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Soo embarrassed to wake up this morning with all these pictures of French art world selfies with Emmanuel Macron at Élysée. 

Please know that the art community is not comfortable with the current political trend in France. The right wing shift of so many agents from the art world is not representative of all of us here. Let’s not ourselves be humbled by the conservative wave that is spreading across the world right now.

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  • Opinion
    On the question of anonymity

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    Anonymity is a strategy used by many authors to express themselves freely on certain issues deemed subversive by the authorities or a given circle (denunciation of abuses of power, situations of violence emanating from institutions and dominant people, hate speech, compromising relationships, etc.). Anonymity is used to guarantee freedom of speech and minimise the risk … On the question of anonymity


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  • Tribunes
    [Villa Arson] Franck Riester Visit

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    Last Friday we learned in an article published by Nice Matin that students from Villa Arson had tried to interfere with the visit of their school by the Minister of Culture Franck Riester. Here is their version of the facts: Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 4:18 pm, we, students of Villa Arson, receive the following … [Villa Arson] Franck Riester Visit


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  • Lettres
    Endgame – La Permanence –

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    Today, we publish an open-letter written by members of La Permanence, an activist group that exposes abuses of power and cases of harassment and discrimination in dance and other related fields. In this letter, La Permanence supports dancer Karline Marion’s struggle against the discrimination she endured while working at the ballet of the Lyon Opera, … Endgame – La Permanence –


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  • Critiques
    [Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard] Proletarian Poetry

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    The popular uprising of the yellow vests and its originality force us to reevaluate the institutional contestation forms. A look back at François Piron’s exhibition: Poésie Prolétaire (in English: Proletarian Poetry) at the Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard. For me, language is not outside the world, it is as concrete as a sandbag that falls on your head, it … [Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard] Proletarian Poetry


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