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The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
The Disastrous Result for Heritage of Nicolas Sarkozy’s Cultural Policy 01/02/2012
True, the budget allotted to historical monuments and museums in France has managed to resist a bit better than that of our neighbors. In Europe, museums and historical monuments in countries such as Italy, the Netherlands or Spain, have seen (...)
The Place de la République Vandalized by Paris City Hall 26/01/2012
The massacre had been in the planning for some time : Paris City Hall has gutted the Dauphins fountains, Place de la République, with the passive complicity of the French Ministry of Culture which did not move a finger to protect them, totally (...)
The Owl Has Flown 13/12/2011
The sale of the Friedrich painting to a French private collector once again raises the question of the acquisition of National Treasures. True, other National Treasures have been, or will be, purchased by the Louvre. In all probability, we will (...)
Serres d’Auteuil : Delanoë’s Pyrrhic victory 14/02/2011
No doubt the Mayor of Paris will gloat about his « victory » in the media. The Fédération française de tennis has indeed decided (70% in the third round of voting) to stay in Paris and extend the location of the Roland-Garros tournament into the (...)
To have or not to have 02/02/2011
It has been a long time since a Minister of Culture and his Director of Heritage (who now directs both Patrimoine and Musées de France) were so well educated and sensitive to heritage issues. According to the information at our disposal, it (...)
A strong art market is a plus for our heritage 02/12/2010
The announcement of an art fair for old masters organized by a group of ten Parisian art dealers is excellent news. In fact, anything which helps to strengthen the art market in Paris is also good for French heritage and museums in general. (...)
Korean manuscripts : the end of inalienability ? 21/11/2010
The decision made by Nicolas Sarkozy during his trip to Seoul for the G20 summit will have far reaching consequences for national heritage, adding to those already endangering it.
Public Heritage : time for a law 20/11/2010
Our article on the Hôpital Laënnec drew tremendous response, mostly aghast, at the news of the fate awaiting this religious building which is almost four hundred years old and an important landmark for both Parisian history and more specifically, (...)
The deposit of the Planque Collection spells disaster for the Musée Granet 15/10/2010
The city of Aix-en-Provence is ecstatic about the deposit at the Musée Granet for a duration of fifteen years of 300 paintings and drawings belonging to the Fondation Jean et Suzanne Planque, formerly promised to the Musée in Lausanne. In fact, (...)
Caravaggio in the news 25/07/2010
Sensationalism and a frantic search for scoops are also part of art history. This applies generally to those rare artists whose names are widely familiar, the first being of course Leonardo da Vinci. New information appears on a regular basis, (...)
ENI, vidi, Vinci 03/12/2009
ENI, an Italian firm, is one of the world’s largest petroleum companies. Its turnover in 2008 totaled 108 billion euros resulting in profits of 8.8 billion. ENI, thus has money, lots of it, which it uses at times as an arts patron. Thus the (...)
Censored ! 15/03/2009
A few weeks ago the French public television channel, Arte, wanted to interview me on the show Metropolis for a program on culture in Abu Dhabi and particularly the Louvre satellite to open there. They were, in their own words, “having a hard (...)
A stop to Versailles-land ? 05/10/2008
The long interview which Jean-Jacques Aillagon, president of the Domaine de Versailles, granted us here gives us cause to be cautiously optimistic. We of course need to wait and see if his intentions are carried out. In any case, we must admit (...)
Koons is not the real issue at Versailles 10/09/2008
Some of our readers would like The Art Tribune to take a stand on the Jeff Koons exhibition at Versailles. Let us say that our views [1] were clearly expressed — in humorous form — in our review of the press conference given by Jean-Jacques (...)
Get a hold of this beauty ! 02/04/2008
The Louvre is still offering great deals. If you are a millionaire and would like to organize an exhibition, this is definitely the place to come : ask for a couple of masterpieces and it will see you get them on condition you pay the right (...)
UK deaccessioning 01/03/2008
In France, the danger which could have threatened museum collections in the form of deaccessioning seems to be fading from sight. The Minister of Culture, Christine Albanel, has in fact just stated that (...)
Deaccessioning : will France be next ? 02/11/2007
American museums have practiced deaccessioning for a long time. In the case of private establishments, this can be justified, although it may present a certain number of risks, among them that of selling today a work that will be direly missed (...)
The Art Tribune is born 15/09/2007
La Tribune de l’Art is a French website born in April 2003 and devoted to art history from the Middle Ages to the 1930’s. It is the only art journal to publish both news and scholarly articles. Over the last four years, in France and abroad, it (...)
