“Guerrilla” artist Pascal Guérineau had cunningly fixed his own painting on the wall between two dead masters’ work at the Louvre. It hung there until the next day, when someone finally noticed and confiscated it. “Museums are cemeteries for artists,” Guérineau stated, protesting the lack of contemporary work in the Louvre. Read more »
The Louvre. It’s one of the world’s most prized museums, boasting over 35,000 works of art, including of course the Mona Lisa. And the cultural shrine will soon house another familiar face: Ronald McDonald’s. The fast food chain and beacon of American consumerism has someone managed to infiltrate France’s venerable institution and will be setting up shop reports the Telegraph. How can a high brow museum justify such a low brow intrusion? Cultural variety: Read more »
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