: Still Going Strong
A new show again attests to 85-year-old French artist Claude Viallat ’s ability to do something new while always remaining true to himself.
Analyses
Frits Lugt: A Life Devoted to Art
Dutch art historian and collector Frits Lugt died fifty years ago. The Fondation Custodia he created in Paris houses one of the most extensive collections…
Les + consultés
Hortense Belhôte : merci de ne pas toucher
Le jardin secret de Barbara Wirth - Podcast #8
Karen Matevosyan, gardien du Matenadaran
Zhang Xiaogang, le peintre d’une génération
Fil d'actus
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02 mars 2021 - 09:00
Un Cheval blanc de Kupka sous le marteau
02 mars 2021 - 08:00
Disparition de l’archiviste paléographe et conservateur Benoît Van Reeth
01 mars 2021 - 18:36
Le marché de l'art parisien retrouve sa superbe selon Artnet
01 mars 2021 - 17:27
Perrotin a décroché l’Estate d’Alain Jacquet
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Analyses
Wols Between Myth and Reality
A fascinating figure of the post-war Parisian art scene, Wols was…
Cultural Heritage
Audemars-Piguet, Between Modernity and Tradition
The Audemars Piguet museum-workshop unveils its heritage collection…
Exhibitions
"Œuvres Choisies": An Imaginary Menagerie and More
You never know what awaits you in an "Œuvres Choisies" exhibition,…
Opinion
The Louvre and Cy Twombly: The Ceiling of Discord
The squabble between the Louvre and the Cy Twombly Foundation over…
Exhibitions
Happy Birthday Ropac Gallery!
t he Thaddaeus Ropac g allery was founded in Salzburg in 1983 and opened up a Paris branch 30 years ago. Since then it has become one of the world’s…
Cultural Heritage
Crystal Bridges: The Museum that Walmart Built
Initially criticized for its links to the retail giant, ten years on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has surprised many in the world of…
Exhibitions
The Early Career of Designer Martin Szekely
Rémi Gerbeau and Jean-Philippe Mercier staged a real exhibition for enthusiasts, in Paris, where nothing involved purely commercial considerations.…
Cultural Heritage
Père Lachaise: Birthplace of the Modern Resting Place
Père Lachaise Cemetery welcomes 3.5 million visitors each year to wander the graves of past and present celebrities. Few are aware of the revolution…