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October 13, 2021By Heidi EllisonWhat's New Potpourri
A painting by Chen Ke, to be exhibited by Perrotin at the FIAC art fair. Courtesy Perrotin
A painting by Chen Ke, to be exhibited by Perrotin at the FIAC art fair. Courtesy Perrotin
Art from north to south

For all art lovers raring to return to France, here’s a guide to art events ranging from FIAC (Paris’s major contemporary art fair) to the Luma Arles art complex, where Frank Gehry’s golden tower looms over the campus. (Artnet News)

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité – for some

Review of Simply Black, a mockumentary by Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax that takes on racism in France with humor. (The New Yorker)

The art of Boltanski

The French artist Christian Boltanski, who died in July at the age of 76, will be remembered with upcoming events and exhibitions at the Louvre, the Centre Pompidou and the Palace of Versailles. (The Art Newspaper)

New Paris housing development

Much-needed new housing has risen on what was once a railway station in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. (Dezeen)

A multiplicity of languages

A look at France’s dozens of regional languages. (France 24)

Porn access still a breeze in France

Associations trying to make it harder for children to access porn sites were shot down by a French court on a technicality. (France 24)

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