Art World A French Artist Is Under Fire for Hanging a ‘Disrespectful’ Replica Skeleton of Napoleon’s Horse Over the Military Leader’s Tomb The sculpture is part of an exhibition marking the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death. By Anna Sansom, May 13, 2021
Museums & Institutions French Museum Leaders Have Joined Forces to Petition President Macron to Let Them Reopen Next Month With the end of lockdown in sight, museums want to be first to reopen. By Anna Sansom, Apr 21, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Louvre’s President Is Going on a Media Tour to Defend His Controversial Leadership as He Fights to Renew His Contract Jean-Luc Martinez is now interim president as French officials consider whether to renew his mandate. By Anna Sansom, Apr 14, 2021
People Art Dealer Chantal Crousel on the Inside Story of Paris’s Art Market, and Why She’s Now Passing the Reins to the Next Generation We caught up with the gallerist and her son, Niklas Svennung, who now directs the gallery. By Anna Sansom, Feb 16, 2021
Art World Pandemic Be Damned, 1-54 Has Kicked Off the 2021 Art Fair Calendar With a Pop-Up in Paris (Despite Travel Restrictions and a 6 PM Curfew) The contemporary African art fair is on view at Christie's in Paris and online. By Anna Sansom, Jan 22, 2021
People Zineb Sedira Is Expected to Become the First Artist of Algerian Descent to Represent France at the Venice Biennale in 2021 The French artist explores themes of identity, geography, and colonialism in her stirring works. By Anna Sansom, Jan 27, 2020