Didier Rykner
Articles
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What if the Mona Lisa were moved to Fontainebleau?The Louvre therefore had to postpone the choice of the architects in charge of the “Grande Colonnade” project, without for the moment calling it into question. The museum, as we know, justifies this…
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The Louvre still in turmoilThe information was communicated to Louvre staff via the museum’s internal messaging system: the selection of the group of architects, among the five preselected, which was supposed to take place in…
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The Gallery of the Five Continents, the negation of the Louvre`Acquiring works of contemporary art does not form part of the missions of the Musée du Louvre, as they can be read on the institution’s own website. The decree establishing the Établissement public…
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A self-portrait by Caillebotte enters the Musée d’OrsayThe painting was shown in 2021 in the exhibition « Caillebotte, impressionist and modern » presented at the Fondation Gianadda, and it even served as the main illustration in the review we published…
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A book on the stained glass windows of the Sainte-Chapelle of VincennesLe Corpus vitrearum, entreprise éditoriale colossale et indispensable issue de la structure de recherche éponyme, a pour objectif de répertorier et étudier tous les vitraux anciens. Il s’est enrichi…
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The (partial) reopening of the Musée des AugustinsNous étions très inquiets du bâtiment d’entrée construit devant le Musée des Augustins. Celui-ci est en effet un monument historique, et lui coller ainsi, au sud du cloître, un appendice (qui…
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Youth at the Beaux-Arts: Rennes and its artistsThere are exhibitions that simply hang works side by side, without any real scholarly work. At the other end of the spectrum, there are events that not only reflect significant art-historical…
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William Bouguereau and the Lyonnais: crossed perspectives between Paris and LyonNous avions consacré un podcast à Jérôme Tomaselli, collectionneur lyonnais qui a décidé de partager sa passion pour la peinture de sa ville en ouvrant un espace de présentation au public où les…
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Heist at the Louvre: the essential testimony of the trade unionsLa commission des Affaires culturelles de l’Assemblée nationale poursuit ses auditions dans le cadre de la commission d’enquête sur la sécurité des musées. C’est ainsi que le 15 janvier ont été…
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The department of Byzantine Arts, the Louvre’s other runaway projectThe creation of a Department of Byzantine Arts and Christianities in the East, in gestation for several years and launched by Laurence des Cars, is not in itself a bad thing. We do not contest it.…
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